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Communication B.A.

Course Requirements

CHOOSE concentration A, B, C, or D below

A. Mass Media Communication

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
COMM 200Research Methods in Communication

4

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 208Public Speaking

3

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 240Mass Media and Society

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
COMM 242Message, Media, and Meaning

4

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 243Writing for Digital Media

4

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 244Digital Media Lab

4

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 246Television Production

4

Offered fall and spring.
 
COMM 492Senior Portfolio

4

Offered fall and spring.
Or
COMM 493Senior Thesis

4

Offered fall and spring.

FIVE COURSES from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
COMM 241Introduction to Cinema and Video

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
COMM 340Mass Media Ethics

4

Offered spring.
COMM 341Music Video Production

4

Offered spring.
COMM 342History and Development of Electronic Media

4

Offered fall.
COMM 344Broadcast Journalism

4

Offered fall.
COMM 345Nonfiction Video Production

4

Offered spring.
COMM 347Mass Media Law

4

Offered spring.
COMM 348Global Communication

4

Offered fall.
COMM 445Advanced Digital Media Lab

4

Offered as needed.
COMM 446Critical Studies in Mass Media

4

Offered as needed.
COMM 479Communication Internship

1-4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
Total Credit Hours:51

B. Public and Professional Communication

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
COMM 200Research Methods in Communication

4

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 208Public Speaking

3

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 351Persuasion

3

Offered fall and spring.

EIGHT COURSES from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
COMM 219Vocal Improvement

3

Offered as needed.
COMM 332Gender and Communication

3

Offered as needed.
COMM 333Intercultural Communication

3

Offered as needed.
COMM 353Political Rhetoric

3

Offered as needed.
COMM 354Communication and Civic Engagement

4

Offered spring (odd years).
COMM 356Discussion and Group Communication

3

Offered spring.
COMM 358Interpersonal Communication

3

Offered fall.
COMM 359Argumentation and Debate

3

Offered fall.
COMM 420Applied Rhetorical Criticism

3

Offered spring (even years).
COMM 452Conflict Resolution

3

Offered as needed.
COMM 454Leadership and Management Communication

3

Offered spring.
COMM 459Debate Practicum

3

Offered as needed.
COMM 479Communication Internship

1-4

Offered fall, spring, summer.

Cognates

FIFTEEN CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES from no more than three of the following disciplines chosen with advisor’s approval: accounting; anthropology; computer information systems; economics; English; history; labor studies; management; marketing; mass media communication; philosophy; political science; psychology; public relations; sociology; speech, language, and hearing science; theatre. A minor in any area fulfills the cognate requirement.

Note: Connections courses cannot be used to satisfy these requirements.

C. Public Relations/Advertising

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
COMM 200Research Methods in Communication

4

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 208Public Speaking

3

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 240Mass Media and Society

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
COMM 301Public Relations

4

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 334Advertising

4

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 357Public Opinion and Propaganda

4

Offered spring.
COMM 479Communication Internship

1-4

Offered fall, spring, summer.

CHOOSE Category A or B below

A. Public Relations
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
COMM 302Writing for News and Public Relations

4

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 311Advanced Public Relations

4

Offered fall.
COMM 312Advanced News and Public Relations Writing

4

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 377Public Relations Laboratory

4

Offered spring.
B. Advertising
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
COMM 335Advertising Research

4

Offered fall.
COMM 337Advertising Strategy

4

Offered spring.
COMM 339Advertising Creativity

4

Offered fall.
COMM 376Advertising Laboratory

4

Offered spring.

Cognates

THREE COURSES from
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
COMM 242Message, Media, and Meaning

4

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 347Mass Media Law

4

Offered spring.
COMM 351Persuasion

3

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 454Leadership and Management Communication

3

Offered spring.
MGT 301Foundations of Management

3

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MKT 301Introduction to Marketing

3

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MKT 334Consumer Behavior

3

Offered fall and spring.
Total Credit Hours:52-54

D. Speech, Language, and Hearing Science

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
COMM 200Research Methods in Communication

4

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 208Public Speaking

3

Offered fall and spring.
COMM 255Introduction to Language

3

Offered spring.
COMM 305Introduction to Communication Disorders

3

Offered fall.
COMM 319Phonetics and Phonology

4

Offered fall.
COMM 320Speech and Language Development

3

Offered fall.
COMM 323Introduction to Audiology

3

Offered fall.
COMM 325Anatomy and Physiology: Speech and Hearing

3

Offered spring.
COMM 421Speech and Hearing Science

4

Offered spring.
COMM 422Language Processes

3

Offered as needed.
 
COMM 429Introduction to the Clinical Process

3

Offered as needed.
Or
COMM 479Communication Internship

1-4

Offered fall, spring, summer.

COMM 305: SPED 311: Language Development and Communication Problems of Children may be substituted for this course.

Cognates

TWO COURSES from
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BIOL 100Fundamental Concepts of Biology

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 108Basic Principles of Biology

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 111Introductory Biology I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 112Introductory Biology II

4

Offered spring and summer.
CHEM 103General Chemistry I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
CHEM 104General Chemistry II

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
CHEM 105General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
CHEM 106General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry II

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 240Statistical Methods I

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
PHYS 101General Physics I

4

Offered fall and summer.
PHYS 102General Physics II

4

Offered spring and summer.
TWO ADDITIONAL COURSES from cognates listed above or
TWO COURSES from
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BIOL 103Human Biology

3

Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 231Human Anatomy

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
COMM 223Introduction to Sign Language

3

Offered fall.
GRTL 314Health and Aging

4

Offered fall and spring.
PSYC 230Human Development

4

Offered fall, spring, summer.
A psychology course at the 300-level or above

3-4
A modern languages course numbered 114 or above

3-4
A communication course

3-4
Total Credit Hours:50-53

Communication course: (outside of speech, language, and hearing science) at the 300-level or above