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Communication Arts (B.A.)

Major requirements for a Bachelor of Arts:

1. 28 semester hours in required Communication Arts courses:

COMM 1100Orientation to Communication Arts

COMM 1301Introduction to Mass Communication

COMM 1305Computer Literacy for Communication Arts

COMM 1311Public Speaking

COMM 2315Writing for the Media

COMM 3310Theories of Communication

COMM 4315Media Ethics

COMM 4328Internship

COMM 4332Law and the Media

COMM 4390Senior Portfolio

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:
COMM 2320Audio Production I

COMM 2360Video Production I

COMM 3360Video Production II

COMM 4358Producing/Directing Seminar

3 semester hours chosen from the following:
COMM 3365Multimedia Design and Production

COMM 4340Design, Layout and Print Production

6 semester hours chosen from the following:
COMM 2357Photography I

COMM 3320Aesthetics of Vision and Sound

COMM 3325Writing the Script

COMM 3358Digital Photography

COMM 3380Announcing/Performance

COMM 3390Radio Practicum

COMM 3395Television Practicum

COMM 4305Communications, Technology, and Society

COMM 4322Seminar in Selected Film Topics

COMM 4347Social Media

COMM 4351Advanced Digital Editing and Production

B. Journalism Concentration:

Students must complete all requirements from section 1 through section 4.

12 semester hours from the following:
COMM 2354Journalism I

COMM 3354Journalism II

COMM 3355Publications Practicum

COMM 4349Electronic and Digital Writing

3 semester hours chosen from the following:
COMM 3365Multimedia Design and Production

COMM 4340Design, Layout and Print Production

6 semester hours chosen from the following:
COMM 3317Diversity in the Media

COMM 3330Impact of Media on Society

COMM 3340New Media Narratives

COMM 3353Broadcast Journalism

COMM 3355Publications Practicum

COMM 3358Digital Photography

COMM 3395Television Practicum

COMM 4320Issues and Trends in Bilingual Communication

COMM 4335News and Feature Editing

COMM 4348Journalism History

COMM 4350Photojournalism

COMM 4355Magazine Article Writing

COMM 4375Public Relations

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:
COMM 3317Diversity in the Media

COMM 3330Impact of Media on Society

COMM 4305Communications, Technology, and Society

COMM 4325Global Media Studies

3 semester hours chosen from the following:
COMM 3365Multimedia Design and Production

COMM 4340Design, Layout and Print Production

2. 6 semester hours in one of the following:
COMM 2354Journalism I

COMM 3313Event Planning

COMM 3320Aesthetics of Vision and Sound

COMM 3325Writing the Script

COMM 3353Broadcast Journalism

COMM 4320Issues and Trends in Bilingual Communication

COMM 4322Seminar in Selected Film Topics

COMM 4348Journalism History

COMM 4375Public Relations

D. Communications Studies Concentration:

Students must complete all requirements from section 1 through section 4.

12 semester hours from the following:
COMM 2321Voice and Diction

COMM 3371Persuasion

COMM 3391Nonverbal Communication

COMM 4372Interpersonal Communication

3 semester hours chosen from the following:
COMM 3365Multimedia Design and Production

COMM 4340Design, Layout and Print Production

6 semester hours from the following:
COMM 2341Business and Professional Communication

COMM 3313Event Planning

COMM 3320Aesthetics of Vision and Sound

COMM 3330Impact of Media on Society

COMM 3390Radio Practicum

COMM 4320Issues and Trends in Bilingual Communication

COMM 4375Public Relations

COMM 4399Selected Topics

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'>SPAN 1311 and 1312, which count for the Core requirements for Foreign Language

SPAN 2311Intermediate Spanish I: Oral Communication

SPAN 2312Intermediate Spanish II: Writing

SPAN 3301Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition

 

SPAN 3334Spanish in the Media

or

SPAN 3312Culture and Civilization of Latin America

Bilingual concentration requirement (18 semester hours from the following):
COMM 2320Audio Production I

COMM 2335Bilingual Journalism

COMM 2354Journalism I

COMM 3317Diversity in the Media

COMM 3345Writing Spanish for the Media

COMM 4320Issues and Trends in Bilingual Communication

3 semester hours chosen from the following:
COMM 2360Video Production I

COMM 3353Broadcast Journalism

COMM 3380Announcing/Performance

COMM 3360Video Production II

3 semester hours chosen from the following:
COMM 3365Multimedia Design and Production

COMM 4340Design, Layout and Print Production

Practicum Requirement (3 semester hours chosen from the following):


COMM 3355Publications Practicum

COMM 3390Radio Practicum

COMM 3395Television Practicum

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:
COMM 2320Audio Production I

COMM 2343Convergent Media I

COMM 2354Journalism I

COMM 2360Video Production I

COMM 3340New Media Narratives

COMM 3365Multimedia Design and Production

COMM 4305Communications, Technology, and Society

COMM 4343Convergent Media II

COMM 4347Social Media

COMM 4349Electronic and Digital Writing

3 semester hours chosen from the following:
COMM 3353Broadcast Journalism

COMM 3380Announcing/Performance

Practicum Requirement (6 hours)

Students must complete six hours from two different practicum experiences.

COMM 3355Publications Practicum

COMM 3390Radio Practicum

COMM 3395Television Practicum

3. 9 semester hours of English as follows (6 semester hours must be upper division):

ENGL 2365Professional and Technical Communication

ENGL
6 semester hours upper division English

engl-3375'>ENGL 3375 is recommended but not required.  Courses taken for the core requirement do not satisfy this requirement.

4. Electives to equal 122 hours