2024-2025 Course Catalog
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The Communication Major requires 120 credits for graduation. The curriculum includes the following elements: Core Degree Requirements, Major Requirements, Major Electives, Pathways to General Education, Minor, and Electives.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Degree Core Requirements | ||
COMM 1004 | First-Semester Experience in Communication | 1 |
COMM 1014 | Introduction to Communication | 3 |
COMM 2024 | Media Writing | 3 |
COMM 2084 | Media and Society | 3 |
COMM 2094 | Communication and Issues of Diversity | 3 |
COMM 2124 | Introduction to Communication Research | 3 |
COMM 4024 | Communication Law | 3 |
Subtotal | 19 | |
Major Requirements | ||
COMM 2034 | 3 | |
CMST 2064 | The Tradition of Rhetoric and Societal Change | 3 |
CMST 3214 | Professional Communication | 3 |
CMST 4714 | Senior Seminar in Communication | 3 |
Restricted Electives | ||
Select 5 courses from the below, including at least one at the 4000-level | 15 | |
Introduction to Health Communication | ||
Issues in Health Communication | ||
Digital Publishing | ||
Persuasion | ||
Persuasive Public Speaking | ||
Interpersonal Communication | ||
Public Advocacy | ||
Digital Advocacy Campaigns | ||
Web Content Management Strategies | ||
Topics in Media Criticism | ||
Topics in Communication | ||
Independent Study | ||
Introduction to Media Production Technology | ||
Media and Politics | ||
Media Effects | ||
Social Media Theory and Practice | ||
Communication Ethics | ||
New Communications Technology | ||
Corporate Communication | ||
Organizational Communication | ||
Subtotal | 27 | |
Free Electives | ||
Select remainign credit hours of free electives to fulfill graduation requirements. | 29 | |
Subtotal | 29 | |
Pathways to General Education | ||
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
COMM 1015 & COMM 1016 | Communication Skills and Communication Skills | 6 |
Select one 1A course | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
Select two Pathway 2 courses | 6 | |
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
Select two Pathway 3 courses | 6 | |
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
Select two Pathway 4 courses | 6 | |
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
Select two 5F courses | 6 | |
Select one 5A courses | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
Select one 6A course | 3 | |
Select one 6D course | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
Select one Pathway 7 course | 3 | |
Subtotal | 45 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
In addition to degree core, major, and Pathways requirements, students must complete at least 29 credits in the following to reach 120 credits for graduation:
A student will be certified as making satisfactory progress toward a degree by meeting these requirements:
First Year | ||
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Fall Semester | Credits | |
COMM 1004 | First-Semester Experience in Communication | 1 |
COMM 1015 | Communication Skills | 3 |
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring Semester | ||
COMM 1014 | Introduction to Communication | 3 |
COMM 1016 | Communication Skills | 3 |
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
COMM 2024 | Media Writing | 3 |
COMM 2084 | Media and Society | 3 |
COMM 2094 | Communication and Issues of Diversity | 3 |
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
COMM 2124 | Introduction to Communication Research | 3 |
CMST 2034 | Visual Media | 3 |
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
CMST 2064 or CMST 3064 | The Tradition of Rhetoric and Societal Change or Persuasion | 3 |
Restricted Electives | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | 3 | |
Free Electives | 3 | |
Free Electives | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
CMST 3214 | Professional Communication | 3 |
Restricted Electives | 3 | |
Restricted Electives | 3 | |
Free Electives | 3 | |
Free Electives | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
COMM 4024 | Communication Law | 3 |
Restricted Electives | 3 | |
Free Electives | 3 | |
Free Electives | 3 | |
Free Electives | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
CMST 4714 | Senior Seminar in Communication or Social Media Analytics or Social Media Theory and Practice | 3 |
Restricted Electives | 3 | |
Free Electives | 3 | |
Free Electives | 3 | |
Free Electives | 2 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ADV 2134 | Introduction to Health Communication | 3 |
ADV 4324 | Issues in Health Communication | 3 |
CMST 3024 | Digital Publishing | 3 |
CMST 3064 | Persuasion | 3 |
CMST 3074 | Persuasive Public Speaking | 3 |
CMST 3124 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
CMST 3134 | Public Advocacy | 3 |
CMST 4174 | Digital Advocacy Campaigns | 3 |
CMST 4214 | Web Content Management Strategies | 3 |
CMST 4224 | Topics in Media Criticism | 3 |
CMST 4244 | Topics in Communication | 3 |
COMM 4204 | Communication Internship | 1-6 |
JMC 1114 | Introduction to Media Production Technology | 3 |
JMC 2074 | Introduction to Sports Media | 3 |
JMC 3254 | Media and Politics | 3 |
JMC 4014 | Media Effects | 3 |
JMC 4264 | Social Media Theory and Practice | 3 |
JMC 4334 | Communication Ethics | 3 |
JMC 4374 | New Communications Technology | 3 |
PR 3324 | Corporate Communication | 3 |
PR 4074 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
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