Major Requirements (2001-03, 2003-05, 2005-07, 2007-09 catalogs)
To be accepted as a major in communication, a student must have a 2.25 GPA.
The communication major consists of 39 credits.
Core Courses (12 credits)
- 107 Communication & the Human Condition
- 108 Media and Society
- 209 Communication Research Methods
- 211 Approaches to the Study of Communication
Applied Courses (6 credits)
- 105 Public Speaking
- 250 Media Message Design/ART 104 Introduction to Digital Art
Electives (18 credits)
- Six credits from courses numbered 300-399
- Six credits from courses numbered 400-494
- Three credits from courses numbered 300-494
- Three credits of electives in communication courses at any level to be decided
in consultation with advisor.
495 Senior Seminar (3 credits)
Minor Requirements (2001-03, 2003-05, 2005-07, 2007-09 catalogs)
Core Courses (12 credits)
- COMM 107 Communication & the Human Condition
- COMM 108 Media and Society
- COMM 209 Communication Research Methods
- COMM 211 Approaches to the Study of Communication
In addition to the core requirement, 9 additional credits of communication
must be taken.
At least 6 of these credits must be courses numbered 300 or above. These credits
must be approved in consultation with a communication advisor.
Certificate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution
(2001-03, 2003-05, 2005-07, 2007-09 catalogs)
This certificate program
offers both practical and theoretical training in the skillful and adaptive
management of differences. The program is based on the assumption that communication
is the primary social process, the material means by which people create discord
or harmony, oppression or justice. Effective conflict managment involves the
creation of communication practices that transform situations of conflict into
opportunities to develop both personal strength and compassion for others.This program helps students develop an array of tools for analyzing and interventing in social conflicts. To complete the program, students must complete 3 core courses (9 credits), and 1 elective course (3 credits). The total number of credits required for the certificate is 12.
Core Courses (9 credits)
- Comm 285 Introduction to Conflict Management
- Comm 385 Strategies for Constructive Dialogue
- Comm 485 Designing Conflict Intervention
Elective (3 credits). After consulting an advisor, take one of the following courses
- Comm 363 Communication and Ethnicity
- Comm 370 Communication and Social Change
- Comm 490 Special Topics in Communication
- Hist 260 International Conflict
- Hist 262 Historic Patterns of Peace and Warfare
- Hist 490 Special Topics in History
- Phil 215 Contemporary Moral Problems: Ethics and Conflict
- Phil 220 Politics, Law, and Society
- Phil 320 Value Theory
- Phil 490 Special Topics in Philosophy
- Pols 315 Cultural Diversity and United States Law
- Pols 341 International Conflict and Cooperation
- Pols 490 Special Topics in Political Science
- Soca 233 Criminology
- Soca 234 Juvenile Delinquency/Juvenile Justice
- Soca 323 Institutional Racism in America
- Soca 331 Deviant Behavior
- Soca 354 Status, Class, and Power
- Soca 356 Political Sociology
- Soca 490 Special Topics in Sociology and/or Anthropology
