Foundation Courses

• MEDA 145 - Media in America
• COMM 200 - Interpersonal Communication
• COMM 220 - Intercultural Communication
• COMM 249 - Persuasion
• COMM 398 - Communication Research

Communication Studies Requirements:

• COMM 370 - Effective Presentations
• COMM 399 - Internship in Comm Studies
• COMM 450 - Intergrated Comm Strategies *

Communication Studies Elective:

Communication Studies majors select 6 additional courses from the following categories.

Other options include COMM 295 - Topics in Comm Studies , COMM 397 Independent Study Comm Studies  and additional internships (at least one course per category):

Theatre Arts Minor

15 Credits
Students who choose to minor in Theatre Arts can complete it with 15 credits earned through five of the courses listed below. *At least TWO of these courses must be selected from the COMM/MEDA performance selections (246, 262, 263, 282).

• COMM 246 - Voice, Acting, and Character
• COMM 262 - Introduction to Acting
• COMM 263 - Scene Performance
• COMM 282 - Acting Workshop
• ENGL 265 - Introduction to Playwriting
• ENGL 280 - History of Drama
• ENGL 281 - Modern Drama
• ENGL 315 - Shakespeare
• ENGL 316 - Shakespeare’s Tragedies

Note(s)

With approval from the Program Director, other electives may be substituted based on the student’s career interests. Up to nine credits of internships may be earned by a student majoring in Communication Studies.

*Core Course for the Communication Studies program and must be taken at a registered campus. All Communication Studies majors must take this course. This course cannot be substituted.