Communication B.A.

Course Requirements

CHOOSE concentration A, B, C, D or E below

A. Journalism

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 201W	Writing for News	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 208	Public Speaking	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 240	Mass Media and Society	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
COMM 244	Digital Media Lab	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
COMM 251W	Research Methods in Communication	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 252	Multimedia Journalism I	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 253	Multimedia Journalism II	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 303	Advanced Reporting and Interview	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 340	Media Ethics	4	Spring.
COMM 347	Media Law	4	Spring.
COMM 479	Communication Internship	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

FOUR COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 242	Message, Media, and Meaning	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 301	Introduction to Public Relations	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 334	Introduction to Advertising	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 336	Health Communication	4	Spring.
COMM 346	Sports Reporting	4	Fall.
COMM 348	Global Communication	4	Fall.
COMM 351	Persuasion	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 353	Political Communication	4	Annually.
COMM 357	Public Opinion and Propaganda	4	Fall, Summer.
COMM 443	Sports, Culture, and Media	4	Spring.
	Total Credit Hours:	60

B. 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	Preproduction for Digital Media	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 244	Digital Media Lab	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
COMM 246	Television Production	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 340	Media Ethics	4	Spring.
COMM 343	Audio Production for Multimedia	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 345	Advanced Digital Media Production	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 347	Media Law	4	Spring.
COMM 349	Media Theory and Research	4	Fall.
COMM 492	Digital Media Practicum	4	Fall, Spring.

THREE COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 201W	Writing for News	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 241	Introduction to Cinema and Video	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
COMM 344	Broadcast Journalism	4	Spring.
COMM 346	Sports Reporting	4	Fall.
COMM 348	Global Communication	4	Fall.
COMM 351	Persuasion	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 443	Sports, Culture, and Media	4	Spring.
COMM 479	Communication Internship	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	60

C. Public and Professional Communication

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 208	Public Speaking	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 251W	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 230	Interpersonal Communication	4	Fall.
COMM 256	Human Communication and New Technology	4	Spring.
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

D. Public Relations and Advertising

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 208	Public Speaking	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 240	Mass Media and Society	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
COMM 251W	Research Methods in Communication	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 301	Introduction to Public Relations	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 334	Introduction to Advertising	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 357	Public Opinion and Propaganda	4	Fall, Summer.
COMM 479	Communication Internship	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
COMM 485	Public Relations and Advertising Campaigns	4	Fall, Spring.

FIVE COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 201W	Writing for News	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 311W	Advanced Public Relations	4	Fall.
COMM 312W	Advanced Writing: Public Relations and Advertising	4	Spring.
COMM 335	Research for Public Relations and Advertising	4	Spring.
COMM 337	Advanced Advertising	4	Spring.
COMM 339W	Creativity for Public Relations and Advertising	4	Fall.

TWO COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 242	Message, Media, and Meaning	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 244	Digital Media Lab	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
COMM 340	Media Ethics	4	Spring.
COMM 347	Media Law	4	Spring.
COMM 351	Persuasion	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 454	Organizational Communication	4	Annually.
MGT 201W	Foundations of Management	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MKT 201W	Introduction to Marketing	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MKT 334W	Consumer Behavior	4	Fall, Spring.
	Total Credit Hours:	60

E. Speech, Language, and Hearing Science

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 208	Public Speaking	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 251W	Research Methods in Communication	4	Fall, Spring.
COMM 255W	Introduction to Language	4	Spring.
COMM 305	Introduction to Communication Disorders	3	Fall.
COMM 319	Phonetics and Phonology	4	Fall.
COMM 320W	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 110	Introductory Physics	4	Spring, Fall, Summer.
	-Or-
CHEM 103	General Chemistry I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	53-54