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

Lower-Division Core Courses12
Upper-Division Core Courses6
Research
Upper-Division Writing
Comm & Human Relationships Concentration30
Major Courses
Allied Courses
Additional Major Electives
Statistics Requirement3-4
Total Hours51-52

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

Complete all of the following courses:
COMX 111AIntroduction to Public Speaking3
COMX 115SIntroduction to Interpersonal Communication3
COMX 220SIntroduction to Organizational Communication3
COMX 240HIntroduction to Rhetorical Theory3
Total Hours12

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.

Complete the following course:
COMX 460Research Methods3
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Writing

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 Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Communication & Human Relationships Concentration

Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 30 total credits required.

Major Courses

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 Hours15

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Allied Courses

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 Hours12

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Additional Major Electives

Complete 3 additional COMX credits to achieve a total of 36.3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Statistics Requirement

Complete one of the following courses:3-4
Statistical Procedures in Education
Psychological Statistics
Social Statistics
Introduction to Statistics
Total Hours3-4

Minimum Required Grade: C-