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Bachelor of Arts - Communication

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Degree Requirements

39 credits minimum, 24 credits upper division.

Required Courses:

  • COMM 101: Introduction to Mass Communication

  • COMM 231: Media Writing

  • COMM 331: Content Creation for Digital Platforms

  • COMM 350: Communication Theories-Capstone

  • COMM 351: Research Methods

  • Select one of the following:

    • COMM 490: Independent Study

    • COMM 492: Internship

Select one of the following:

  • COMM 306: Business and Professional Communication

  • COMM 342: Principles of Public Relations

  • COMM 344: Storyboarding

  • COMM 346: Advanced Reporting and Editing

  • COMM 348: Website Design and Publishing

  • COMM/BUS 375: Principles of Marketing

  • COMM/BUS 380: Principles of Advertising

  • COMM/BUS 411: Sports-Related Marketing

  • COMM 412: Entertainment Industry Marketing

  • COMM/BUS 442: Advertising Campaigns

  • COMM/BUS 443: Event Planning and Management

  • COMM/BUS 450: Public Relations Campaigns

  • COMM 481: Strategic Communication Campaigns

Select two of the following:

  • COMM 200: Broadcasting and the Media Industry

  • COMM 304: Radio Industry

  • COMM 308: Politics in Cinema

  • COMM 404: Broadcast Sports Production

  • COMM 312: International Media

  • COMM 316: Political Communication

  • COMM 317: Sports, Media and Society

  • COMM 405: Freedom of Communication

  • COMM 406: Legal Issues & the New Media

  • COMM 407: Broadcast News Production

  • FILM 207: Beginning TV Production

  • FILM 208: Beginning Cinema Production

  • FILM 308: Advanced Cinema Production

  • POLS 419: Internet and Politics

Select two of the following:

  • COMM 301: Persuasive Communication

  • COMM 311: Intercultural Communication

  • COMM 315: Small Group Communication

  • COMM 335: Interpersonal Communication

  • COMM 336: Nonverbal Communication

Select one of the following:

  • COMM 431: News Reporting Experience-Echo

  • COMM 434: Radio/Podcast Experience-iCLU

  • FILM 307: Advanced TV Production

Communication Elective Credits - 0 to 1 credits

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