Communication Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
The Communication option in the School of Arts and Communication consists of 48 credits. The undergraduate prerequisite core must be successfully completed before the student applies to the major through the School of Arts and Communication. Until then, students are placed in the Pre-Communication major (major code 979).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisite Core | ||
| COMM 111 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| COMM 114 | *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | 3 |
| COMM 218 | *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| Writing I and Writing II requirements of the baccalaureate core | ||
| A cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better | ||
| Communication Option | ||
| COMM 320 | INTRODUCTION TO RHETORICAL THEORY | 3 |
| COMM 321 | INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION THEORY | 3 |
| Communication Theory | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| ^INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH | ||
| ^SMALL-GROUP COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: THEORIES AND ISSUES | ||
| THEORETICAL ISSUES IN COMMUNICATION INQUIRY | ||
| THEORIES OF CONFLICT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | ||
| Rhetorical Theory | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| ADVANCED ARGUMENTATION | ||
| ^RHETORIC: 500 BC TO 500 AD | ||
| ^RHETORIC: 500 AD TO 1900 | ||
| ^CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF RHETORIC | ||
| ETHICS OF RHETORIC | ||
| Methods | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| COMMUNICATION RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION | ||
| RHETORICAL CRITICISM (or another methods course outside the Dept. of Speech Communication as approved by advisor) | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 24 credits | 24 | |
| Total Hours | 48 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
Electives: 24 credits of electives are required in the Communication option with the following stipulations:
- A minimum of 2.0 GPA in course work used for the option is required (including the prerequisite core).
- One Writing Intensive Course (WIC) in the major is required.
- Six (6) elective credits must be taken at the 400 level. Variable credit courses cannot be used for this requirement.
- Limitations: Only 3 credits maximum of lower-division courses will be allowed for the elective portion of this option.
- Only 6 credits maximum of variable credit course work will apply to this option.
Option Code: 983