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Communication
Studies

Communication
Sciences and
Disorders

Media
Studies

Professional and
Public Studies

 
Level Courses Credits
Communication Studies Major, Public and Professional Studies Concentration (128 Credits)
Core Requirements (66 Credits)
Foundation Courses
(18 Credits)
ENG 101 4
ENG 102 4
SPE 101 2
SPE 102 2
MAT 104/107/108/109/111/127/131/134; See Major Advisor 3
CIS 101 or CS 109/121 3
Exploratory Courses
(33 Credits)
LIT 211 3
LIT 212 3
HIS (Western) 3
HIS (Non-Western) 3
PHI 110/111/112/115 3
Fine and Performing Arts 3
Lab Science 3
Science or SPP 253 (Anatomy of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism) 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Choose two courses from different disciplines, as follows:
ANT/ECO/PSY/SOC
6 (2x3)
Modern Languages and Culture
One Language course at 102 level or above.
3
Enhancement Experience
(9 Credits)

Nine liberal education core credits (labeled as Exploratory or Enhancement) offered by the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences in at least two disciplines outside the student's major.

9 (3x3)
Additional Dyson College B.A. Degree Requirements
(6 Credits)

One course from the following areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Modern Languages and Cultures, Religious Studies

3
One course in Contemporary Global Issues 3
Major Courses (42 Credits)
Speech Communication Core
(18 Credits)
COM 111 (Introduction to Speech Communication) 3
COM 114 (Introduction to Mass Media) 3
COM 205 (Dynamics of Small Group Communication) 3
COM 213 (Intercultural Communication) 3
COM 214 (Interpersonal Communication) 3

SPE 321 (Professional Speech Workshop) or SPE 217 (Radio and TV Announcing) or another SPE course with the Chairperson's approval

3
Research Course
(3 Credits)

COM 480 (Applied Research in Communication Sciences)

3
Public And Professional Studies Core
(9 Credits)

COM 118 (Organizational Communication)

3

COM 396A (Political Communication)

3

SPE 203 (Persuasive Speech)

3

Major Electives
(12 Credits)

Four Courses from: COM 117 (Techniques of Interviewing), COM 226 (Writing for the Electronic Media), COM 296A (Communication and Popular Culture), COM 338 (Censorship and the Mass Media), COM 396B (Rhetorical Criticism), COM 396C (Gender Roles in Communication), SPE 208 (Business and Professional Speech), SPE 209 (Speech Writing), SPE 211 (History of Public Address)

12 (4x3)

Open Electives (20 Credits)