Requirements

B.A. in Communications

Choose concentration A, B, C, D, or E below
A. Graphics Communications
COMM 200	Fundamentals of Research in Communications	3
COMM 208	Public Speaking	3
COMM 232	Introduction to Graphic Communications Technology	3
COMM 241	Introduction to Film and Video	3
COMM 254	Leadership and Management Communication	3

FOUR COURSES from
COMM 240	Mass Media and Society	3
COMM 246	Television Production	4
COMM 258	Interpersonal Communication	3
COMM 301	Public Relations	3
COMM 338	Advertising	3
COMM 345	Digital Media Production	3
COMM 351	Persuasion	3
COMM 352	Conflict Resolution	3
COMM 356	Discussion and Group Communication	3
COMM 479	Communications Internship	4

FIVE COURSES from
COMM 334	Presentation Techniques	3
COMM 434	Electronic Publishing	3
COMG 331	Offset Press I	3
COMG 337	Digital Photographic Reproduction	3
COMG 433	Offset Press II	3
COMG 435	Color Reproduction	3
COMG 449	Color Correction and Control	3
COMG 451	Current Trends and Techniques in Graphic Communications	3
Cognates
THREE ADDITIONAL COURSES in communication, with advisor's approval, or from the following cogante area: accounting, art, computer information systems, economics, management, marketing.		9
Total Credit Hours		51-53

B. Public and Professional Communications
COMM 200	Fundamentals of Research in Communications	3
COMM 208	Public Speaking	3
COMM 258	Interpersonal Communication	3

EIGHT COURSES from
COMM 219	Vocal Improvement	3
COMM 254	Leadership and Management Communication	3
COMM 332	Gender and Communication	3
COMM 333	Intercultural Communication	3
COMM 351	Persuasion	3
COMM 352	Conflict Resolution	3
COMM 353	Political Rhetoric	3
COMM 355	Language and Thought in Communication	3
COMM 356	Discussion and Group Communication	3
COMM 359	Argumentation and Debate	3
COMM 479	Communications Internship	4
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, sociology, theatre. A minor in any area fulfills the cognate requirement.		15
Total Credit Hours		48-49

C. Public Relations
COMM 200	Fundamentals of Research in Communications	3
COMM 208	Public Speaking	3
COMM 240	Mass Media and Society	3
COMM 246	Television Production	4
COMM 301	Public Relations	3
COMM 311	Advanced Public Relations	3
COMM 338	Advertising	3
COMM 351	Persuasion	3
COMM 357	Propaganda and Public Opinion	3
COMM 479	Communications Internship	4
ENGL 240	News Writing	3
ENGL 341	Advanced News and Feature Writing	3

ONE COURSE from
COMM 254	Leadership and Management Communication	3
COMM 258	Interpersonal Communication	3
COMM 377	Public Relations Laboratory	3
Cognates
THREE COURSES from
ART 104	Design I: Two-Dimensional Design	3
ART 114	Design II: Three-Dimensional Design	3
ART 217	Introduction to Photography	3
ECON 214	Principles of Microeconomics	3
MGT 301	Foundations of Management	3
MKT 301	Introduction to Marketing	3
PSYC 215	Social Psychology	3
PSYC 230	Human Development	4
PSYC 251	Personality	4
Total Credit Hours		50-52

D. Speech and Hearing Services
COMM 200	Fundamentals of Research in Communications	3
COMM 208	Public Speaking	3
COMM 220	Voice and Articulation	3
COMM 305	Introduction to Communication Disorders	3
COMM 319	Phonetics	3
COMM 320	Speech and Language Development	3
COMM 321	Speech and Hearing Science	3
COMM 323	Introduction to Audiology	3
COMM 325	Auditory and Speech Mechanisms	3
COMM 355	Language and Thought in Communication	3
PSYC 110	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSYC 221	Foundations of Psychological Research	4
Cognates
THREE COURSES from
COMM 223	Introduction to Sign Language	3
COMM 329	Clinical Observation	2
PSYC 230	Human Development	4
PSYC 320	Introduction to Psychological Methods	4
PSYC 331	Child Psychology	4
PSYC 339	Psychology of Aging	4
PSYC 341	Perception	4
PSYC 342	Behavior Modification	4
PSYC 345	Physiological Psychology	4
PSYC 346	Psychological Testing	4
PSYC 349	Cognitive Psychology	4
PSYC 373	Research Methods in Developmental Psychology	4
SPED 300	Introduction to the Characteristics and Education of Children and Youth with Disabilities	4
SPED 311	Language Development and Communication Problems of Children	3
Total Credit Hours		46-49

E. Mass Media Communications
COMM 200	Fundamentals of Research in Communications	3
COMM 208	Public Speaking	3
COMM 240	Mass Media and Society	3
COMM 242	Message, Media, and Meaning	3
COMM 246	Television Production	4
COMM 492	Senior Portfolio	4
or
COMM 493	Senior Thesis	4

THREE COURSES from
COMM 241	Introduction to Film and Video	3
COMM 340	Current Issues in Mass Media	3
COMM 342	History and Development of Electronic Media	3
COMM 344	Broadcast Journalism	3
COMM 345	Digital Media Production	3
COMM 347	Communication Law and Regulation	3
COMM 348	International Telecommunications	3
COMM 479	Communications Internship	4
TWO ADDITIONAL COURSES in communications at the 300- or 400-level		6
Cognates
FIFTEEN CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES from the following disciplines chosen with advisor's approval: Art, Computer Science, English/Film Studies, History, Management/Accounting, Marketing/Economics/CIS, Music, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Theatre, Graphic Communications, Public & Professional, Public Relations, Speech & Hearing		15
Total Credit Hours		50-51

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