Catalog 2005-2007
Communication Majors
  

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Communication Core: 27 hours
Com 201 Mass Communication & Society  
Com 301 Writing for the Mass Media  
Com 303 Print Editing  
Com 305 Media Design (preq. 301)  
Com 312 Advanced Public Speaking  
Com 325 Television Studio Production  
Com 415WI Theories of Communication  
Com 416WI Mass Communication Law  
Com 450 Senior Project  

Communication Concentrations: Majors select one concentration. To complete a concentration, students must complete at least 9 hours from the indicated courses.

Journalism

Com 306W Public Affairs Reporting  
Com 322W Feature Writing  
Com 329 Intro to Digital Communication  
Com 380 Public Relations Writing  
Com 403 Advanced Print Production  
 
Public Relations

  
Com 375W Principles of PR  
Com 380W PR Writing  
Com 385 PR Cases & Campaigns  
Com 390 PR Administration  
Com 417W Methods of Audience Analysis  
 

 

 

Visual Communication

Com 253 Photography  
Com 327 Web-Page Construct & Design or  
Art 327 Web-Page Construct & Design  
Com 329 Intro to Digital Communication  
Com 353 Photojournalism  
Com 403 Advanced Print Production  
Com 425 Video Field Production  
Art 350 Light Media  
Art 351 Digital Imaging  
 
Speech
Com 206 Voice & Diction  
Com 310W Argumentation & Debate  
Com 311 Group Comunication  
Com 314W Oral Interpretation  
Com 315 Organizational Communication  
  Electronic Media

Com 302W Media Criticism  
Com 320 Broadcast Management & Program.  
Com 324 Broadcast Writing  
Com 425 Video Field Production  
Com 430 Newsgathering & Reporting for TV

 
 
 
Elective: 3 hours  
Must complete 3 additional hours of com electives.    

 

General Education Requirements

BCC 099 or BCC 100  
Cultural Events (24)  
Foreign Language requirements/Exam FRE, SPA, or GER 101, 102 & 200  
Undergraduate Degree Plan (after 60 hours)  
Application for Graduation Completion (Srs.)  

*Note: Students pursuing a BA meet the CL requirements through foreign language.  See "Computer and Information Technology Literacy" on Registrar's web site for other courses that meet this requirement.

Communication

Eng 101  
Eng 102  
Com 203  

Behavioral & Social Sciences: 3 courses

Courses will be selected from 3 of the above 4 behavioral-science areas
Econ 110  
Gov 207, 211, or 217  
Psy 101  
Soc 200 or Ant 200  

Humanities & Fine Arts: 5 courses

One course will be selected from each of the 4 humanities areas listed below
Art 201, 202; Mus 215; or The 201  
His 154, 155, 205, or 206  
Religion/Philosophy: Any 100-level  
Lit: Any 200-level course (except 204 or 208)  
A fifth common course chosen from any area above.  

 

Math and Natural Sciences: 3 courses

Science: 2 different lab-science courses chosen from different sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics or Animal Science  
Bio 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 111, 112, 206 or 221  
Chm 102 or 108  
Geo 101, 102, 150 or 151  
Phy 101, 111 or 211  
Ans 105  
Ast 106 or 107  
Math: Any 100 or 200-level math  

Health & Physical Education: 3 courses

HPE 220, 221, 222, or 223  
Two activity courses  
Maximum 4 HPE activity courses can go toward degree requirements  

Electives: 2 courses

Courses selected outside the sutdent's major discipline, or minor, if applicable.  May use foreign-language courses to fulfill this requirement  
 

Students need a total of 124 hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 to graduate