Major Requirements

The major in communication requires the study of core knowledge and skills running across communication fields while also allowing students a degree of specialization through individualized selection of nearly half of the major's required courses. Typically, students tend to focus on one of three primary areas: journalism, film and media study (including both scholarly and production courses), and business-oriented communication such as advertising and public relations.

Major: Communication (BA)

Course Number And Title	Sem. Hrs.
COMM 101 Introduction to Media Studies	4
JOUR 201 Writing for the Mass Media	4
COMM 221 Understanding Film	4
COMM 321 Theories of Mass Communication	4
COMM 331 Mass Communication Research Methods	4
COMM 411 Senior Seminar in Communication Studies	4
COMM 481 Internship in Communication	4
Five of the following: COMM 222: Public Speaking COMM 250: Introductory Filmmaking COMM 300: Media Law and Ethics COMM 312: The Art of Animation COMM 320: Experimental Film and Video COMM 325: Organizational Communication COMM 326: Persuasion and the Media COMM 327: Children, Teens, and the Media COMM 333: Special Topics in Media Studies COMM 335: Christian Theology and Film COMM 350: Advanced Filmmaking JOUR 210: Media Writing Workshop JOUR 328: Public Relations JOUR 333: Special Topics in Journalism JOUR 397: Feature Writing JOUR 435: Advanced Newswriting	20
Total	48

Minor: Communication

Course Number And Title	Sem. Hrs.
COMM 101 Introduction to Media Studies	4
JOUR 201 Introduction to Journalism	4
One course in Communication or Journalism at any level (see advisor)	4
Three courses in Communication or Journalism at the 300/400 level	12
Total	24