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2025-2026 Course of Study Bulletin

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2025-2026 Course of Study Bulletin

Communication, B.A.

Requirements for the major

I. Departmental Requirements:

A. Thirty-two (32) hours of course work in the Department of Communication including:

(of which at least 15 must be upper-division)

1. Ten (10) credit hours in core courses

COMM - 1301 Mass Media Credits: 3
COMM - 2302 Media Texts Credits: 3
COMM - 3403 Media Audiences Credits: 4

2. Nine (9) credit hours consisting of one course from each of the following three areas of study

These courses will be chosen in consultation with faculty adviser.

At least three (3) credit hours in media studies

COMM - 3321 Arts Criticism Credits: 3
COMM - 3322 International Communication Credits: 3
COMM - 3423 Environmental Communication Credits: 4
COMM - 3425 Special Topics in Communication Media Credits: 4
COMM - 3426 History of Mass Media Credits: 4
COMM - 3427 Media and Identity: Representation, Access, and Inclusion Credits: 4
COMM - 3428 Media, Culture and Technology Credits: 4
COMM - 3429 Special Topics in Film Studies Credits: 4
COMM - 3198 Honors Readings Credits: 1
COMM - 3298 Honors Readings Credits: 2
COMM - 3398 Honors Readings Credits: 3
COMM - 4190 Directed Studies in Communication Credits: 1
COMM - 4290 Directed Studies in Communication Credits: 2
COMM - 4390 Directed Studies in Communication Credits: 3
COMM - 4490 Directed Studies in Communication Credits: 4
COMM - 4590 Directed Studies in Communication Credits: 5
COMM - 4690 Directed Studies in Communication Credits: 6
COMM - 4498 Honors Thesis Fall Credits: 4
COMM - 4499 Honors Thesis Spring Credits: 4

At least three (3) credit hours in media messages

COMM - 3440 Media Writing Credits: 4
COMM - 3441 Audio Communication Credits: 4
COMM - 3442 Visual Communication Credits: 4
COMM - 3443 Print Communication Credits: 4
COMM - 3444 Interactive Multimedia Communication Credits: 4
COMM - 3445 Media Communication Workshop Credits: 4
COMM - 3446 Video Communication Credits: 4

At least three (3) credit hours in media management

COMM - 3460 Principles of Public Relations Credits: 4
COMM - 3461 Principles of Advertising Credits: 4
COMM - 3362 Media Law and Policy Credits: 3
COMM - 3363 Media Management Credits: 3
COMM - 3364 Ethics and the Mass Media Credits: 3

3. Nine (9) credit hours in electives in the Department of Communication

4. Four (4) credit hours in the Communication Capstone Seminar or Four (4) credit hours in Communication Honors Thesis

COMM - 4499 Honors Thesis Spring Credits: 4 OR
COMM - 4495 Communication Capstone Seminar Credits: 4

B. A minimum of eighteen (18) hours of course work in another department or program planned to meet the student’s interests and approved by adviser.

C. Courses in the Department of Communication exceeding 36 hours must be over and above the 120 hours required for graduation.

II. University Requirements:

Completion of all other required elements of the Pathways curriculum and at least 120 credit hours.

Admission to Major

Requirements

To be accepted as a major in Communication, a student must have successfully completed

COMM - 1301 Mass Media Credits: 3
COMM - 2302 Media Texts Credits: 3