General Requirements (Core Areas A - E) Credit Hours: 42

Additional Requirements Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18

• COMM 1100 - Human Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 1110 - Public Speaking (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 2332 - Media and Society (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 2330 - Introduction to Communication Research (3 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 18

• COMS 3332 - Small Group Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 3335 - Interpersonal Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 3337 - Persuasion (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 3338 - Rhetorical Criticism (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 4333 - General Semantics: Language Use, Meaning, Culture (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 5330 - Communication Theory (3 Credit Hours)

Additional Upper Division Requirements Credit Hours: 18-20

Select 18-20 credit hours of additional upper division requirements:

• COMM 3331 - Media Criticism (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 4331 - Gender, Media, and Representation (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 1711 - Communication Studies Practicum (1 Credit Hour)

• or  COMS 2711 - Communication Studies Practicum (1 Credit Hour)  

• COMS 3030 - Selected Topics in Communication Studies (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 3330 - Health Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 3331 - Argumentation (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 3334 - Communicating in the Workplace (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 3336 - Introduction to Performance Studies (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 3339 - Intercultural Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 3430 - Communication and Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 3711 - Communication Studies Practicum (1 Credit Hour)
• COMS 4330 - Rhetoric of International Relations (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 4332 - Political Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 4336 - Performance, Culture, Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 4337 - Rhetoric of Social Movements (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 4338 - Organizational Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 4339 - Philosophy of Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 4711 - Communication Studies Practicum (1 Credit Hour)
• COMS 4831 - Directed Study in Communication Studies (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 4791 - Communication Studies Internship (3-6 Credit Hours) (only 3 hours may count toward these requirements)
• COMS 5331 - Communication and Conflict (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 5332 - Nonverbal Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 5333 - Communication and Gender (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 5334 - Interpersonal Communication in the Workplace (3 Credit Hours)
• COMS 5335 - Family Communication (3 Credit Hours)

Upper Division Communication Arts Electives (Other Than Communication Studies Courses) Credit Hours: 9-12

Electives

• Select 10-15 credit hours of Electives Credit Hours: 10-15

Total Credit Hours: 124

Other Program Requirements

• Students must make a minimum grade of “C” in each Communication Arts class to receive credit for that course.
• Students must have a total institution GPA of 2.5 before enrolling for internship credit hours (COMS 4791 Communication Studies Internship ).

Honors in Communication Studies

To graduate with Honors in Communication Studies, a student must:

• be admitted to the Honors College;
• successfully complete at least three credit hours of HONS 4610 Honors Research Seminar  over three semesters;
• successfully complete and present an Honors Thesis or Capstone Project;
• be in good standing in the Honors College at the time of graduation.

Advisement

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