Communication (B.A.)
Student Learning Outcomes
The Graduates of the Communication program will:
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Use research skills to evaluate current literature in terms of practical applicability.
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Compose written work in the style of the communication professions.
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Employ effective oral and interpersonal communication skills.
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Apply critical thinking, scholarship and knowledge of content to analyze moral and ethical issues in contemporary society and professional communication settings.
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Identify and apply the skills of a specialized area of communication
Recommended
Required
- General Education Requirements
- Internship
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication | 21 | |
| Mass Communication and Society | ||
| Speech | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Writing for Mass Media | ||
| Research Methods in Mass Comm | ||
| Mass Comm Issues/Ethics | ||
COM Elective (Upper-level Communication writing course) | ||
| Required Internship | ||
| Media Internship 1 | ||
| COM Electives | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
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COM 430 credits count toward the 15 credits of Communication Electives. The Internship requirement can be satisfied with internships in other majors or fields, but other internships do not count as Communication Electives.
Note: Communication majors and minors also may choose from the following non-Communication courses to satisfy Communication Department elective semester hour requirements:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 220 | TH3: Intro Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENG 240 | Professional Writing I | 3 |
| ENG 320 | Advanced Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENG 323 | H3:TH3:The Modern Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENG 335 | H2b:TH3:Travel Writing | 3 |
| ENG 340 | H3:TH3:ProfessionalWritingII | 3 |
| ENG 341 | Business Writing | 3 |
| BUS 233 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 430 | Digital Marketing | 3 |
| GD/COM 295 | Graphic Design | 3 |
| GD/COM 296 | Graphic Design II | 3 |