Communication Major, Mass Communication, BA, CO02

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 33 Hours

Area 2B fulfilled by COMM 0100  (or COMM 0101  )

Area 5A 3 hours met by a Modern Language course choose one additional course to fulfill Area 5A

Area 5C 3 hours met by an additional Modern Language course

Gen Ed Core 42 Area 1A Social Science: 6 Hours

Area 1 Social and Behavioral Sciences 9 Hours total. Six from Social Science (area 1A) and three from Civics (area 1B).

• ANTH 0101 - General Anthropology 3
• ECON 0101 - Economics of Social Issues 3
• ECON 0201 - Principles of Economics (Macro) 3
• ECON 0202 - Principles of Economics (Micro) 3
• GEOG 0111 - World Regional Geography 3
• HIST 0180 - Modern Global History; 1450-Present 3
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3
• SOC 0110 - Introduction to Sociology 3

Gen Ed Core 42 Area 1B Civics: 3 Hours

Area 1 Social and Behavioral Sciences 9 Hours total. Six from Social Science (area 1A) and three from Civics (area 1B).

• HIST 0110 - United States History 1492-1877 3
• HIST 0120 - United States History 1877 to Present 3
• PSC 0120 - American Government 3

Gen Ed Core 42 Area 2A Written Communication: 6 Hours

Area 2 Communications 9 Hours Total. Six in written communication (area 2A) and three in oral communication (area 2B).

• ENG 0101 - College Composition I (Writing Intensive) 3
• ENG 0102 - College Composition II (Writing Intensive) 3
• ENG 0111 - Advanced College Composition (Writing Intensive) 3

Gen Ed Core 42 Area 2B Oral Communication: 3 Hours

Communications 9 Hours Total. Six in written communication (area 2A) and three in oral communication (area 2B).

• COMM 0100 - Oral Communication 3
• COMM 0101 - Introduction to Human Communication 3
• TH 0220 - Professional Interaction 3

Gen Ed Core 42 Area 3 non-Lab Natural Science: 3 Hours

Area 3 Natural Sciences 7 Hours total. Three from a non-lab course and four from courses with a lab. Must have a minimum of one course with a lab, different disciplines.

• BIO 0102 - General Biology 3
• EH 0107 - Environmental Science 3
• GEOG 0120 - Introduction to Physical Geography 3
• PHYS 0120 - Fundamentals of Physical Science 3
• PHYS 0130 - Astronomy 3

Gen Ed Core 42 Area 3 Natural Science with Lab: 4 Hours

Area 3 Natural Sciences 7 Hours total. Three from a non-lab course and four from courses with a lab. Must have a minimum of one course with a lab, different disciplines.

• BIO 0101 - General Biology 4
• BIO 0108 - Principles of Biology I 3 BIO 108 (3 hrs) and BIO 109 (1 hr) must be taken together
• BIO 0109 - Principles of Biology I Lab 1
• BIO 0121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4
• BIO 0180 - Essential Anatomy & Physiology 4
• CHEM 0121 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences 3 CHEM 121 (3 hrs) and CHEM 122 (1 hr) must be taken together.
• CHEM 0122 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences Laboratory 1
• CHEM 0140 - General Chemistry I 3 CHEM 140 (3 hrs) and CHEM 141 (1 hr) must be taken together.
• CHEM 0141 - Gen Chemistry I Laboratory 1
• GEOG 0201 - Physical Geography 4
• GEOL 0120 - Introduction to Geology 4
• GEOL 0185 - Introduction to Meteorology 4
• PHYS 0121 - Fundamentals of Physical Science with Lab 4
• PHYS 0160 - Elementary College Physics I 4
• PHYS 0270 - General Physics I 4

Gen Ed Core 42 Area 4 Mathematics: 3 Hours

Area 4 Mathematics 3 hours total.

• MATH 0120 - Math for Elementary Teachers II 3
• MATH 0125 - Contemporary Mathematics 3
• MATH 0129 - Finite Mathematics 3
• MATH 0130 - College Algebra 3
• MATH 0135 - Trigonometry 3
• MATH 0140 - Algebra and Trigonometry 5
• MATH 0150 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I 5

Gen Ed Core 42 Area 5A Humanities: 6 Hours

Area 5 14 Hours Total. Humanities 6 hours/Fine Arts 3 hours/Global Competencies 3 hours/Health & Wellness 2 hours

• CHI 0103 - Survival Chinese 5
• CHI 0203 - Intermediate Chinese I (Mandarin) 3
• ENG 0240 - The Short Story 3
• ENG 0250 - Introduction to Literature 3
• ENG 0261 - World Literature I 3
• ENG 0262 - World Literature II 3
• ENG 0271 - British Literature I 3
• ENG 0272 - British Literature II 3
• ENG 0281 - American Literature I 3
• ENG 0282 - American Literature II 3
• FREN 0101 - Beginning French I 3
• FREN 0102 - Beginning French II 3
• HIST 0130 - Western Civilization to 1500 3
• HIST 0140 - Western Civilization since 1500 3
• JPN 0103 - Survival Japanese 5
• JPN 0205 - Basic Japanese Grammar 5
• ML 0150 - East Asian Culture China&Japan 3
• PHIL 0201 - Introduction to Philosophy 3
• PHIL 0212 - Ethics 3
• PHIL 0312 - Biomedical Ethics 3
• SPAN 0100 - Workplace and Travel Spanish 3
• SPAN 0101 - Beginning Spanish I 3
• SPAN 0102 - Beginning Spanish II 3
• TH 0252 - Introduction to Western Drama 3

Gen Ed Core 42 Area 5B Fine Arts: 3 Hours

Area 5 Humanities/Fine Arts/Global Competencies/Health & Wellness 14 Hours Total

• ART 0110 - Art Appreciation 3
• ART 0251 - Art History, Pre-Historic Through Gothic 3
• ART 0252 - Art History, Renaissance through Nineteenth Century 3
• MUS 0101 - Jazz Styles & Appreciation 3
• MUS 0106 - World Music 3
• MUS 0110 - Music Appreciation 3
• TH 0110 - Theatre Appreciation 3

Gen Ed Core 42 Area 5C Global Competencies: 3 Hours

Area 5 14 Hours Total. Humanities 6 hours/Fine Arts 3 hours/Global Competencies 3 hours/Health & Wellness 2 hours

• ANTH 0155 - Physical Anthropology and Archaeology 3
• ANTH 0342 - Comparative Cultures 3
• CHI 0103 - Survival Chinese 5
• CHI 0203 - Intermediate Chinese I (Mandarin) 3
• COMM 0305 - Intercultural Communication 3
• EDUC 0280 - Foundations of Education in a Global Society 3
• FREN 0101 - Beginning French I 3
• FREN 0102 - Beginning French II 3
• GEOG 0111 - World Regional Geography 3
• GEOG 0310 - Human Geography 3
• HIST 0130 - Western Civilization to 1500 3
• HIST 0140 - Western Civilization since 1500 3
• HIST 0150 - Asian Civilizations 3
• HIST 0160 - History of Latin America 3
• HIST 0180 - Modern Global History; 1450-Present 3
• HS 0305 - Intercultural Communication 3
• IB 0310 - International Business 3
• INTS 0201 - Introduction to International Studies 3
• INTS 0306 - Introduction to Global Health 3
• JPN 0103 - Survival Japanese 5
• JPN 0205 - Basic Japanese Grammar 5
• ML 0150 - East Asian Culture China&Japan 3
• PHIL 0320 - Comparative Religion 3
• SOC 0303 - The Arab World 3
• SPAN 0100 - Workplace and Travel Spanish 3
• SPAN 0101 - Beginning Spanish I 3
• SPAN 0102 - Beginning Spanish II 3

Gen Ed Core 42 Area 5D Health and Wellness: 2 Hours

Area 5 14 Hours Total. Humanities 6 hours/Fine Arts 3 hours/Global Competencies 3 hours/Health & Wellness 2 hours

• KINE 0103 - Lifetime Wellness 2

Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 Yours to Lose students only

Modern Language: 10-12 Hours

French or Spanish - 12 Hours of the same prefix

Asian Languages (Chinese and Japanese) - 10-11 Hours, prefixes can be combined

     JPN 0103  and JPN 0205  - 10 Hours

     JPN 0103  and CHI 0103  - 10 Hours

     CHI 0103  , CHI 0203  and ML 0150  - 11 Hours

Communications Requirements: 47 Hours

• COMM 0100 - Oral Communication 3
• COMM 0101 - Introduction to Human Communication 3
• COMM 0111 - Newswriting 3
• COMM 0215 - Interpersonal Communication 3 ***
• COMM 0220 - Practicum in Communications 1

• COMM 220 Practicum  in Communication  1 Hour

  COMM 220 taken twice, two different activities

• COMM 0303 - Advanced Public Speaking 3
• COMM 0310 - Communication Law 3
• COMM 0325 - Broadcast News Reporting 3 ***
• COMM 0330 - Advanced Communications Practicum 1 ***
• COMM 0420 - Mass Communications Theory 3 ***
• COMM 0492 - Communication Issues 3 ***

Electives: 27-29 Hours

As needed to total 120 approved credit hours (including 39 upper division 300-400 level).

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Total Hours: 120

COMM 0100   satisfies 3 hours of General Education Core Requirement area 1A (6 hours required).

One Modern Language course satisfies 3 hours of General Education Core Requirement area 5A (6 hours required). An additional Modern Language course satisfies General Education Core Requirement Area 5C.

Institutional requirement UE 0100  may also be met by HNRS 0101  (2 credit hours).