Communication and Media Studies, B.A.

Program Requirements

Core Requirements: Minimum of 38 credits in the core curriculum required of all students. Students who enter as first-time freshmen must take an entering freshman and rising junior assessment to complete core requirements.

Other Major Requirements: Grade of C or higher in all major courses.

Graduation Requirements: All graduating seniors are required to complete the Graduating Senior Assessment after completing 90 or more semester hours (including credit by examination), but not later than the graduation semester.

University College Core Curriculum: 38 Credits

Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits

UNIV 101 -UNIV 102 required for all first time students; UNIV 110 required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. UNIV 111 may be required based on academic performance.

Select one option from the following:

Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits

Select two credits from the following:

Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits

MATH 121 may be required based on profile scores. Some core courses require a one-hour lab.

Select one from the following:

Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 7 Credits

At least one natural science class must include its associated lab. Some majors require two lab sciences, increasing requirement to 8 credits.

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Scientific Literacy - Social Sciences: 3 Credits

Select one from the following:

Global Literacy: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 30+ transfer credits from a foreign institution. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Select one from the following:

Ethics and Civic Engagement: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Select three credits from the following:

Program Requirements: 82 Credits

Core Courses for the Major: 30 Credits

Two Skill Building Courses

Media Seminar Course

COMM 332 - Problems in Media Communication
or
COMM 450 - Media Law
COMM 332 and COMM 450 could be seen as an ethics and law requirement for the major.

Academic Catalog

Communication and Media Studies, B.A.

Program Requirements

University College Core Curriculum: 38 Credits

Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits

Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits

Communication Skills - Written Communication: 3 Credits

Communication Skills - Oral Communication: 3 Credits

Information Literacy: 3 Credits

Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits

Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits

Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 7 Credits

Scientific Literacy - Social Sciences: 3 Credits

Humanities and Creative Arts: 3 Credits

Global Literacy: 3 Credits

Ethics and Civic Engagement: 3 Credits

Program Requirements: 82 Credits

Core Courses for the Major: 30 Credits

Two Skill Building Courses

Media Seminar Course

Communication Elective Requirements: 18 Credits

Electives: 28 Credits

Foreign Language Sequence: 6 Credits

Total Credit Hours: 120