Communication Major (Bachelor of Science)

First Year - Credits: 32

• Individual and Society General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
• Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Media Explorations Elective   (Cr: 3)

• CMM 106 - Media and Culture I (Cr: 3)
• CMM 107 - Media and Culture II (Cr: 3)
• CMM 115 - Social Media: Theory and Practice (Cr: 3)
• ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)

Second Year - Credits: 32

• Global Issues General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Science and Technology General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• General Education Elective, one must be 200+   (Cr: 6)
• Media Making Elective  (Cr: 6)
• Media Writing Elective  (Cr: 6)
• Media Explorations Elective (Cr: 3)

• DM 111 - Introduction to Multimedia Narrative (Cr: 3)
• INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)

Third Year - Credits: 31

• Aesthetic Awareness General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
• World Cultures General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
• Media Explorations Elective, must be 300+ level (Cr: 4)  
• General Education Electives, one must be 200+ level   (Cr: 6) 
• Elective (Cr: 6)

• CMM 306 - Social Impact of the Media (Cr: 3)
• CMM 370 - Communication Research Methods (Cr: 3)
• CMM 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
• CMM 380 - Media Ethics (Cr: 3)

Fourth Year - Credits: 30

• Media Explorations elective, must be 300+ level (Cr: 3)  
• Elective  (Cr: 3)

• CMM 400 - Contemporary Explorations in Communication (Cr: 3)
• CMM 415 - Creative Portfolio Development (Cr: 3)

• Or

• CMM 416 - Professional Communication Portfolio (Cr: 3)
• CMM 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
• CMM 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
• CMM 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)

• Or

• CMM 491 - Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)

Media Explorations Electives

Students choose four from the following list. Two must be 300 or 400 level.

• CMM 206 - Race, Ethnicity, and the Media (Cr: 3)
• CMM 315 - Global Mass Communication (Cr: 3)
• CMM 240 - Health Communication (Cr: 3)
• CMM 345 - Media and Cultural Studies (Cr: 3)
• CMM 363 - Women in Media (Cr: 3)
• CMM 372 - Documentary Modes (Cr: 3)
• CMM 400 - Contemporary Explorations in Communication (Cr: 3)
• DM 230 - The Contemporary Television Industry (Cr: 3)
• DM 300 - Contemporary Issues in Journalism (Cr: 3)
• DM 322 - Voice and Articulation (Cr: 3)
• DM 325 - Politics, People & The Press (Cr: 3)
• MCA 103 - Advertising Fundamentals (Cr: 3)
• MCA 203 - Public Relations (Cr: 3)

Media Making Electives

Students choose two from the following list:

• MCA 335 - Social Media Marketing (Cr: 3)
• DM 110 - Introduction to Digital Filmmaking (Cr: 3)
• DM 227 - Multimedia Journalism (Cr: 3)
• DM 260 - Broadcast Journalism (Cr: 3)
• DM 281 - TV Studio Production I (Cr: 3)
• DM 360 - Podcast and Radio Journalism (Cr: 3)

Media Writing Electives

Students choose two from the following list:

• MCA 204 - Promotional Writing and Editing (Cr: 3)
• DM 211 - Fundamentals of Journalism (Cr: 3)
• DM 225 - Sports Journalism (Cr: 3)
• DM 226 - Newsroom (Cr: 3)
• DM 255 - Writing for the Screen (Cr: 3)
• DM 338 - Feature Writing (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the communication program, students will:

• Demonstrate an ability to access, analyze and create media.
• Illustrate critical thinking appropriate to contemporary communication principles and ethics.
• Communicate effectively within the conventions of the communication discipline.
• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the Communication discipline.
• Analyze the central theories, perspectives, principles, and concepts in the Communication discipline.