Communication studies offers programs in advocacy and public, relational and interpersonal, organizational and professional as well as entertainment and sport communication. The major and minors are designed to prepare students for careers in business, sport, government, politics, corporate communication, public affairs, not-for-profit enterprises, the media, and for graduate study.
48 credits
Common core requirements, 21 credits
Complete one concentration
Relational and interpersonal communication concentration, 24 credits
COMM electives, 12 credits from
If a student completes more than 3 credits in the internship or practicum, additional credits may count as COMM electives, up to 6 additional credits in COMM 380, COMM 475, COMM 479, or COMM 489 may count as COMM electives. Any additional credit hours in the internship or practicum may count as general electives but will not fulfill requirements for the major.
Organizational and professional communication concentration, 24 credits
| COMM 351 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| COMM 441 | Advanced Organizational Communication | 3 |
| COMM 452 | Applied Organizational Communication | 3 |
| COMM 465 | Communication Research Methods | 3 |
COMM electives, 12 credits from
If a student completes more than 3 credits in the internship or practicum, additional credits may count as COMM electives, up to 6 additional credits in COMM 380, COMM 475, COMM 479, or COMM 489 may count as COMM electives. Any additional credit hours in the internship or practicum may count as general electives but will not fulfill requirements for the major.
Advocacy and public communication concentration, 24 credits
COMM electives, 12 credits from
If a student completes more than 3 credits in the internship or practicum, additional credits may count as COMM electives, up to 6 additional credits in COMM 380, COMM 475, COMM 479, or COMM 489 may count as COMM electives. Any additional credit hours in the internship or practicum may count as general electives but will not fulfill requirements for the major.
Entertainment and sport communication concentration, 24 credits
A student interested in this concentration chooses either foundational courses from the advocacy and public communication approach (COMM 385, 412, 450) or foundational courses from the organizational and professional communication approach (COMM 351, 465, 452) along with the listed courses in the entertainment and sport communication concentration.
| COMM 385 | Movements of Marginalized Voices | 3 |
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| COMM 412 | Rhetorical Theory and Criticism | 3 |
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| COMM 450 | Rhetoric and Advocacy | 3 |
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| COMM 351 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
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| COMM 465 | Communication Research Methods | 3 |
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| COMM 452 | Applied Organizational Communication | 3 |
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| COMM 355 | Communication and Sport | 3 |
| COMM 322 | Communication and Popular Culture | 3 |
| CCIM 125 | Fundamentals of Sports Content Creation | 3 |
| ADPR 122 | Sports Media and Strategic Communication | 3 |
| MDIA 383 | Digital Sports Seminar | 3-6 |
Internship or Practicum Requirement, 3 credits from
Students must complete 18 hours in the major prior to enrolling in COMM 479 or COMM 489.
| COMM 380 | Practicum in Communication Studies | 1-6 |
| COMM 479 | Unpaid Professional Experience | 1 TO 3 |
| COMM 489 | Paid Professional Experience | 1 TO 6 |