Foundation Courses

• COMM 200 - Interpersonal Communication
• COMM 220 - Intercultural Communication
• COMM 249 - Persuasion
• COMM 398 - Communication Research

Specialization Requirements

• COMM 225 - Visual Communication
• COMM 370 - Effective Presentations
• COMM 450 - Intergrated Comm Strategies *
• COMM 154 - Promotional Writing
• COMM 252 - Public Relations Strategy
• COMM 399 - Internship in Comm Studies

Specialized Elective Categories

In addition, students who choose the major in Communication Studies with a Specialization in Public Relations must select four courses (twelve credits) in any combination from these four Specialized Elective Categories.

Other options include COMM 295 Topics in Comm Studies  and COMM 397 Independent Study Comm Studies .  

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 specialization electives may be substituted based on the student’s career interests. Up to nine credits in internships may be earned by a student majoring in communication studies.

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