Communication Major

Core Requirements (24 credits):

• COMM 204 - Media and Society 3 Credits
• COMM 209 - Introduction to Research in Communication 3 Credits
• COMM 211 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits
• COMM 220 - Multimedia Production I 3 Credits
• COMM 290 - Introduction to Media Writing 3 Credits
• COMM 312 - Persuasion Theories 3 Credits
• COMM 459 - Communication Law 3 Credits
• COMM 495 - Senior Capstone 3 Credits

Major Concentrations (15 Credits):

Every major will complete one of the following concentrations:

Cultural Communication Concentration (15 credits):

• COMM 381 - Political Communication 3 Credits
• COMM 383 - Communication in Everyday Life 3 Credits
• COMM 428 - Media and Identity 3 Credits
• COMM 455 - Organizational Communication 3 Credits
• COMM 483 - Gender Communication 3 Credits

Degree Map Cultural Communication Concentration

This program has the following minimum GPA requirements: 2.00 overall GPA; 2.20 in all Major course work.

Journalism Concentration (15 credits):

• COMM 308 - Journalism History 3 Credits
• COMM 309 - Reporting I 3 Credits
• COMM 409 - Reporting II 3 Credits
• COMM 421 - Investigative Journalism 3 Credits
• COMM 422 - Community Journalism 3 Credits

Degree Map Journalism Concentration

This program has the following minimum GPA requirements: 2.00 overall GPA; 2.20 in all Major course work

Digital and Interactive Media Concentration (15 credits):

• COMM 320 - Multimedia Production II 3 Credits
• COMM 336 - Digital Storytelling 3 Credits
• COMM 420 - Multimedia Production III 3 Credits
• COMM 433 - Media Criticism 3 Credits
• COMM 468 - Media Theory 3 Credits

Degree Map Digital and Interactive Media Concentration

This program has the following minimum GPA requirements: 2.00 overall GPA; 2.20 in all Major course work

Public Relations Concentration (15 credits):

• COMM 368 - Public Relations 3 Credits
• COMM 390 - PR Writing 3 Credits
• COMM 455 - Organizational Communication 3 Credits
• COMM 466 - Contemporary Issues in Public Relations 3 Credits
• COMM 470 - Public Campaigns 3 Credits

Degree Map Public Relations Concentration

This program has the following minimum GPA requirements: 2.00 overall GPA; 2.20 in all Major course work

Health Communication Concentration (15 Credits)

• COMM 326 - Introduction to Health Communication 3 Credits
• COMM 328 - Health Communication Theory 3 Credits
• COMM 333 - Applied Health Communication 3 Credits
• COMM 455 - Organizational Communication 3 Credits
• COMM 470 - Public Campaigns 3 Credits

Degree Map Health Communication

Health Communication Concentration Degree Map

Electives (12 credits):

Every major will complete courses in addition to those required in the core and the declared concentration. Any three-credit-hour Communication course except COMM 202, COMM 101, those required in the core, and those required in a student’s declared concentration may be used to satisfy an elective requirement in the major. A full listing of courses in Communication is available in the undergraduate catalog. Majors may request to substitute one course offered by a different department or program for one elective requirement. Requests will describe the relevance of the course to the student’s program of study and value to professional goals. A list of courses recognized as appropriate substitutes for this requirement based on concentration is maintained in the department.

Students completing more than one concentration will have completed the elective requirement in the major.