Communication, B.A.

Major	38-40
Cognate	3
Minor	18
General Education	42
Elementary Foreign Language*	0-6
Electives to = 124
TOTAL	124

Required Courses

BRDC 127 - Introduction to Digital Storytelling 3 hours
COMM 103 - Introduction to Mass Communication 3 hours
COMM 240 - Communication Theory 3 hours
COMM 326 - Film Evaluation (IN-10) (W) 3 hours
COMM 330 - Intercultural Communication (W) 3 hours
COMM 336 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hours
COMM 397 - Communication Research (W) 3 hours
COMM 406 - Persuasion and Propaganda (W) 3 hours
COMM 415 - Portfolio and Career 1 hour
JOUR 105 - Writing for the Media 3 hours
COMM 291 - Communication Practicum 1-3 hours
or
COMM 391 - Communication Practicum 1-3 hours
or
COMM 492 - Communication Internship 1-3 hours
COMM 312 - Professional Communication and Leadership 3 hours
or
COMM 340 - Group Dynamics and Leadership 3 hours

Select six (6) hours from the following:

BRDC 201 - Introduction to Digital Media 3 hours
BRDC 315 - Scriptwriting (W) 3 hours
COMM 230 - Introduction to Acting 3 hours
COMM 242 - Introduction to Web Design 3 hours
COMM 465 - Topics 1-3 hours
COMM 492 - Communication Internship 1-3 hours (300 clock hours) 3 hours required
COMM 495 - Directed Study 1-3 hours
ENGL 320 - Rhetoric: The Performance of Argument 3 hours
JOUR 205 - News Reporting 3 hours
PHTO 125 - Introduction to Photography 3 hours
PREL 235 - Public Relations Principles and Theory 3 hours
ARTG 115 - Introduction to Graphic Design 3 hours
or
JOUR 208 - Publication Tools and Techniques 3 hours
COMM 291 - Communication Practicum 1-3 hours
or
COMM 391 - Communication Practicum 1-3 hours
JOUR 175 - Communication Workshop 1-3 hours
or
JOUR 475 - Communication Workshop 1-3 hours

Total 38-40 Hours

*Elementary foreign language or two years of foreign language in high school 0-6 hours

Required Cognate

ENGL 313 - Expository Writing (W) 3 hours
or
ENGL 420 - Technical and Professional Writing 3 hours

Strongly Recommended

Intermediate level modern language 6 hours

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION EMPHASIS (Optional)

Major	34
Cognates	12
General Education	39
Minor at ACA	18
Electives to = 124
TOTAL	124

Required COMM Courses

COMM Required Courses 34 hours

Required Cognates for International Communication Emphasis

GEOG 204 - World Geography (SERV-2) 3 hours
INDV 220 - International Relations and Global Politics 3 hours
RELT 458 - World Religions (W) (R-4) 3 hours
PSYC 231 - Multicultural Relations 3 hours
or
SOCI 150 - Cultural Anthropology 3 hours
or
SOCI 230 - Multicultural Relations 3 hours

Required non-English language minor for International Emphasis

Plus participation in ACA

Total: 12 hours (can include coursework taken while in ACA)

A Communication Studies major with an international emphasis will complete a non-English language minor.

Option 1 A language minor with a minimum of nine hours completed at an “overseas” school.

Option 2 A language minor with courses completed on our campus, but with one school year traveling or serving abroad.

Recommended Elective

HIST 356 - Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration in American History (IN-6) (W) 3 hours