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; they must apply to the communication department to be accepted as majors.

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 grade of C (2.0) or higher to receive credit for a course in the major and must maintain a minimum GPA of C+ (2.75) in their communication courses.

Students must complete 12 credits (4 courses) from the menu of core classes; they must complete at least 24 credits (8 classes) from the menu of electives; they must also complete at least 3 credits (1 class) from the menu of “exit” classes.

Core Courses

COMM 1011 - Fundamentals of Communication Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 1011
COMM 1021 - Fundamentals of Mass Communication Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 1021
COMM 2020 - Communication and Citizenship Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 2020
COMM 2050 - Business and Professional Speaking Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 2050
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COMM 2101 - Presentational Speaking Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 2101

Total: 12 Hours

Electives

Skill Area Electives

In addition to the four communication core courses, students are required to complete at least 24 credits (8 classes) from among the department’s nine pathways, which include community service and public affairs, legal communication, health communication, mass media, human resources and organizational communication, mediation and conflict resolution, political communication and government, technical communication and public relations and advertising. Students may use the pathways to help craft a program of study, but they are not required to do so; the pathways are simply suggestions for ways to organize courses that will prepare students for careers.

Total: 24 Hours

Upper Division Elective

“Exit” Course—majors are required to complete at least one “exit” class that concludes their course of study with a special experience focused on high-level research, community engagement, international travel or workplace experience. Students may choose from the following courses:

COMM 3939 - Internship/Cooperative Education Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 3939
COMM 4282 - Environmental Communication Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 4282
COMM 4500 - Health Communication Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 4500
COMM 4510 - Usability Testing Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 4510
COMM 4620 - Health Risk Communication Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 4620
COMM 4688 - Senior Seminar: Transitioning from College to Career Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 4688
COMM 4710 - Topics in Communication Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 4710
Take under topic “Communication, Social Justice, and Prisons”
COMM 4995 - Travel Study Topics Summer 2010 Registration: CMMU 4995

Total: 3 Hours

Major Total: 39 Hours

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

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