Communication Studies, B.S.

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Complete the Following

Students must complete the following courses:

ENGL 1000 - Interpretation 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
COMM 2000 - Intro to Communication Studies 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
COMM 2100 - History of the Media 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
ENGL 3000 - Literary and Cultural Theory 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)

Media Production Courses

*Students must complete three courses in Media Production. See choices below.

Choose One Course

One of these courses must be from the following list of courses:

CRWT 3200 - Reading and Writing Creative Nonfiction 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
ENGL 3450 - Writing for New Media 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)

Choose Two Courses

The other two can be selected from the list of courses above or from the following courses:

*Other occasionally offered courses may count in the production sequence. See department chair for approval.

ARTS 1400 - Beginning Digital Arts 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
ARTS 2400 - Intermediate Digital Arts 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
COMM 2200 - Public Speaking 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
MRKT 3000 - Principles of Marketing 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
COMM 3850 - Internship 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
COMM 3852 - Internship 2 Semester Hours (C- or higher)

Conceptual, Historical, and/or Theoretical Electives

Students must also take two conceptual, historical, and/or theoretical electives from the Communication Studies offerings. One of these courses must have a COMM designation at the 3000-level or above. The other one elective can be a department-approved interdisciplinary course at the 2000-level or above.

COMM 3/4### (C- or higher)
XXXX 2/3/4### (C- or higher) course

Senior Seminar and Comprehensive Exam

Students must complete a comprehensive exam in their major and the senior seminar:

COMM 4900 - Digital Media Rhetoric 4 Semester Hours (C- or higher)
Comprehensive Exam