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Communication
Communication study develops liberal arts-based communication skills, including oral presentation and writing, research, critical thinking, and media and visual literacy. It promotes effective and ethical practice by focusing on how people use messages to create meanings in different contexts, cultures, and media. Communication helps prepare students for work in a wide range of careers, graduate school, and for engagement in the global community.
Major in Communication
42 semester hours
Required courses:
- COMM 100 Public Speaking
- COMM 115 Mass Communication
- BUAD/COMM 202 Organizational Behavior and Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 212 Mass Media Law and Ethics
- COMM 280 Intercultural Communication
- COMM 387 Internship in Communication
- COMM 395 Communication Theory and Research
- COMM 400 Senior Seminar
- A required emphasis in Visual Communication or Public Communication
Visual Communication Emphasis
Required courses:
- ART 109 Fundamentals of Art and Design I
- FILM/COMM 119 Introduction to Video Production
Four of the following:
- ART 115 Photography I
- ART 215 Photography II
- ART 217 Fundamentals of Graphic Design I
- ART 218 Fundamentals of Graphic Design II
- FILM/COMM 229 Advanced Video Production
- FILM 264 Screenwriting
- COMM 300 Integrated Media and Marketing Campaigns
Public Communication Emphasis
Required courses:
- COMM 221 Mass Media Writing
- ENG 251 Technical and Professional Writing or ENG 268 Histories and Theories of Writing and Rhetoric
Four of the following:
- REL/COMM 237 Meditation: Theory and Practice
- COMM 240 Principles of Advertising
- COMM 260 Principles of Public Relations
- FILM/COMM 264 Screenwriting
- COMM 300 Integrated Media and Marketing Campaigns
Minor in Communication
18 semester hours
Required courses:
- COMM 100 Public Speaking
- COMM 115 Mass Communications
- COMM 202 Organizational Behavior and Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 212 Mass Media Law and Ethics
- COMM 280 Intercultural Communication
- COMM 395 Communication Theory and Research
