REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN COMMUNICATION

A major in Communication requires the following components:

• Completion of the General Education Competency Requirements
• Required Major Courses (38 hours)
• General electives to bring total to 126 semester hours.
• Completion of the General Education Core (50 hours)
MT 114 and two 300-level literature courses are required.

Core Courses (29 hours):
CM 220 Public Speech and Rhetorical Analysis (3)
CM 203 Communication and Culture (3)
CM 228 Media Studies (4)
CM 313 Public Relations (3)
CM 341 Practicum (3)
CM 342 Communication Methods (4)
CM 344 Nonprofit Organizational Communication (4)
CM 346 Web Studies and Design (3) or CM 348 Graphics and Photojournalism (3)
EN 328 News Writing (3)

Electives (choose 9 hours):
BS 336 Principles of Advertising, with BS 209 Principles of Marketing (3)
CM 311 Environmental Communication (3)
CM 318 History and Theory of Film (4)
CM 328 Media Ethics and Law (3)
CM 480 Special Topics (3)
EN 311 Creative Nonfiction Writing (3)
PY 320 Social Psychology, with PY 202 General Psychology (3)
TH 232 Stagecraft (3)
TH 233 Theatre Ensemble (3)
TH 317 Directing (3)
TH 330 Advanced Acting (3)
TH 335 Playwriting (3)
TH 492 Theatre Practicum (3)
BS 307 Organizational Behavior (3)
CC 403 Cross-Cultural Communication (4)
EN 271 Business Communication (3)
EN 325 Literary Magazine Editing (1)
OE 306 Leadership and Group Dynamics (3)
SC 204 Introduction to Sociology (3)

General electives to bring total to 126 semester hours.