Communication Studies - Human Communication, BA

Essential Skills (12 semester hours)

• ENGL 1101 - Composition I 3 hours
• ENGL 1102 - Composition and Literature 3 hours

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• MATH 1101 - College Algebra 3 hours or
• MATH 1110 - Math Modeling 3 hours

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• COMM 1000 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 hours

Humanities/Fine Arts (21 semester hours)

•  Foreign Language Sequence 6 hours

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

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

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

Restricted Electives (6 semester hours)

Select an additional six hours of 2000 level COMM courses in Human Communication not listed in courses “required for the major”. 

• COMM 2100 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hours (H)
• COMM 2200 - Intercultural Communication 3 hours (H)
• COMM 2300 - Language and Social Interaction 3 hours (HM)
• COMM 2900 - Media Writing and Reporting 3 hours (HM)
• COMM 2981 - Independent Study in Human Communication 1-3 hours (H)
• COMM 2996 - Special Topics in Human Communication 1-3 hours (H)

Breadth Requirement (3 semester hours)

  Select one 2000 level COMM course from the media concentration:

• COMM 2700 - Media Audiences and Effects 3 hours (M)
• COMM 2800 - Introduction to Information Society 3 hours (M)
• COMM 2810 - Introduction to Media Literacy 3 hours (M)
• COMM 2830 - Media Ethics 3 hours (M)
• COMM 2900 - Media Writing and Reporting 3 hours (HM)
• COMM 2980 - Independent Study in Media Communication 1-3 hours (M)
• COMM 2998 - Special Topics in Media Communication 1-3 hours (M)

Major Electives (12 semester hours)

 Select an additional twelve hours of 3000/4000 level COMM courses in Human Communication not listed in courses “required for the major”.

• COMM 3000 - Communication, Gender, and Identity 3 hours (HM)
• COMM 3050 - Family Communication 3 hours (H)
• COMM 3100 - Conflict and Communication 3 hours (H)
• COMM 3200 - Deception 3 hours (H)
• COMM 3300 - Small Group 3 hours (H)
• COMM 3310 - Nonverbal Communication 3 hours (H)
• COMM 3350 - Communication and Sport 3 hours (HM)
• COMM 3400 - Organizational Communication 3 hours (H)
• COMM 3500 - Health Communication 3 hours (H)
• COMM 3600 - Advanced Public Speaking 3 hours (H)
• COMM 4100 - Ethnography and Narrative Inquiry 3 hours (H)
• COMM 4200 - Intergroup Communication and Social Dominance 3 hours (H)
• COMM 4981 - Independent Study in Human Communication 1-3 hours (H)
• COMM 4996 - Special Topics in Human Communication 1-3 hours (H)