Communication, BA

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First Year

Fall Semester

COMM 1510 - WRITING FOR THE MASS MEDIA 3 Credit Hour(s) ^††
MATH 1050 - FINITE MATHEMATICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
or MATH 1070 - APPLIED ALGEBRA 3 Credit Hour(s)
or MATH 1610 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3 Credit Hour(s) ^G
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
WORLD LANGUAGE (1010) ² Credits / Units: 3
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR ^G Credits / Units: 2

Total Credit Hours: 17

Spring Semester

COMM 2110 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING 3 Credit Hour(s) ^{†† G}
WORLD LANGUAGE (1020)² Credits / Units: 3
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3
LS 1020 - INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION RESEARCH 1 Credit Hour(s)

Total Credit Hours: 13

Second Year

Fall Semester

COMM 2150 - INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 3 Credit Hour(s) ^††
MATH 2410 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS 3 Credit Hour(s) ^G
COMM ELECTIVE ^{†† 3} Credits / Units: 3
HUMANITIES HIST/PHIL GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

COMM ELECTIVE ^††3 Credits / Units: 3
COMM ELECTIVE ^††3Credits / Units: 3
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3
NATURAL SCIENCES GEN ED ^G,1 Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

COMM ELECTIVE ^††3 Credits / Units: 3
COMM ELECTIVE ^††3Credits / Units: 3
COMM ELECTIVE ^††3Credits / Units: 3
SOCIAL SCIENCE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

COMM 3910 - COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH 3 Credit Hour(s) ^††
COMM ELECTIVE ^{†† 3} Credits / Units: 3
COMM ELECTIVE ^{†† 3} Credits / Units: 3
SOCIAL SCIENCE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
FINE ARTS GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

COMM 4530 - COMMUNICATION LAW AND ETHICS 3 Credit Hour(s) ^††
COMM ELECTIVE ^{†† 3} Credits / Units: 3
COMM ELECTIVE ^{†† 3} Credits / Units: 3
NATURAL SCIENCES GEN ED ^G,1 Credits / Units: 3
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

COMM 4980 - PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATION 3 Credit Hour(s) ^††
COMM ELECTIVE ^{†† 3} Credits / Units: 3
ENGL 3730 - FILM CRITICISM 3 Credit Hour(s)
or ENGL 3740 - LITERATURE AND FILM 3 Credit Hour(s)
or ENGL 3800 - CREATIVE WRITING: DRAMA 3 Credit Hour(s)
NATURAL SCIENCES GEN ED ^G,1 Credits / Units: 3
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Total Semester Hours Required: 120

^GGeneral Education Requirement (GER). See the GER section of this catalog for the list of courses that fulfill this requirement if no specific course is listed. Honors equivalents are acceptable for all GER courses.

^††Major course; Grade of “C” or better required.

¹A two-course sequence is required (see GER section of this catalog for options). If the two-course sequence is taken in the physical sciences, the additional three-hour course must be taken from the life sciences, and vice versa.

²Six semester hours in one world language are required.

³COMM electives may be chosen from any COMM course not required in this degree program. At least 9 credits must be at the 3000-4000 level.