Communication B.A.
Degree Requirements
A major in Communication is achieved by the completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for a degree:
Required Core Courses
| COM 100 | Intro to Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 220 | Theories of Communication | 1 Course Credit |
(Students are encouraged to complete
COM 220, a survey course that helps prepare for other coursework in the major, during the sophomore year.)
Required Capstone Course
| COM 410 | Senior Seminar-Communication | 1 Course Credit |
Required Distribution Courses
Six (6) total credits
One credit from both Group 1 and Group 2 and two additional credits chosen from either group, at least one at the 300-level.
Group 1: Communication and Cultural Identity
| COM 112 | Nonviolent Communication (PSJ) | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 113/PSJ 113 | Conflict and Mediation (PSJ) | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 204 | Race, Gender and Media (WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 206 | Interpersonal Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 207 | Intercultural Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 305/AFR 305 | Interracial Communication(AFR) | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 310/WGS 310 | Communication and Gender (WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
Group 2: Strategic Communication
| COM 104 | Radio Broadcasting | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 105 | Digital Editing | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 201 | Argumentation and Debate | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 211 | Broadcast Journalism I | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 302 | Organizational Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 303 | Persuasion | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 311 | Broadcast Journalism II | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 312 | Mass Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 315 | Public Relations | 1 Course Credit |
Two (2) additional course credits chosen from either Group 1 or Group 2 above, or from the following
| COM 186/286/386/486 | | |
| COM 284/ENG 284 | Wrkshp-Composition/Rhet (ENG) | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 390/490A | Independent Study | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 390/490B | Independent Study w/o ALE | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 395/495 | Internship | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 397/497A | Team Initiated Study | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 397/497B | Team Initiated Study w/o ALE | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 398/498 | Directed Study | 1 Course Credit |
| BUS 257/PSY 257 | Consumer Behavior | 1 Course Credit |
| BUS 363 | Marketing | 1 Course Credit |
| ENG 280 | Workshop-Professional Writing | 1 Course Credit |
| ENG 380 | Advanced Professional Writing | 1 Course Credit |
| ETAD 180 | Graphic Com and Design | 1 Course Credit |
| PHI 106 | Introductory Reasoning | 1 Course Credit |
| PSY 210 | Ind/Org Psy with Lab | 1 Course Credit |
| SOC 220 | Cultural Anthropology | 1 Course Credit |
| THR 227 | Voice and Diction | 1 Course Credit |
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