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:

COMM 214 - Small Group Communication
COMM 230 - Principles of Business Communication
COMM 309 - Leadership Communication
COMM 315 - The Art of the Pitch
COMM 412 - Organizational Communication Capstone
In consultation with an advisor, Communication majors choose three (3) additional COMM courses for a total of nine (9) credits.

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 ¹ — COMM 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.

Communication, BA

Department Core Courses

Communication Major Requirements

Communication Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 120 Credits