2011-2012 Catalog

Nov 24, 2024

2011-2012 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication Studies - Human Communication, BA

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Students who enter the College fall semester 2011 or later must fulfill Rhetorica Program requirements for graduation. Click here to view the Rhetorica Program and requirement information .

Area I

Essential Skills (12 semester hours)

ENGL 1101 - Composition I 3 hours
ENGL 1102 - Composition and Literature 3 hours
MATH 1101 - College Algebra 3 hours or
MATH 1110 - Math Modeling 3 hours
COMM 1000 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 hours or
COMM 1100 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 hours

Area II

Humanities/Fine Arts (21 semester hours)

Foreign Language Sequence 6 hours

Area III

Science and Technology (14-15 semester hours)

Select two lab science courses 8 hours
Select
Math/Science elective
3-4 hours
CSCI 1100 - Introduction to Personal Computing 3 hours ¹

Area IV

Social Sciences (15 semester hours)

POLI 1100 - American Government 3 hours
PSYC 1102 - Introduction to Psychology 3 hours
Select two
Social Science Electives
6 hours

Select One:

HIST 1111 - Survey of Civilization I 3 hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of Civilization II 3 hours
HIST 2111 - American History I 3 hours
HIST 2112 - American History II 3 hours

Area V

Courses related to the Program of Study (39 semester hours)

Required for the Major

COMM 1000 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 hours or
COMM 1100 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 hours (select the one not already completed in Area I above)
COMM 1050 - Introduction to Media Communication 3 hours
COMM 2010 - Social Science Statistics 3 hours
COMM 2050 - Communication Theory 3 hours
COMM 3010 - Rhetoric of Persuasion 3 hours
COMM 3020 - Research Methods in Communication 3 hours

Senior Capstone: Select one from the following.

COMM 4000 - History and Critique of Public Address 3 hours
COMM 4100 - Ethnography and Narrative Inquiry 3 hours
COMM 4200 - Intergroup Communication and Social Dominance 3 hours
COMM 4300 - Senior Media Capstone 3 hours

Human Communication Courses (18 semester hours)

Restricted Electives: Select two from this category.

COMM 2100 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hours
COMM 2200 - Intercultural Communication 3 hours
COMM 2300 - Language and Social Interaction 3 hours
COMM 2310 - Nonverbal Communication 3 hours

Additional Requirements (18-19 semester hours)

Electives 16-17 hours
Physical Education 2 hours²

Total Hours for Graduation: 120 hours

Note:

¹ Computer proficiency may be demonstrated through examination

² Physical Education courses may not be used as general electives.