Communication BA

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Requirements for Admission

Undergraduates must declare their intention to major in communication by the time they have completed 60 semester hours and apply to the communication department to be accepted as a major.

Program Requirements

The communication major requires that students take a total of 39 hours of course work in communication, 18 of which must be taken in residence at the Downtown Campus. At least 21 of the 39 hours must be upper division. Students must achieve a C- (1.7) or higher to receive credit for a course in the major and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in their communication courses.

Core Courses

CMMU 1011 - Fundamentals of Communication: SS3. Semester Hours: 3
CMMU 1021 - Fundamentals of Mass Communication: SS3. Semester Hours: 3
CMMU 2041 - Interpersonal Communication. Semester Hours: 3
CMMU 2050 - Business and Professional Speaking. Semester Hours: 3
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CMMU 2101 - Presentational Speaking. Semester Hours: 3

Total: 12 Hours

Electives

Skill Area Electives

In addition to the four communication core courses, students are required to complete two courses from each of four skill areas: creation of community, communication within systems, analysis of communication and production of communication.

Total: 24 Hours

Upper Division Elective

Choose one upper-division communication elective course from departmental offerings

Total: 3 Hours

Major Total: 39 Hours

For more information, see the faculty advisor and the department’s Web site.

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