Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication offers three concentrations: Social Interaction, Technical Communication, and Public Relations. The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree is 120, including Core Curriculum requirement hours. Thirty-nine of the 120 total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level. The College of Liberal and Fine Arts Signature Experience may be fulfilled by successful completion of COM 4533, COM 4723, COM 4813 or COM 4933.

All common Communication degree requirements (COM 2733, COM 3023, COM 3073, COM 3083, COM 3553 or COM 3563, COM 3893, ENG 2413) must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. Students who declare a concentration in Public Relations must complete each course required for the Public Relations concentration (COM 3513, COM 3523, COM 4523, COM 4533) with a grade of “C” or better.

Social Interaction Concentration

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication with a Social Interaction Concentration must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5–9 of this catalog.

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Degree Requirements

1. 33 semester credit hours of required coursework:
   
   
   1. Common Communication degree requirements:

      COM 2733 Introduction to Communication Technologies
      COM 3023 Foundations of Communication
      COM 3073 Conduct of Communication Inquiry
      COM 3083 Language and Communication Theory

      3553 Intercultural Communication
      or
      COM 3563 International Communication

      COM 3893 Organizational Communication
      ENG 2413 Technical Writing

   2. Other required courses:

      COM 3243 Persuasion
      or
      COM 3253 Rhetorical Communication Analysis

      COM 3383 Interpersonal Communication

      COM 3883 Small Group Communication
      or
      COM 4383 Relational Communication

      COM 4813 Theory and Practice of Social Interaction

2. 9 additional semester credit hours in Communication, at least 6 at the upper-division level
   
   
3. 6 semester credit hours in a single foreign language
   
   
4. 15 semester credit hours of approved support work in one of the following areas, 9 semester credit hours of which must be at the upper-division level:
   • intercultural/international studies
   • English language and composition, philosophy, and visual arts
   • social and behavioral sciences
   • business, management, marketing, and information systems
   • other subjects as may be individually justified by the student and approved by the undergraduate advisor.
   
   
5. 15 semester credit hours of free electives

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Technical Communication Concentration

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication with a Technical Communication Concentration must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5–9 of this catalog.

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Degree Requirements

1. 33 semester credit hours of required coursework:
   
   
   1. Common Communication degree requirements:

      COM 2733 Introduction to Communication Technologies
      COM 3023 Foundations of Communication
      COM 3073 Conduct of Communication Inquiry
      COM 3083 Language and Communication Theory

      COM 3553 Intercultural Communication
      or
      COM 3563 International Communication

      COM 3893 Organizational Communication
      ENG 2413 Technical Writing

   2. Other required courses:

      COM 2433 Editing
      COM 3413 Writing for New Media
      COM 3623 Commercial Publications
      COM 4723 Digital Media Production

2. 9 additional semester credit hours in Communication at the upper-division level
   
   
3. 6 semester credit hours in a single foreign language
   
   
4. 15 semester credit hours of support work:
   
   
   1. ACC 2003 Foundations of Accounting
      ECO 2023 Introductory Microeconomics
      FIN 3003 Survey of Finance
      
      
   2. 6 semester credit hours of approved support work in one of the following areas, at the upper-division level:
      • intercultural/international studies
      • English language and composition, philosophy, and visual arts
      • social and behavioral sciences
      • business, management, marketing, and information systems
      • other subjects as may be individually justified by the student and approved by the undergraduate advisor.
        
        
5. 15 semester credit hours of free electives

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Public Relations Concentration

Students who declare a concentration in Public Relations must complete each course required for the Public Relations concentration (COM 3513, COM 3523, COM 4523, COM 4533) with a grade of “C” or better.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication with a Public Relations Concentration must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5–9 of this catalog.

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Degree Requirements

1. 33 semester credit hours of required coursework:
   
   
   1. Common Communication degree requirements

      COM 2733 Introduction to Communication Technologies
      COM 3023 Foundations of Communication
      COM 3073 Conduct of Communication Inquiry
      COM 3083 Language and Communication Theory

      COM 3553 Intercultural Communication
      or
      COM 3563 International Communication

      COM 3893 Organizational Communication
      ENG 2413 Technical Writing

   2. Other required courses: Each of the following required courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

      COM 3513 Writing for Public Relations
      COM 3523 Public Relations
      COM 4523 Case Studies in Public Relations
      COM 4533 Public Relations Planning and Campaigns

2. 9 additional semester credit hours in Communication, at least 6 at the upper-division level
   
   
3. 6 semester credit hours in a single foreign language
   
   
4. 15 semester credit hours of support work:
   
   
   1. ACC 2003 Foundations of Accounting
      ECO 2023 Introductory Microeconomics
      FIN 3003 Survey of Finance
      
      
   2. 6 semester credit hours of approved support work in one of the following areas, at the upper-division level:
      • intercultural/international studies
      • English language and composition, philosophy, and visual arts
      • social and behavioral sciences
      • business, management, marketing, and information systems
      • other subjects as may be individually justified by the student and approved by the undergraduate advisor.
        
        
5. 15 semester credit hours of free electives

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