Communication Studies - Media and Cultural Studies, BA

Specific General Education Requirement for this Major

• COMM 1000 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 hours

Lower Divison Required Courses (9 hours)

• COMM 1050 - Introduction to Media Communication 3 hours

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• COMM 2010 - Social Statistics 3 hours or
• MATH 2000 - Elementary Statistics I 3 hours

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• COMM 2050 - Communication Theory SW 3 hours

Upper Division Required Courses (9 hours)

• COMM 3010 - History and Theory of Rhetoric SW 3 hours

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• COMM 3020 - Empirical Research Methods in Communication W 3 hours or
• COMM 3030 - Critical Approaches in Communication W 3 hours

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• COMM 4300 - Senior Capstone SW 3 hours

Breadth Requirement (3 hours)

 Select one 2000 level COMM course from the human concentration (H).

Major Electives (18 hours)

• Select an additional six hours of 2000 level COMM courses in media communication (M)  not previously taken.
• Select an additional twelve hours of 3000/4000 level COMM courses in media communication (M) not previously taken. A maximum 3 hours from 1181-2, 2281-2, 3381-2, 4481-2 series (Newspaper Production) and 3 hours of either 3950 and 3951 (Editing and Production I and II) may be applied toward major electives in the Communication Studies Media Concentration major. Additional earned hours in these courses may be applied toward general electives.