Major requirements for a Bachelor of Arts:
1. 28 semester hours in required Communication Arts courses:
2. Select one of the following concentrations: (A, B, C, D, E, or F):
A. Production Concentration:
Students must complete all requirements from section 1 through section 4.
12 semester hours chosen from the following:
3 semester hours chosen from the following:
6 semester hours chosen from the following:
B. Journalism Concentration:
Students must complete all requirements from section 1 through section 4.
12 semester hours from the following:
3 semester hours chosen from the following:
6 semester hours chosen from the following:
C. Media Studies Concentration:
Students must complete all requirements from section 1 through section 4.
This program may be taken as an accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s (ABM) degree for qualified students. Students apply to graduate program in the beginning of their junior year.
12 semester hours from the following:
3 semester hours chosen from the following:
2. 6 semester hours in one of the following:
D. Communications Studies Concentration:
Students must complete all requirements from section 1 through section 4.
12 semester hours from the following:
3 semester hours chosen from the following:
6 semester hours from the following:
E. Bilingual Communication Arts Concentration:
This concentration allows students to study Communication Arts and develop a fluency in Spanish to prepare them to work in a bilingual and/or bicultural work environment. This program may be taken as an accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s degree for qualified students. Students apply to graduate program in the beginning of their junior year.
Students must complete all requirements from sections 1, 3, and 4 plus the following:
Spanish Language Requirement:
Students must complete 12 semester hours beyond SPAN 1311 and 1312, which count for the Core requirements for Foreign Language
| SPAN 2311 | Intermediate Spanish I: Oral Communication | |
| SPAN 2312 | Intermediate Spanish II: Writing | |
| SPAN 3301 | Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition | |
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| SPAN 3334 | Spanish in the Media | |
| or | |
| SPAN 3312 | Culture and Civilization of Latin America | |
Bilingual concentration requirement (18 semester hours from the following):
3 semester hours chosen from the following:
3 semester hours chosen from the following:
Practicum Requirement (3 semester hours chosen from the following):
F. Convergent Media Concentration:
The Convergent Media concentrations is designed to meet the growth of digital technology and online interaction. The concentration is structured so students will gain the tools and knowledge to be innovators of digital technology and online interactions. This program may be taken as an accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s degree for qualified students. Students apply to graduate program in the beginning of their junior year.
Students must complete all requirements from sections 1, 3, and 4 plus the following:
39 semester hours in required Convergent Media concentrations:
3 semester hours chosen from the following:
Practicum Requirement (6 hours)
Students must complete six hours from two different practicum experiences.
3. 9 semester hours of English as follows (6 semester hours must be upper division):
| ENGL 2365 | Professional and Technical Communication | |
ENGL
| 6 semester hours upper division English | |
ENGL 3375 is recommended but not required. Courses taken for the core requirement do not satisfy this requirement.
4. Electives to equal 122 hours