Communication, B.A.

General Education

(see Certified General Education Courses for list of approved courses)

Rhetoric and Writing: (6 hours)

Two approved courses in rhetoric and writing

Fine Arts and Humanities: (12 hours)

Complete one approved course in each subcategory

Historical Understanding (3 hours)

Literature (3 hours)

Thought, Values and Beliefs (3 hours)

Visual and Performing Arts (3 hours)

Natural Sciences: (7-8 hours)

Two approved natural science courses, at least one including a laboratory component

Behavioral and Social Sciences: (6 hours)

Two approved behavioral or social science courses in two different disciplines. May include COMM 3200 as one of the two courses.

Mathematics: (3 hours)

One approved mathematics course

Statistics: (3 hours)

One approved statistics course

Non-Western Culture: (3 hours)

One approved non-western culture course

Foreign Language

Complete two years in one foreign language or equivalent through placement.

Minor Requirements

Completion of a minor with a minimum 2.0 grade point average.

Program Requirements

Completion of 33 hours of communication courses including:

One course from the following to satisfy the visual communication skills requirement:

COMM 3350 - Publication Design I
COMM 3370 - Web Design
COMM 3450 - Video I
COMM 3500 - Television News Production
COMM 3700 - Photojournalism
COMM 4350 - Publication Design II
COMM 4450 - Video Post-Production
COMM 4550 - Documentary Filmmaking
COMM 4750 - Photojournalism II
Other communication courses as electives for the total of 33 hours.
One approved computer literacy course.

Additional Information and Notes

Communication majors must take a minimum of 72 semester hours in courses outside the major.

2.0 GPA in all required major and related courses (including specified General Education courses).

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Electives to complete 120 hours.

See Degree and Graduation Requirements for additional requirements.

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