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Bachelor of
Arts Degree in Communication
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.
Technical Communication Concentration
Students interested in preparing for careers in the news media should
use their Communication and free electives to complete a recommended curriculum
available from the advisor. 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
9-13 of this catalog.
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 2433 Editing
COM 3413 Writing for New Media
COM 3623 Commercial Publications
COM 3633 Professional Presentation
B. 9 additional semester credit hours in Communication at the upper-division
level
C. 6 semester credit hours in a single foreign language
D. 15 semester credit hours of support work:
1. ACC 2013 Principles of Accounting
I
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:
a. Intercultural/international studies
b. English language and composition, philosophy, and visual arts
c. Social and behavioral sciences
d. Business, management, marketing, and information systems
e. Other subjects as may be individually justified by the student and
approved by the undergraduate advisor
E. 18 semester credit hours of free electives, 3 of which must be at the
upper-division level.
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