The Major in Communication
Communication BA Requirements
Prerequisites:
Students should complete 1071 & 1076 before moving on to upper level classes. Other course pre-requisites are in parenthesis.
Course Requirements:
- A minimum of 36 credit hours in communication coursework
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 in communication coursework
- Completion of additional major, minor, or certificate (applies to freshman / transfers entering fall 2019 or after)
Students must complete:
- Category A: Take 1 Core Foundation I Course with a grade of “C” or better | 03 credit hours
- Category B: Take 3 Core Foundation II Courses with a grade of "C" or better | 09 credit hours
- Category C: Choose 1 Research Methods Course | 03 credit hours
- Category D: Choose 1 Capstone Course | 03 credit hours
- Category E: Choose 3 Advanced Electives | 09 credit hours
- Category F: Choose 3 Additional Courses from Categories A-F | 09 credit hours
- Students must complete 1 bolded class to fulfill the department’s Diversity & Inclusion requirement
- Parentheses = Prerequisite (Prerequisites must be completed before enrolling for subsequent coursework)
- Asterisk = Online section available (Online sections are not guaranteed to be offered every semester; consult Catalyst for more information)
- Italics = Experiential Learning Block (Only 3 credit hours from this block count toward the 36 Communication credit hours required for graduation; credit hours earned beyond 3 count toward certificates or as university electives)
TOTAL: 36 credit hours
- COMM 1071 – Introduction to Effective Speaking*
- COMM 2081 - Business Communication*
- COMM 1076 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication*
- COMM 3006 - Introduction to Rhetorical Theory*
- COMM 3007 - Introduction to Communication Theory*
- COMM 3000 - Public Relations Research*
- COMM 3002 - Argument & Contemporary Issues
- COMM 3039 - Communication Research Methods*
- COMM 3071 - Communication Criticism*
- COMM 5000 - Capstone in Communication & Contemporary Issues
- COMM 5003- Capstone in Rhetoric, Environment & Science
- COMM 5004 - Health Communication
- COMM 5006 - Capstone in Communication & Diversity
- COMM 5009 - Organizational Identity, Image & Issue Management*
- COMM 5011 - Rhetoric & Society
- COMM 5026 - Capstone in Media*
- COMM 4005 - Communication Ethics* (3006)
- COMM 4006 - Organizational Diversity
- COMM 4007 - Communication Theory
- COMM 4008 - Leadership Communication (3008)
- COMM 4012 - Family Communication*
- COMM 4013 - Gender & Communication*
- COMM 4016 - Children & Media*
- COMM 4026 - Media & Public Opinion
- COMM 4028 - Campaign Comm & Women in Elective Politics
- COMM 4029 - Media & Technology*
- COMM 4040 - Cultural Studies in Communication
- COMM 4042 - Public Relations Campaigns (2042 & 2043)
- COMM 4043 - Theories of IPC* (1076 & 3007)
- COMM 4044 - Visual Culture & Rhetoric
- COMM 4046 - Theory of Mediated Comm: Effects
- COMM 4047 - Theories of Mediated Comm
- COMM 4048 - Media & Identity*
- COMM 4050 - Comm Culture & Globalization
- COMM 4063 - Presidential Rhetoric
- COMM 4064 - Rhetoric of Protest & Reform
- COMM 4066 - Communication & Health Politics
- COMM 4067 - Environmental Communication*
- COMM 4068 - Comm of Technology & Science
- COMM 4069 - Rhetorical Dimensions of Terrorism
- COMM 4071 - Advanced Topics in Communication
- COMM 4089 - Information Society
- COMM 4096 - Research Practicum in Comm
- COMM 4108 - Organizational Culture & Diversity
- COMM 4177 - Presidential Campaign Comm
- COMM 1050 – Freshman Seminar: Comm & Culture
- COMM 1055 – Freshman Seminar: Comm & Society
- COMM 2002 – Advanced Public Speaking (1071 or 2081)
- COMM 2004 – Comm About Health, Environment & Science
- COMM 2012 – Persuasion & Civic Engagement
- COMM 2021 – Communication in Problem-Solving Groups
- COMM 2025 – Introduction to Media Literacy
- COMM 2026 – Introduction to Mass Communication*
- COMM 2028 – Communication & Popular Culture*
- COMM 2042 – Introduction to Public Relations*
- COMM 2043 – Public Relations Writing*
- COMM 2048 – Event Planning & Fundraising Management
- COMM 2049 – Communication & Social Justice
- COMM 2071 – Special Topics in Communication
- COMM 2088 – Interviewing for Communication Careers
- COMM 2089 – The Internet & Everyday Life*
- COMM 3008 - Intro to Organizational Comm*
- COMM 3026 - Media Impact
- COMM 3030 - Honors Seminar: Comm Images
- COMM 3031 - Collaborative Leadership
- COMM 3032 - Comm & Augmented Reality
- COMM 3048 - Nonverbal Communication
- COMM 3049 - Intercultural Communication
- COMM 3077 - Comm, Identity, & Sport*
- COMM 3089 - Social Media & Citizenship
- COMM 3091 - Internship in Communication* (PD 2070 + COMM 1076 + COMM 2042 or COMM 2081 or COMM 3008 + Junior Status)
- COMM 3092 - Project in Communication
- COMM 3093 - Applied Comm & Civic Engagement
- COMM 3094 - Project in Public Relations
- COMM 3095 - UCommunicate Practicum
- COMM 3096 - Teaching Practicum in Comm