Communication Studies B.A.

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies

College of the Arts and Media

Degree Specific Credits: 39-40

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2021-22

Note: To graduate with a degree in Communication Studies, the student must complete 36 COMX credits with 18 of those credits in courses numbered 300 or above. Students must also complete an approved Statistics course (3 credits). A maximum of 6 credits in COMX 312 and a maximum of 6 credits in COMX 398 may count toward a major in Communication Studies.

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Lower-Division Core Courses		12
Upper-Division Core Courses		6
Research
Upper-Division Writing
Additional Major Electives		18
Statistics Requirement		3-4
Total Hours		39-40

Lower-Division Core Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
COMX 111A	Introduction to Public Speaking	3
COMX 115S	Introduction to Interpersonal Communications	3
COMX 220S	Introduction to Organizational Communication	3
COMX 240H	Introduction to Rhetorical Theory	3
Total Hours		12

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Core Courses

Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 6 total credits required.

Research

Note: Students taking COMX 460 in the fall semester will also be required to take COMX 461. Those taking COMX 460 in the spring or summer are exempt from this requirement.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
COMX 460	Research Methods	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Writing

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3
COMX 347	Rhetoric, Nature, and Environmentalism
COMX 413	Communication and Conflict-Writing
COMX 414	Communication in Personal Relationshps
COMX 421	Communication in Nonprofit Organizations
COMX 422	Communication and Technology
COMX 424	Risk, Crisis, and Communication
COMX 445	Rhetorical Criticism and Theory
COMX 447	Rhetorical Contruction of Women
COMX 449	Rhetoric of Women's Activism
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Additional Major Electives

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 18 COMX credits to achieve a total of 36 COMX credits for the degree.		18
Total Hours		18

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Statistics Requirement

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3-4
EDU 421	Statistical Procedures in Educ
PSYX 222	Psychological Statistics
SOCI 202	Social Statistics
STAT 216	Introduction to Statistics
Total Hours		3-4

Minimum Required Grade: C-