Bachelor of Arts—Communication Major (120 hrs.)
A degree in Communication provides students with applied knowledge concerning practical approaches to communication while promoting academic creativity and work-place applicable skills.
The Department of Humanities and Communication promotes the intellectual and personal development of all students through a platform of humanistic experiences and application of concentrated practical communication skills while preparing majors to lead, succeed, and serve in their careers and lives.
Students will be able to:
- Reading: Demonstrate skills in analyzing traditional and digital texts and digital media
- Writing: Possess skill in writing a variety of texts for multiple audiences and purposes
- Researching: Apply appropriate communication field research processes, tools, and methods to critically and credibly engage with key questions in the field.
- Applying: Apply the skills of the communication field to create professional-level products for multiple audiences and multiple contexts using appropriate channels.
- Engaging: Engage with a variety of modes and media from multiple cultures and diverse perspectives intersecting with contemporary issues.
Mission
The Department of Humanities and Communication promotes the intellectual and personal development of all students through a platform of humanistic experiences and application of concentrated practical communication skills while preparing majors to lead, succeed, and serve in their careers and lives.
Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Reading: Demonstrate skills in analyzing traditional and digital texts and digital media
- Writing: Possess skill in writing a variety of texts for multiple audiences and purposes
- Researching: Apply appropriate communication field research processes, tools, and methods to critically and credibly engage with key questions in the field.
- Applying: Apply the skills of the communication field to create professional-level products for multiple audiences and multiple contexts using appropriate channels.
- Engaging: Engage with a variety of modes and media from multiple cultures and diverse perspectives intersecting with contemporary issues.
Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements - 30 hours
Communication – 9 hrs.
Humanities and Social Science – 9 hrs.
| PSY 113 | Principles of Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 3023 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| | Humanities Elective (3) | 3 |
Mathematics and Science – 9 hrs.
| | Mathematics Elective (3) | 3 |
| | Science Elective (3) | 3 |
| | Math or Science Elective (3) | 3 |
Other –3 hrs.
Content Requirements - 58 hours
Required
Capstone and Internship – 3 hrs.
| COM 4013 | Senior Capstone Internship in Communication | 3 |
| | Or | |
| COM 4281 | Senior Communication Project Proposal | 1 |
| | And | |
| COM 4292 | Senior Communication Project | 2 |
Free Electives – 14 hrs.
Electives are determined in conjunction with an advisor and based upon student interest
Career Focused Electives- 15 hrs.
Advisor will assist student to select 15 hours of career-focused electives from the following prefixes:
COM, CSIT, DEI, ENG, HR, HUM, LDR, MGT, MK, POLS, SI, SOC
Total Credit Hours: 120