BA Major in Communication

B.A., Major in Communication

Major Requirements*​

• COMM105 Introduction to Communication Theory (3 hours)
• COMM101 Survey of Mass Communications (3 hours)
• COMM110 Media Writing (3 hours)
• COMM204 Introduction to Digital Media Studies (3 hours)
• COMM250 Media Law and Ethics (3 hours)
• COMM497 Communication Capstone (3 hours) 

Communication (select two courses from the following): 

• COMM202 Oral Storytelling (3 hours)
• COMM203 Interpersonal Communication (3 hours)
• COMM215 Intercultural Communication (3 hours)
• COMM305 Advanced Topics in Communication Studies (3 hours)
• COMM315 Persuasion (3 hours)
• COMM410 Theories of Human Communication (3 hours) 

Media (select two courses from the following): 

• COMM207 Social Media (3 hours)
• COMM211 Introduction to Cinema (3 hours)
• COMM246 History of Television (3 hours)
• COMM248 History of Cinema (3 hours)
• COMM262 Science Fiction TV (3 hours)
• COMM304 Advanced Topics in Media (3 hours)
• COMM348 International Cinema: Western Culture (3 hours)
• COMM349 International Cinema: Asian Culture (3 hours) 

Production (select two courses from the following): 

• COMM205 Introduction to Photography (3 hours)
• COMM209 Video Production (3 hours)
• COMM216 Composing with Paint and Draw (3 hours)
• COMM313 Digital Storytelling (3 hours)
• COMM320 Advanced Website Design: Graphic Techniques (3 hours)
• COMM411 Social Media Production & Theory (3 hours) 

Writing (select two courses from the following): 

• COMM218 Media Development (3 hours)
• ENG 280 Digital Literacy (3 hours)
• ENG 340 Language: Structure & Meaning (3 hours)
• ENG 426 Professional Writing (3 hours)
• ENG 445 Creative Nonfiction (3 hours)

Course Descriptions

*2024-2025 Course Catalog