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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication - Media Communication Concentration (BA)

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Please refer to the Four-Year Plan for departmental recommended path towards graduation.

Program Educational Goals:

Describe the communication discipline and its central questions.
Engage in communication inquiry.
Create messages appropriate to the audience, purpose and context.
Utilize communication to embrace difference, and apply ethical principles and practices.
Critically analyze messages.
Analyze and potentially influence public discourse.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
University Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

College Requirements:

College Breadth Requirements:

The College Breadth requirements are in addition to the University Breadth requirement. Up to three credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy these College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements. Minimum grade C- required for courses used to satisfy College Breadth.

GROUP A: Creative Arts and Humanities (Nine credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units)
GROUP B: History and Cultural Change (Nine credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units)
GROUP C: Social and Behavioral Sciences (Nine credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units)
GROUP D: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (Ten credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units and including a minimum of one course with an associated laboratory)

*If the grade earned is sufficient, a course may be applied toward more than one requirement (e.g., breadth and major requirements), but the credits are counted only once toward the total credits for graduation. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisfy the distribution requirement.

Foreign Language:

Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 202) in an ancient or modern language with minimum grades of D-.
- The number of credits (0-12) needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language.
  - Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department.

Mathematics:

The math requirement must be completed by the time a student has earned 60 credits. Students who transfer into the College of Arts and Sciences with 45 credits or more must complete this requirement within two semesters.

Complete one of the following four options (minimum grade D-):

Option One:

MATH 113 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit(s): 3 (designed for students who do not intend to continue to the study of mathematics)

Option Two:

One of the following:

MATH 114 - College Mathematics and Statistics Credit(s): 3 (designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)
MATH 115 - Pre-Calculus Credit(s): 3 (designed for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics)
MATH 117 - Pre-Calculus for Scientists and Engineers Credit(s): 4 (designed to prepare students for MATH 241 )

Option Three:

Successful completion of any 200-level or higher mathematics course except: MATH 201 , MATH 202 , MATH 205 , MATH 251 , MATH 252 , MATH 253 , and MATH 266 .

Option Four:

Successful performance on a proficiency test in mathematics administered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences (0 credits awarded).

Second Writing Requirement:

A Second Writing Requirement approved by the College of Arts and Sciences. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours, completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the section enrolled must be designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed.

Communication Major Requirements:

A minimum grade of C- must be earned in all required Communication courses. 33 COMM credits minimum, 45 COMM credits maximum. All 4xx COMM courses may be limited to Communication majors. COMM 245 , COMM 256 , COMM 301 , and COMM 230 comprise the four core courses in the communication interest major.

COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation Credit(s): 3
COMM 245 - Media and Society Credit(s): 3
COMM 256 - Philosophy of Communication Credit(s): 3
COMM 301 - Introduction to Communication Research Methods Credit(s): 3
COMM 230 - Communication and Interpersonal Behavior Credit(s): 3

Concentration Requirements:

COMM 345 - Legal Issues of the Mass Media Credit(s): 3
COMM 370 - Theories of Media Communication Credit(s): 3

Two of the following:

COMM 418 - Advanced Topics in Media Communication Credit(s): 3-9
COMM 423 - Communication, Advertising, and the Consumer Credit(s): 3
COMM 424 - Media Message Analysis Credit(s): 3
COMM 425 - Advanced Topics in Politics and Broadcast Journalism Credit(s): 3-9
COMM 426 - Broadcast News Documentary Credit(s): 3
COMM 427 - Broadcast News Credit(s): 3
COMM 431 - Politics and Entertainment Credit(s): 3
COMM 450 - Media Effects Credit(s): 3
COMM 452 - Communication and Persuasion Credit(s): 3
COMM 453 - Health Communication Credit(s): 3
COMM 454 - Children and the Media Credit(s): 3
COMM 458 - Science Communication Credit(s): 3
COMM 476 - Social Media and Communication Credit(s): 3
POSC 413 - Topics in American Politics Credit(s): 3

Communication Electives:

A minimum of six COMM elective credits are required. Students may not take more than 18 credits of COMM electives so that the 45 credit limit for COMM coursework is not exceeded. COMM 212 cannot be used towards this elective requirement.

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.