BA/BS Degree with a Major in Communication Arts
Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Communication Arts
Additional Graduation Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Component | ||
| Area I (Written Composition) | 6 | |
| Area II (Humanities and Fine Arts) 1 | 12 | |
| Area III (Natural Sciences and Mathematics) 2 | 11 | |
| Area IV (History, Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 12 | |
| Area V | ||
| Major Core Requirements in Communication Arts | ||
| COM 205 | Communication in a Global Age | 3 |
| COM 215 | Media Writing | 3 |
| COM 243 | Aural-Visual Production 3 | 3 |
| COM 303W | Communications Research Methods | 3 |
| COM 314 | Communication Theory and the Public Interest | 3 |
| COM 400W | Communication Law and Ethics | 3 |
| COM 420 | Communication Capstone 4 | 1 |
| COM 498 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
| or COM 499 | Internship | |
| Major Concentration Requirements | ||
| Minor | ||
| A minor and/or additional courses are required to bring the total to 120 hours | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
For the Bachelor of Arts degree the student must satisfy the following requirement: 6 hours of a required foreign language at the introductory level.
- 2
The Department of Communications does not accept Mathematical Reasoning for the Arts (MA 111) to fulfill the general education mathematics requirement.
- 3
Fulfills computer literacy requirement.
- 4
Includes exit survey.
Communication Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COM 221 | Human Communication | 3 |
| COM 306 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COM 308 | Nonverbal Communication | 3 |
| COM 330 | Group Communication | 3 |
| COM 402 | Persuasion | 3 |
| Select nine additional hours from the following Communication courses: | 9 | |
| Argumentation and Debate | ||
| Gender Communication | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Organizational Communcation | ||
Communication elective at the 300/400 level | ||
| Total Hours | 24 | |