Communication Foundation Courses (12 credits)

The communication major is required to take four foundation courses. These courses will be taken during the freshman and sophomore years. The courses are:

• COM 102L - Introduction to Communication 3 Credit(s)
• COM 103L - Digital Toolbox 3 Credit(s)
• COM 101L - Public Presentation 3 Credit(s)
• COM 200L - Communication Research Methods 3 Credit(s)

Communication Concentrations (18 credits)

Communication majors are required to select one of five concentrations that will focus their study of communication on: advertising, communication studies, journalism, public relations, or sports communication. These course requirements constitute a systematic study of the application of communication principles to a particular area of interest or specific profession. The courses which make up the communication concentration requirements provide a focus and depth of study for the communication student.

Communication Electives (15 credits)

Each student is required to take five additional communication elective courses beyond their concentration requirements, two of which can be at the 200 level while the other three must be at the 300-400 level. A student, in consultation with a communication faculty advisor, will select five communication electives. These courses may be drawn from any area of the communication curriculum. These courses could be selected to allow a greater depth in investigating subjects encountered in the communication foundation or concentration requirements. Alternatively, these courses could be designed to broaden a student’s understanding of subjects beyond the student’s specialized concentration.

Note: Internships carry non-liberal-arts elective credits and will not fulfill the above requirements.

Communication Capping Course (3 credits)

• COM 401L - Communication Capping 3 Credit(s)

Courses in Related Fields (6 credits)

Consistent with our mission to prepare communication students to live in a global economy, we require students to take two courses that help them to communicate with diverse audiences. A student may meet this requirement by selecting courses from Modern Language offerings in language (any level) or culture or by selecting courses from the following list or by selecting other suitable courses with the approval of their advisors. 

• Foreign Language and/or Culture requirement 6 Credit(s) (COM LC)

Core/Liberal Studies or other requirements

• ANTH 101L - Introduction to Physical Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 102L - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 231L - American Culture II 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 232L - Religion and Culture 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 233L - Native Americans 3 Credit(s)
• COM 400L - Gender, Culture and Communication 3 Credit(s)
• COM 488L - Comparative Communication Systems 3 Credit(s)
• CRJU 314L - Race and Crime 3 Credit(s)
• CRJU 440L - Cross Cultural Criminal Justice Systems 3 Credit(s)
• ENG 370L - Modern Jewish Literature 3 Credit(s)
• ENG 373L - Literature of the Holocaust 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 234L - African-American History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 263L - Eastern Europe and Russia from 1928 to the Present 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 267L - Women In Asia 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 269L - Modern Asia 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 274L - Modern Latin America 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 285L - The History and Political Culture of Ireland 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 349L - Modern Germany: Between Dictatorship and Democracy 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 355L - History and Politics of the Modern Middle East 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 375L - Race in Latin American History 3 Credit(s)
• INTD 209L - Perspectives on the Humanities 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 213L - Politics of Human Rights 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 321L - Contemporary Political Theory 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 251L - European Politics 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 252L - Comparative Politics of Eastern Europe and Russia 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 271L - Nationalism and Communism in China and Taiwan 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 113L - International Relations 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 280L - Model United Nations 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 285L - The History and Political Culture of Ireland 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 325L - International Political Economy 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 350L - Latin American Politics 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 236L - Politics of Developing Areas 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 355L - The History and Politics of the Modern Middle East 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 290L - International Law and Organization 3 Credit(s)
• REST 209L - World Religions 3 Credit(s)
• REST 225L - Global Liberation Theology 3 Credit(s)
• SOC 220L - Sociology of Religion 3 Credit(s)
• SOCW 395L - Social Work with Diverse Populations 3 Credit(s)

Summary of Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Communication

Total Credit Requirement for Graduation: 120 cr

Recommended Program Sequence for a Bachelor of Arts in Communication

• Recommended Program Sequence for a Bachelor of Arts in Communication