The Communications Department offers curricula in three
areas: speech, mass communications, and pre-professional speech pathology.
Students majoring in speech prepare for careers in which oral communication
plays a major role. Students majoring in mass communications prepare to
become broadly educated, well-trained communicators in print or broadcast
journalism or public relations. Students majoring in pre-professional speech
pathology learn to diagnose and treat speech, hearing, and language disorders
and ultimately find employment with hospitals, private speech and hearing
centers, health departments, or universities. Since these Speech Pathology
majors ordinarily attend graduate school before entering their professional
careers, they are encouraged to take the Graduate Record Examination during
their senior year. Speech and Pre-professional Speech Pathology courses
have COMM as a prefix and are listed under "Communications" in the back
of this catalog. Mass Communications courses have MCOM as a prefix and
are listed under "Mass Communications" in the back of this catalog.
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| Freshman Year
Communications 125, 135 English 105, 115 Foreign Language History 105, 106 Science with laboratory Mathematics 121 |
Sem. Hrs.
6 6 9 6 4 3 34 |
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Communications 225, 260 Computer Science English (literature) Psychology 152 Political Science 151 Mathematics above 121 Science (two-semester sequence) |
Sem. Hrs.
6 3 6 3 3 3 6 30 |
| JUNIOR YEAR
Communications 320, 330, 331, 355 Communications Electives Philosophy History (American) Economics 205 Approved electives |
Sem. Hrs.
12 3 3 3 3 9 33 |
SENIOR YEAR
Communications 405 Communications (300 or above) Liberal Arts electives (300 or above) Music or Fine Arts (History or Appreciation) Approved electives |
Sem. Hrs.
3 9 9 3 7 31 |
Communications-Speech Minor: The student choosing to minor
in Communications-Speech must earn 21 hours consisting of 9 hours of COMM
135, 355, 340; 6 hours chosen from COMM 333, 330, 405 or 455; 6 hours of
electives from any course in the department including the courses listed
in the required courses for the minor.
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| FRESHMAN YEAR
Mass Communications 115, 151 Communications 135 English 105, 115 History 105, 106 Science with laboratory Mathematics 121 Foreign Language |
Sem. Hrs.
6 3 6 6 4 3 6 34 |
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Mass Communications 201, 253, 270 English (200-level literature) History (American) Mathematics above 121 Science (two-semester sequence) Computer Science Foreign Language Economics (200 level) |
Sem. Hrs.
7 6 6 3 6 3 3 3 37 |
| JUNIOR YEAR
Mass Communications 313, 317, 344 Communications 405 Approved Electives Psychology 152 Drama, Music, or Fine Arts Political Science 151 |
Sem. Hrs.
9 3 6 3 6 3 30 |
SENIOR YEAR
Mass Communications 430, 433, 499 Philosophy Approved electives |
Sem. Hrs.
9 3 15 27 |
Telecommunications (choose 19 hours to transfer from BPCC):
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| FRESHMAN YEAR
Mass Communications 115, 151 Communications 135 English 105, 115 Foreign Language Science with laboratory Mathematics 121 Computer Science |
Sem. Hrs.
6 3 6 6 4 3 3 31 |
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Mass Communications 253, 270 English (literature) Psychology 152 Foreign Language Mathematics above 121 Science (two-semester sequence) History 105, 106 |
Sem. Hrs.
4 6 3 3 3 6 6 31 |
| JUNIOR YEAR
Mass Communications 275, 310, 313, 320 Communications 355 Fine Arts 312 or Mass Communications 280 Marketing 301, 312 History 146 or 456 or 458 Economics (200 level) Political Science 151 |
Sem. Hrs.
12 3 3 6 3 3 3 33 |
SENIOR YEAR
Mass Communications 411, 480, 499 Communications 405 Philosophy Approved Electives Drama, Fine Arts, or Music |
Sem. Hrs.
9 3 3 15 3 33 |