Communication Major

Requirements total 47 hours, of which 3 hours may be used to meet general education requirements.

Core (21 hrs):

 
      COM 112       Speech
3 hrs
      COM 120       Survey of Communication Theory
3 hrs
      COM 204       Mass Communication
3 hrs
      COM 240X      Writing for Media I
3 hrs
      COM 330       Intercultural Communication
3 hrs
      COM 340X      Writing for Media II
3 hrs
      COM 440X      Topics in Media Studies
3 hrs

Choose one:

 
      COM 210X      Business Communication
3 hrs
      ENG 336        Creative Writing
3 hrs

Practical Core (8 hrs minimum):

 
      COM 243X      Desktop Publishing
2 hrs
      COM 445X      Internship
3 hrs

3 hrs required from the following (with instructor’s guidance and consent)

 
      COM 241X      Prepracticum
1 hr
      COM 242X      Prepracticum
2 hrs
      COM 441X      Practicum
1 hr
      COM 442X      Practicum
2 hrs

Supporting Courses (15 hrs):

 

Choose five:

 
      COM 140       Introduction to Public Relations
3 hrs
      COM 230       Public Discourse
3 hrs
      COM 332       Interpersonal Communication
3 hrs
      COM 334       Organizational Communication
3 hrs
      COM 338       Gender and Family Communication
3 hrs
      COM 344       Topics in Communication
3 hrs
      SOC 350X      Social Psychology
3 hrs
      PSY 355        Group Dynamics
3 hrs

Literature (3 hrs):

Any literature course not used to fulfill general education requirements. Students are encouraged to consider ENG 304 (Studies in Film) or ENG 260 (Christianity in Modern Literature).

  

Updated to 2008-09 Catalog

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