The Department of Communication Studies, Dance & Theatre offers a Bachelor of Arts major in Communication Studies. The department also offers a minor in Public Relations and Advertising.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| COMM 103 | Introduction to Communication (with a grade of B- or above) | 3 |
| COMM 210 | Mass Media and Society | 3 |
| COMM 330 | Critical Issues in Mass Communication | 3 |
| Senior Comprehensive Sequence | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6 | |
| Research in Communication and Seminar in Advanced Research Methods | ||
| Research in Rhetoric and Seminar in Rhetoric and Criticism | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Public Communication | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Rhetoric Through Pop Culture | ||
| Persuasion | ||
| Argumentation | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Select two of the following: | 2-6 | |
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Introduction to Rhetoric Through Pop Culture | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| Social Media | ||
| Magazine Writing | ||
| Introduction to Journalism | ||
| Digital Video Production | ||
| Introduction to New Media | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Advertising in Consumer Society | ||
| Public Relations | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Persuasion | ||
| Argumentation | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Oral Interpretation | ||
| Public Communication | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Art and Entertainment Law | ||
| Mass Communication Law | ||
| Non-Profit Public Relations Campaigns and Theory | ||
| Marketing Communication | ||
| Seminar on Women, Leadership, and Communication | ||
| Masculinities in the United States Media | ||
| Communication Ethics | ||
| Broadcast Media Production | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Internship | ||
| Total Credits | 29-33 | |
Students complete this requirement by submitting a portfolio of writing samples from three categories that correspond to the curriculum requirement. The portfolio consists of papers prepared for courses in the major in Communication Studies. The portfolio is submitted for review in the spring of the senior year.
Students may complete the Senior Comprehensive in one of two sequences of courses reflecting the main intellectual traditions of the communication discipline
The first course in either sequence must be taken in the spring of the Junior year, the second in the fall of the Senior year.
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