Communication Studies B.A. - Advocacy and Social Movements
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies; Advocacy and Social Movements Concentration
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
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Lower-Division Core Courses | 12 | |
Upper-Division Core Courses | 6 | |
Advocacy and Social Movements Concentration | 27 | |
Total Hours | 45 |
Degree Specific Credits: 45
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Note: To graduate with a degree in Communication Studies, the student must complete 36 COMX credits with 18 of those credits in courses numbered 300 or above.
Lower-Division Core Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete all of the following courses: | ||
COMX 111A | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
COMX 115S | Introduction to Interpersonal Communications | 3 |
COMX 220S | Introduction to Organizational Communication | 3 |
COMX 240H | Introduction to Rhetorical Theory | 3 |
Total Hours | 12 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Core Courses
Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 6 total credits required.
Research
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Rhetorical Criticism and Theory | ||
Research Methods | ||
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Advanced Writing Course
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Choose one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Rhetoric, Nature, and Environmentalism | ||
Communication in Personal Relationships | ||
Communication in Nonprofit Organizations | ||
Communication and Technology | ||
Risk, Crisis, and Communication | ||
Rhetorical Criticism and Theory | ||
Rhetorical Construction of Women | ||
Health & Family Communication | ||
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Advocacy and Social Movements Concentration
Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 27 total credits required.
Major Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete four of the following courses: | 12 | |
Persuasive Communication | ||
Argumentation | ||
Persuasive Speaking and Criticism | ||
Rhetoric, Nature, and Environmentalism | ||
Communication, Consumption, and Climate | ||
Gender and Communication | ||
Rhetorical Criticism and Theory | ||
Rhetorical Construction of Women | ||
Feminisms and Film | ||
Rhetoric of Women's Activism | ||
Special Topics | ||
or COMX 291 | Special Topics | |
or COMX 391 | Special Topics | |
or COMX 491 | Special Topics | |
Total Hours | 12 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Allied Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete three of the following courses: | 9 | |
Race and Minorities | ||
Introduction to Climate Change: Science & Society | ||
Economics of the Environment | ||
Introduction to Environmental Economics & Climate Change | ||
Nature and Society | ||
Environmental Politics & Policies | ||
US Environmental Movement | ||
Studies in the Film | ||
Film Theory | ||
American History II | ||
Abolitionism | ||
America in Crisis | ||
U.S. History: WWII to Present | ||
African-American Struggle for Equality | ||
Terrorism: Violence in the Modern World | ||
Ancient Greece | ||
Environmental History | ||
Introduction to Literature | ||
Climate Change Ethics and Policy | ||
Intro Ethics and Environment | ||
Intro to Logic: Induction | ||
Environmental Philosophy | ||
Intro to Political Theory | ||
Media, Public Opinion, Polling | ||
American Political Thought | ||
American Political Participation | ||
American Constitutional Law | ||
Race, Gender & Class | ||
Social Stratification | ||
The Community | ||
Environmental Sociology | ||
Political Sociology | ||
Women's Rights and Women's Roles Around the World | ||
History and Literature: Perspectives of Women | ||
Media Representations of Women, Men, and Sexuality | ||
Social and Political Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality | ||
Feminist Theory and Methods | ||
Total Hours | 9 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Additional Major Electives
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 6 additional COMX credits to achieve a total 36. | 6 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-