Communication B.A.

Course Requirements

CHOOSE concentration A, B, C, or D below

A. Mass Media Communication

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
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, Spring.
COMM 243	Writing for Digital Media	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 244	Digital Media Lab	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 246	Television Production	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 251	Research Methods in Communication	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 492	Senior Portfolio	4	Fall, Spring.
	Or
COMM 493	Senior Thesis	4	Fall, Spring.

FIVE COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 241	Introduction to Cinema and Video	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
COMM 340	Mass Media Ethics	4	Spring.
COMM 341	Music Video Production	4	Spring.
COMM 342	History and Development of Electronic Media	4	Fall.
COMM 344	Broadcast Journalism	4	Fall.
COMM 345	Nonfiction Video Production	4	Spring.
COMM 347	Mass Media Law	4	Spring.
COMM 348	Global Communication	4	Fall.
COMM 445	Advanced Digital Media Lab	4	As needed.
COMM 446	Critical Studies in Mass Media	4	As needed.
COMM 479	Communication Internship	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	52

B. Public and Professional Communication

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 208	Public Speaking	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 251	Research Methods in Communication	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 351	Persuasion	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 461	Public and Professional Capstone	4	Spring.

SEVEN COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 256	Human Communication and New Technology	4	Spring.
COMM 330	Interpersonal Communication	4	Fall.
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

C. Public Relations/Advertising

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 208	Public Speaking	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 240	Mass Media and Society	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
COMM 251	Research Methods in Communication	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 301	Public Relations	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 334	Advertising	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 357	Public Opinion and Propaganda	4	Spring.
COMM 479	Communication Internship	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

CHOOSE Category A or B below

A. Public Relations

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 302	Writing for News and Public Relations	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 311	Advanced Public Relations	4	Fall.
COMM 312	Advanced News and Public Relations Writing	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 377	Public Relations Laboratory	4	Spring.

B. Advertising

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 335	Advertising Research	4	Fall.
COMM 337	Advertising Strategy	4	Spring.
COMM 339	Advertising Creativity	4	Fall.
COMM 376	Advertising Laboratory	4	Spring.

Cognates

THREE COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 242	Message, Media, and Meaning	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 347	Mass Media Law	4	Spring.
COMM 351	Persuasion	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 454	Organizational Communication	4	Annually.
MGT 301	Foundations of Management	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MKT 301	Introduction to Marketing	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MKT 334	Consumer Behavior	3	Fall, Spring.
	Total Credit Hours:	53-56

D. Speech, Language, and Hearing Science

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 208	Public Speaking	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 251	Research Methods in Communication	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 255	Introduction to Language	4	Spring.
COMM 305	Introduction to Communication Disorders	3	Fall.
COMM 319	Phonetics and Phonology	4	Fall.
COMM 320	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.
COMM 429	Introduction to the Clinical Process	3	As needed.
	Or
COMM 479	Communication Internship	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 100	Fundamental Concepts of Biology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 240	Statistical Methods I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 101	General Physics I	4	Fall, Summer.
Or
CHEM 103	General Chemistry I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	53-54