Oct 09, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Communication, BA


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The Communication major is designed for students interested in professional and organizational communication, as well as those who intend to continue their education with graduate school. This major prepares students for communication strategy and leadership within organizations. 

Department Core Courses


A student wishing to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 39 credits from the department’s course offerings. Included among these 39 credits are five core courses required for all Department of Communication and Media majors:

Communication Major Requirements


To the department core courses, the following requirements are added for Communication majors:

Communication Curriculum


   Department and Number - Descriptive Course Title Fall Cr. Spr. Cr.

First Year

                 
 MAJOR/GE EP LEVEL I  COMM 112 - (FYOC, FYDT) Foundations of Public Speaking   3  
GE EP LEVEL I -  MAJOR/GE EP LEVEL II  COMM 108 - (FYW) Essential Writing Skills 1COMM 205 - (EPW) Writing for Communication   3 3
 MAJOR - MAJOR ELECT  COMM 101 - Communication and Society  — COMM ELECT - Communication Elective 3 3
 GE FREE ELECT  GE FREE ELECT - GE Free Elective   3
 GE HUMN  (CH, CL, CA, CF, CI) HUMN ELECT -Humanities Electives 3 3
 GE PHIL - T/RS  PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy  — T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible   3 3
 GE EP LEVEL I  First Year Seminar 2                 
    15 15

Second Year

   
 MAJOR - MAJOR/GE EP Level II  COMM 215 - Introduction to Communication Theory  — COMM 210 - (EPW) Logical and Rhetorical Analysis   3 3
 MAJOR  COMM 230 - Principles of Business Communication     3
 MAJOR  COMM 214 - Small Group Communication   3  
 GE FREE ELECT  GE FREE ELECT - GE Free Electives 3 3
 GE PHIL - T/RS  PHIL 210 - Ethics  — T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology   3 3
 GE QUAN - S/BH  QUAN ELECT - Quantitative Elective — S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective 3 3
    15 15

Third Year

   
 MAJOR ELECT - MAJOR  COMM ELECT - Communication Elective— COMM 309 - Leadership Communication   3 3
 MAJOR ELECT - MAJOR  COMM ELECT – Communication Electives— COMM 315 - The Art of the Pitch   3 3
 GE FREE ELECT  GE FREE ELECT – GE Free Electives 3 6
 GE PHIL - T/RS  PHIL ELECT - Philosophy Elective or T/RS ELECT - Elective 3  
 GE NSCI  NSCI ELECT – Natural Science Electives 3 3
    15 15

Fourth Year

   
 MAJOR  COMM 412 - Organizational Communication Capstone   3  
 GE HUMN ELECT  (CH, CL, CA, CF, CI) HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives 3 3
 S/BH ELECT  S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective   3
 GE FREE ELECT  GE FREE ELECT - GE Free Electives3 9 9
    15 15
 

Total: 120 Credits

1The Department of Communication & Media prefers students fulfill (FYW) requirements by completing COMM 108 .  However WRTG 107  or WRTG 105  and WRTG 106  may be substituted.

2The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

3The Department of Communication & Media strongly recommends students complete 3-6 credits of a credit-satisfactory (CS) internship in the GE free elective area.