This page is to be used as a planning tool. Your degree audit is the official record of degree requirements. Updated August 2023.

Admission to the major is open. We strongly encourage you to work with Communication Studies advisors. 39 hours are required.

Foundations Coursework (5 classes, 16-17 hours)
Select one course from each of the following 3 pairs below:
  • COMM:1112 Interpersonal Communication OR COMM:1170 Communication in Everyday Life (SS GE)

  • COMM:1117 Advocacy & Argument (QFR GE) OR COMM:1130 The Art of Persuading Others

  • COMM:1174 Media & Society (SS or VC GE) OR COMM: 1168 Music and Social Change (DI GE)
Complete both:
  • COMM:1305 Understanding Communication: Social Scientific Approaches
  • COMM:1306 Understanding Communication: Humanistic Approaches

 

Intermediate Coursework (12 hours / 4 courses minimum)

COMM:1809 Social Marketing Campaigns
COMM:1816 Business and Prof. Communication
COMM:1818 Communication Skills for Leadership
COMM:1819 Organizational Leadership
COMM:1830 Communication Skills for Community Engagement
COMM:1840 Introduction to Media Production
COMM:1845 Short-Form Media Production
COMM:1898 Intro to Latina/o/x Communication and Culture
COMM:2010 Communication and Organizational Culture
COMM:2011 Group Communication
COMM:2020 Health Communication
COMM:2030 Sexual Communication
COMM:2040 Communication & Conflict
COMM:2041 Gender, Communication, and Culture
COMM:2042 Intercultural Communication
COMM:2044 Political Communication
COMM:2045 Gender, Sexuality, and Space
COMM:2048 Transforming Media: From Telegraph to Internet
COMM:2051 Politics of Popular Culture
COMM:2053 Secrets, Confidences, and Lies: Privacy Mgmt.
COMM:2054 Movements, Protests, and Resistance

COMM:2057 Introduction to Computer-Mediated Communication
COMM:2060 Public Relations, Publicity Stunts, and Pranks
COMM:2064 Media, Advertising, and Society
COMM:2065 Television Criticism
COMM:2069 Black Television Culture
COMM:2070 Social Media and Society
COMM:2072 African American Popular Culture
COMM:2075 Gender, Sexuality, and Media
COMM:2076 Race, Ethnicity, and Media
COMM:2077 Writing and Producing Television
COMM:2078 Audio Production/Podcast
COMM:2079 Digital Media and Religion
COMM:2080 Public Life in the US: Religion and Media
COMM:2085 Media Industries and Organizations
COMM:2086 Global Media Studies
COMM:2087 Copyright Controversies
COMM:2088 Media and Democracy
COMM:2090 Topics in Communication Studies
COMM:2091 Organizational Communication
COMM:2248 The Invention of Writing

Capstone Coursework (3 hours / 1 course minimum)
Prerequisites: Completion of at least 4 of 5 Foundations AND 2 courses of Intermediate Coursework

COMM:4131 Globalization and Culture
COMM:4140 Communication & Relationships
COMM:4146 Corporate Advocacy and Public Relations
COMM:4147 Family Communication
COMM:4154 Magic Machines: Technology and Social Change
COMM:4157 Advanced Topics in Communication Studies

COMM:4163 The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication
COMM:4168 Rhetoric of the Body
COMM:4169 Feminist Rhetorics
COMM:4174 Communication, Technology, and National Security
COMM:4183 Networking America: The Cultural History of Broadcasting

Additional Coursework - other options (no minimum)
Prerequisites are course specific

COMM:2800 Intro to Latin American Studies
COMM:2813 Practicum in Debate (1)
COMM:2821 Oral Interpretation

COMM:2828 Experiential Learning in Communication Studies (1-3)
COMM:2897 Independent Study (variable credit)
COMM:2899 Honors Thesis (3)

Required Additional Hours

Additional hours needed to complete the 39 hour major requirement can be taken in the Intermediate, Capstone, or Additional Coursework sections.