2018-2019 Catalog

Major: Communication Arts, B.A. (0601), 45 Credits

General Education: 42 Credits; Major: 45 Credits; Elective Credits: 33 Credits

Communication and Media Arts Division Goals

  • Demonstrate knowledge of how communication affects individuals, society, and/or diverse public/professional groups.
  • Produce oral, written, or mediated communication that engages with culturally relevant and/or social justice issues.

Communication Arts Major Goals

  • Demonstrate knowledge of how communication theory shapes individual, group, and/or organizational behavior.
  • Creatively analyze and criticize communication texts using appropriate vocabulary.

Required Courses: (27 credits)

COMM 104INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

COMM 107PRIN/THEORIES OF COMMUNICATION

COMM 112STORYTELLING ACROSS MEDIA

COMM 131INTRO TO CINEMA STUDIES

COMM 230CULTURAL HISTORY OF MEDIA

COMM 236PUBLIC SPEAK IN A DIGITAL AGE

COMM 250INTRO ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNIC

COMM 308ST: COMMUNICATION

COMM 450RESEARCH SEMINAR

COMM 308: Can be repeated with a different communication campaigns theme.

Select six COMM courses, four of which must be at the 300 level or higher (18 credits)

A maximum of 3 internship credits can be applied towards the major.