Communication Major, Mass Communication, BA, CO02

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 33 Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - see below for options
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - fulfilled by COMM 0100  or COMM 0101  
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and 1 without lab - see below for options
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - see below for options
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanites - 3 of 6 hours fulfilled by a modern language course, additional 3 hours see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts - see below for options
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - fulfilled by second modern language course
• Area 5D     2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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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).