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.
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
1. Engaging: Develop the skills and cultural competencies to interact substantively with diverse texts, perspectives, individuals, and communities.
2. Evaluating: Analyze media and culture using appropriate research processes, tools, and methods.
3. Creating: Apply key messaging techniques creatively, effectively, and responsibly across audiences, contexts, and channels.
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 - 90 hours
Required - 58 hrs
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