COMM 2371. Students may test out of 2300 with department exam.
Print Media Concentration
Requirements (15 hours)
COMM 2372 Mass Media and Society
COMM 3311 Public Affairs Reporting
COMM 3313 News Gathering and Investigation
COMM 4311 News Editing
COMM 4371 Communication Law and Society
Electives (12 hours)
Recommended electives
COMM 3317 Photography
COMM 3331 Graphics of Print Media
COMM 3333 Ad Layout and Copy
COMM 3351 General Semantics
COMM 3357 New Communication Technologies
COMM 4300 Communication Internship
COMM 4312 Feature Writing
COMM 4350 Selected Topics
COMM 4372 Methods of Research in Communication
Organizational Communication/Public Relations Concentration
Requirements (15 hours)
COMM 3311 Public Affairs Reporting
COMM 3321 Public Relations
COMM 3354 Small Group Communication
COMM 3355 Organizational Communication
COMM 4372 Methods of Research in Communication
Electives (12 hours)
Recommended electives
COMM 3353 Intercultural Communication
COMM 3357 New Communication Technologies
COMM 4300 Communication Internship
COMM 4323 Case Studies in Public Relations
COMM 4350 Selected Topics
COMM 4355 Advanced Organizational Communication
COMM 4371 Communication Law and Society
Media Advertising Concentration
Requirements (15 hours)
COMM 2330 Principles of Advertising
COMM 3331 Graphics of Print Media
COMM 3333 Ad Layout and Copy
COMM 3335 Advertising Campaigns
COMM 4371 Communication Law and Society
Electives (12 hours)
Recommended electives
COMM 3317 Photography
COMM 3321 Public Relations
COMM 3353 Intercultural Communication
COMM 3357 New Communication Technologies
COMM 4300 Communication Internship
COMM 4330 Media Planning
COMM 4335 Advanced Advertising Campaigns
COMM 4350 Selected Topics
COMM 4372 Methods of Research in Communication
Electronic Media Concentration
Requirements (15 hours)
COMM 2343 Audio in Media
COMM 2372 Mass Media and Society
COMM 3341 Writing for Electronic Media
COMM 4341 Advanced Writing for Electronic Media
COMM 4371 Communication Law and Society
Electives (12 hours)
Recommended electives
COMM 2342 Introduction to Video Systems
COMM 3342 Advanced Electronic Media Systems
COMM 3344 Media Programming for Radio and Television
COMM 3357 New Communication Technologies
COMM 4300 Communication Internship
COMM 4330 Media Planning
COMM 4350 Selected Topics
COMM 4372 Methods of Research in Communication
Communication Studies Concentration
Requirements (15 hours)
COMM 2350 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
COMM 2352 Persuasion and Social Influence
COMM 3357 New Communication Technologies
COMM 4352 Contemporary Rhetoric
COMM 4372 Methods of Research in Communication
Electives (12 hours)
Recommended electives
COMM 3351 General Semantics
COMM 3353 Intercultural Communication
COMM 3354 Small Group Communication
COMM 3355 Organizational Communication
COMM 4300 Communication Internship
COMM 4350 Selected Topics
COMM 4355 Advanced Organizational Communication
COMM 4359 Seminar in Communication
COMM 4371 Communication Law and Society
Minor in Communication (18 hours)
COMM 1370, 2371, 3371, and nine hours of upper-division Communication courses. A MINOR PROGRAM REQUEST FORM including departmental approval must be filed with the department.
Teacher Certification
Students seeking the BA degree in Communication may choose a minor in secondary teacher education with certification in Journalism or Speech. The Print Media Concentration with a minor in secondary education will lead to certification in journalism. The Electronic Media Concentration will also lead to certification in Journalism, provided that COMM 3311, 3313, and 4311 are taken as part of the degree plan electives. The Communication Studies Concentration with a minor in secondary education will lead to certification in speech.