Communication
Arts Undergraduate
Program of Study
Major Requirements: 69 Semester Hours
Communication
Arts Core: 21 semester hours
Concentration: 24
semester hours
(Production, Journalism, Media
Studies, Speech)
English: 9
semester hours (6 Upper Division)
Computer Literacy for
Communication Arts: COMM 1301 3 hours
Speech 1311 Public
Speaking: 3 hours
Upper Division Courses:
9 hours Total (3 in Communication Arts and 6 in other field)
COMMUNICATION CORE
| Communication Core |
Hours |
| COMM 1301 Introduction to Mass
Communication |
3 |
| COMM 2310Theories of Communication |
3 |
| COMM 2315 Writing for the Media |
3 |
| COMM 4315 Media Ethics |
3 |
| COMM 4328 Internship |
3 |
| COMM 4322 Law and the Media |
3 |
| COMM 4390 Senior Portfolio |
3 |
(All Communication
Arts students must take these) TOTAL 21
CONCENTRATION IN PRODUCTION
| Production Required Courses |
Hours |
| COMM 2320 Audio Production I |
3 |
| COMM 2358 Video Production I |
3 |
| COMM 3359 Video Production II |
3 |
| COMM 3340 Computer Graphics & Visual Communications |
3 |
| Production Electives |
Hours |
| COMM 2357 Intro to Photography |
3 |
| COMM 3320 Aesthetics of Vision and Sound |
3 |
| COMM 3325 Writing the Script |
3 |
| COMM 3330 Impact of Media on Society |
3 |
| COMM 3353 Television Journalism |
3 |
| COMM 3390 Radio Practicum |
3 |
| COMM 3380 Announcing and Performing |
3 |
| COMM 4322 Selected Film Topics |
3 |
| COMM 4358 Producing/Directing Seminar |
3 |
| COMM 4359 Corporate/Educational Video |
3 |
| COMM 4361 Advanced Audio Production |
3 |
| COMM 4399 Selected Topics |
3 |
CONCENTRATION IN JOURNALISM
| Journalism Required Courses |
Hours |
| COMM 2354 Journalism I |
3 |
| COMM 3354 Journalism II |
3 |
| COMM 4347 Electronic Publishing and Web Design |
3 |
| COMM 3355 Publications Practicum |
3 |
| Journalism Electives |
Hours |
| COMM 3330 Impact of Media on Society |
3 |
| COMM 3340 Computer Graphics & Visual Communications |
3 |
| COMM 3353 Television Journalism |
3 |
| COMM 3358 Digital Photography |
3 |
| COMM 3317 Diversity in the Media |
3 |
| COMM 4335 News & Feature Writing |
3 |
| COMM 4347 Electronic Publishing & Web Design |
3 |
| COMM 4348 Journalism History |
3 |
| COMM 4350 Photojournalism |
3 |
| COMM 4352 Radio Journalsim |
3 |
| COMM 4355 Magazine Article Writing |
3 |
| COMM 4399 Selected Topics |
3 |
CONCENTRATION IN MEDIA
STUDIES
| Media Studies Required Courses |
Hours |
| COMM 3330 Impact of Media on Society |
3 |
| COMM 3340 Computer Graphics & Visual Communications |
3 |
| COMM 4305 Communications, Technology and Society |
3 |
| COMM 4310 Communication Research |
3 |
| Media Studies Electives |
Hours |
| COMM 2354 Journalism I |
3 |
| COMM 3320 Aesthetics of Vision and Sound |
3 |
| COMM 3325 Writing the Script |
3 |
| COMM 3353 Television Journalism |
3 |
| COMM 4322 Selected Film Topics |
3 |
| COMM 4348 Journalism History |
3 |
| COMM 4399 Selected Topics |
3 |
CONCENTRATION IN
SPEECH
| Speech Required Courses |
Hours |
| SPCH 2321 Voice and Diction |
3 |
| SPCH 3371 Persuasion |
3 |
| COMM 3340 Computer Graphics & Visual Communications |
3 |
| SPCH 4371 Interpersonal Communications |
3 |
| Speech Electives |
Hours |
| SPCH 2341 Business & Professional Communications |
3 |
| SPCH 3321 Oral Interpretations of Literature |
3 |
| SPCH 3391 Nonverbal Communications |
3 |
| SPCH 4391 Great Speakers of the 20th Century |
3 |
| SPCH 4395 Practicum in Speech |
3 |
