Majors in Communication Studies may earn a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree with concentrations in Mass Communication or Speech Communication. The core in mass communication is designed to address the nature, responsibilities and effects of print and broadcast media, and computer-mediated communication systems. Speech communication focuses on the verbal and nonverbal aspects of conversations between two people, discussions in small groups, formal presentations before audiences, the targeted messages of advertising and the communication strategies of the mass media.
Major in Communication Studies--Concentration in Mass Communication (30 hours)
- COMM 103 Introduction to Communication (must complete with “B–” or above)
- COMM 210 Mass Communication: Past, Present, Future
- COMM 330 Critical Issues in Mass Communication
- COMM 384 Mass Communication Law
- Two of the following:
- COMM 302 History and Criticism of Public Address
- Senior comprehensive sequence: either COMM 385 Research in Communication, COMM 496 Seminar in Advanced Research Methods; or COMM 302 History and Criticism of Public Address, COMM 495 Seminar in Rhetoric and Criticism
- Two COMM electives
Major in Communication Studies--Concentration in Speech Communication (30 hours)
- COMM 103 Introduction to Communication (must complete with “B–” or above)
- COMM 210 Mass Communication: Past, Present, Future
- Two of the following:
- COMM 200 Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 307 Organizational Communication
- COMM 350 Intercultural Communication
- Two of the following:
- COMM 302 History and Criticism of Public Address
- Senior comprehensive sequence: either COMM 385 Research in Communication, COMM 496 Seminar in Advanced Research Methods; or COMM 302 History and Criticism of Public Address, COMM 495 Seminar in Rhetoric and Criticism
- Two COMM electives
