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Communication Studies, Interpersonal Communication Studies Concentration, B.A.

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Degree and Major Requirements

The School of Communication Studies offers the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees with a major in communication studies. Students must take at least 39 hours of work in communication studies beyond the General Education  requirement.

All programs must include at least five elements:

  • 12 hours of required courses.
  • Successful completion of the milestone, Core Assessment in Communication Studies, upon completion of the core requirements
  • 15 hours of courses within distribution areas to meet the school depth requirement.
  • Nine hours of free elective courses in communication studies at the 300 or 400 level and three hours at the 200, 300 or 400 level.
  • 12 hours of course work at the 300 level or above outside of the major program of study; or a second major or minor.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

  • General Education  41 Credit Hours 1
  • Quantitative requirement 3 Credit Hours 2
  • Scientific Literacy requirement 3-4 Credit Hours 2
  • University electives 21-46 Credit Hours 3
  • Major requirements (listed below) 39 Credit Hours
Total: 120 Credit Hours
Footnotes

1 The General Education  program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
2 In addition to course work taken to fulfill General Education  requirement.
3 A minimum of 12 credit hours of university electives must be at the 300 level or above, or students must earn a second major or minor.

Additional Information

In addition, students pursuing a B.S. in communication studies must complete MATH 220. Elementary Statistics [C3QR]  or a school-approved statistics course. School-approved statistics courses include, but are not limited to, COB 191. Business Analytics I . MATH 220  can count as either a General Education  or a B.S. quantitative requirement, but not both.

Major Requirements

Core Requirements

Footnote

1 This course fulfills the College of Arts and Letters  writing-intensive requirement for the major.

Depth Requirement: (15 hours required from the depth areas below)
Communication Skills (choose one): 3 Credit Hours
Communication Research (choose one): 3 Credit Hours
Communication Theory and Context (choose three): 9 Credit Hours

At least one theory and context course requirement must be at the 400-level.

Total: 39 Credit Hours

Interpersonal Communication Studies Concentration Courses

Choose one: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one research requirement:

Choose one: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one: 3 Credit Hours

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Additional Information

Students are encouraged to enroll in SCOM 330  in partial fulfillment of their SCOM elective requirement.

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