Requirements
for the Communication Major
The communication
major requires the completion of 33 credits with a grade of C or better
in each course (if the course is to count toward the major). The distribution
of courses is:
Three core courses (all required). Each is a prerequisite for
a specific upper level course.
- COMMRC
0300 (Communication Process)
- COMMRC
0310 (Rhetorical Process)
- COMMRC
0320 (Mass Communication Process)
Two skills
courses:
- COMMRC
0520 (Public Speaking) REQUIRED and one of the following:
- COMMRC
0500 (Argument), 0510 (Debate), 0530 (Interpersonal) Communication,
0540 (Discussion), or 0550 (Speech Communication).
Six upper
level courses which focus on specific topics or contexts of communication.
Since these courses require substantive research and writing components,
completion of the composition requirement is a prerequisite.
The major also has the following
rules and requirements:
The Communication
Department offers 3 Special Project courses (not required).
- COMMRC 1710 (Senior Thesis in Communication), requires a QPA of
3.00 for enrollment
- COMMRC 1900
(Communication Internship), requires a QPA of 2.75 and mandatory seminar
attendance;
- COMMRC 1901
(Independent Study), requires a QPA of 3.00).
- Only COMMRC
1710 counts toward the Major. The others will fulfill elective credits.
Although
any department could be a related area, past majors often have selected
political science, sociology, business, English writing, psychology,
anthropology, or history.
Students who plan
to do graduate work in communication are advised to do additional work
in a foreign language.
