Nov 30, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication Studies, Public Relations Studies Concentration, B.A.


Communication Studies Requirements for B.A. degree


Required Courses


  • General Education  41 Credit Hours 1
  • Foreign language classes (intermediate level required) 0-14 Credit Hours 2
  • Philosophy course (in addition to General Education courses) 3 Credit Hours
  • University electives 11-49 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 The foreign language requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of the second semester of the intermediate level of the student’s chosen language (typically 232) or by placing out of that language through the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures’ placement test.
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.

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 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


Advanced Public Relations Skills: Choose one: 3 Credit Hours


Public Relations in Context: Choose one: 3 Credit Hours


Total: 21 Credit Hours