Communication B.A.
Course Requirements
CHOOSE concentration A, B, C, D or E below
A. Journalism
COMM 201W | Writing for News | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 208 | Public Speaking | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 240 | Mass Media and Society | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
COMM 244 | Digital Media Lab | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
COMM 251W | Research Methods in Communication | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 252 | Multimedia Journalism I | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 253 | Multimedia Journalism II | 4 | As needed. |
COMM 303 | Advanced Reporting and Interview | 4 | As needed. |
COMM 340 | Media Ethics | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 347 | Media Law | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 479 | Communication Internship | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
FOUR COURSES from
COMM 242 | Message, Media, and Meaning | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 301 | Introduction to Public Relations | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 334 | Introduction to Advertising | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 336 | Health Communication | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 346 | Sports Reporting | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 348 | Global Communication | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 351 | Persuasion | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 353 | Political Communication | 4 | Annually. |
COMM 357 | Public Opinion and Propaganda | 4 | Fall, Summer. |
COMM 443 | Sports, Culture, and Media | 4 | Spring. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 60 | |
B. Media Communication
COMM 208 | Public Speaking | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 240 | Mass Media and Society | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
COMM 242 | Message, Media, and Meaning | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 243 | Preproduction for Digital Media | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 244 | Digital Media Lab | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
COMM 246 | Television Production | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 340 | Media Ethics | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 343 | Audio Production for Multimedia | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 345 | Advanced Digital Media Production | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 347 | Media Law | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 349 | Media Theory and Research | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 492 | Digital Media Practicum | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
THREE COURSES from
COMM 201W | Writing for News | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 241 | Introduction to Cinema and Video | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
COMM 344 | Broadcast Journalism | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 346 | Sports Reporting | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 348 | Global Communication | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 351 | Persuasion | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 443 | Sports, Culture, and Media | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 479 | Communication Internship | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 60 | |
C. Public and Professional Communication
COMM 208 | Public Speaking | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 251W | Research Methods in Communication | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 351 | Persuasion | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 461 | Public and Professional Capstone | 4 | Spring. |
SEVEN COURSES from
COMM 230 | Interpersonal Communication | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 256 | Human Communication and New Technology | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 332 | Gender and Communication | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 333 | Intercultural Communication | 4 | As needed. |
COMM 336 | Health Communication | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 353 | Political Communication | 4 | Annually. |
COMM 354 | Communication and Civic Engagement | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 356 | Group Decision Making | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 359 | Argumentation and Debate | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 412 | Strategies in Fundraising and Development | 4 | As needed. |
COMM 452 | Conflict Resolution | 4 | As needed. |
COMM 454 | Organizational Communication | 4 | Annually. |
COMM 459 | Debate Practicum | 4 | As needed. |
COMM 479 | Communication Internship | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 44 | |
D. Public Relations and Advertising
COMM 208 | Public Speaking | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 240 | Mass Media and Society | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
COMM 251W | Research Methods in Communication | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 301 | Introduction to Public Relations | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 334 | Introduction to Advertising | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 357 | Public Opinion and Propaganda | 4 | Fall, Summer. |
COMM 479 | Communication Internship | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
COMM 485 | Public Relations and Advertising Campaigns | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
FIVE COURSES from
COMM 201W | Writing for News | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 311W | Advanced Public Relations | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 312W | Advanced Writing: Public Relations and Advertising | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 335 | Research for Public Relations and Advertising | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 337 | Advanced Advertising | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 339W | Creativity for Public Relations and Advertising | 4 | Fall. |
TWO COURSES from
COMM 242 | Message, Media, and Meaning | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 244 | Digital Media Lab | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
COMM 340 | Media Ethics | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 347 | Media Law | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 351 | Persuasion | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 454 | Organizational Communication | 4 | Annually. |
MGT 201W | Foundations of Management | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
MKT 201W | Introduction to Marketing | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
MKT 334 | Consumer Behavior | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 60 | |
E. Speech, Language, and Hearing Science
COMM 208 | Public Speaking | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 251W | Research Methods in Communication | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
COMM 255W | Introduction to Language | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 305 | Introduction to Communication Disorders | 3 | Fall. |
COMM 319 | Phonetics and Phonology | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 320W | Speech and Language Development | 4 | Fall. |
COMM 323 | Introduction to Audiology | 3 | Fall. |
COMM 325 | Anatomy and Physiology: Speech and Hearing | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 421 | Speech and Hearing Science | 4 | Spring. |
COMM 422 | Language Processes | 4 | As needed. |
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COMM 429 | Introduction to the Clinical Process | 3 | As needed. |
| -Or- | | |
COMM 479 | Communication Internship | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
Cognates
BIOL 100 | Fundamental Concepts of Biology | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
MATH 240 | Statistical Methods I | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
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PHYS 110 | Introductory Physics | 4 | Spring, Fall, Summer. |
| -Or- | | |
CHEM 103 | General Chemistry I | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 53-54 | |