Communication Studies B.A. - Communication and Human Relationships
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies; Communication & Human Relationships Concentration
College of Humanities & Sciences
Catalog Year: 2022-23
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 | |
Research | ||
Upper-Division Writing | ||
Comm & Human Relationships Concentration | 30 | |
Major Courses | ||
Allied Courses | ||
Additional Major Electives | ||
Statistics Requirement | 3-4 | |
Total Hours | 51-52 |
Degree Specific Credits: 51-52
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. Students must also complete an approved statistics course. For the Human Relationships concentration, students must complete an additional 12 credits in allied courses to reach 48 total degree credits. A maximum of 6 credits in COMX 312 and a maximum of 6 credits in COMX 398 may count toward a major in Communication Studies.
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 Communication | 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
Note: Students taking COMX 460 in the fall or spring semester will also be required to take COMX 461. Those taking COMX 460 in summer are exempt from this requirement.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete the following course: | ||
COMX 460 | Research Methods | 3 |
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Writing
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Rhetoric, Nature, and Environmentalism | ||
Communication and Conflict-Writing | ||
Communication in Personal Relationshps | ||
Communication in Nonprofit Organizations | ||
Communication and Technology | ||
Risk, Crisis, and Communication | ||
Rhetorical Criticism and Theory | ||
Rhetorical Construction of Women | ||
Rhetoric of Women's Activism | ||
Health & Family Communication | ||
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Communication & Human Relationships Concentration
Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 30 total credits required.
Major Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete five of the following courses: | 15 | |
Nonverbal Communication | ||
Family Communication | ||
Gender and Communication | ||
Communication and Conflict | ||
Communication and Conflict-Writing | ||
Communication in Personal Relationshps | ||
Intercultural Communication | ||
Health Communication | ||
Social Interaction and Human Well-Being | ||
Special Topics (Health and Family) | ||
Total Hours | 15 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Allied Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete four of the following courses: | 12 | |
Anthropology and Global Health | ||
Culture & Society | ||
Culture and Identity | ||
Culture, Health, and Healing | ||
Anthropology of Gender | ||
Intimate Relationships | ||
Forgiveness & Reconcilia | ||
Seminar in Human Development | ||
Developmental Psychology | ||
Fundamentals of Psychology of Aging | ||
Child Development | ||
Child & Adolescent Psych Disorders | ||
Psychology of Family Violence | ||
Social Psychology | ||
Psychology of Personality | ||
Child Abuse/Child Welfare | ||
Social Gerontology | ||
Race, Gender & Class | ||
Gender and Society | ||
Sociology of the Family | ||
The Community | ||
Sociology, Psychology, and Social Structure | ||
Total Hours | 12 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Additional Major Electives
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 3 additional COMX credits to achieve a total of 36. | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Statistics Requirement
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 3-4 | |
Statistical Procedures in Education | ||
Psychological Statistics | ||
Social Statistics | ||
Introduction to Statistics | ||
Total Hours | 3-4 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-