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The Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication offers four areas of concentration: speech communication, technical communication, electronic media, 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.

Speech 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 Speech 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 9-13 of this catalog. Top

Degree Requirements

A. 30 semester credit hours of required coursework:

1. Common Communication degree requirements

ENG 2413 Technical Writing
COM 2213 Foundations of Communication
COM 2733 Introduction to Communication Technologies
COM 3073 Conduct of Communication Inquiry
COM 3083 Language and Communication Theory

COM 3553 Intercultural Communication
or
COM 3563 International Communication

2. Other required courses:

COM 2113 Public Speaking
COM 3243 Persuasion
COM 3253 Rhetorical Communication Analysis
COM 3383 Interpersonal Communication

B. 9 additional semester credit hours in Communication at the upper-division level

C. 6 semester credit hours in a single language other than English

D. 15 semester credit hours of approved support work in one of the following areas, 12 of which must be at the upper-division level:

1. Intercultural/international studies
2. English language and composition, philosophy, and visual arts
3. Social and behavioral sciences
4. Business, management, marketing, and information systems
5. Other subjects as may be individually justified by the student and approved by the undergraduate advisor

E. 18 semester credit hours of free electives

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