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To obtain a Communication degree, students need to fulfill 36 credit hours in department courses, covering 101, 300, 301, 332 or 333, and 400. At least 21 of these 36 credits must be from 300-level or higher courses. Admission as a major requires completing 101 with a minimum grade of C. Course 101 serves as a prerequisite for 300, 301, and 332/333, while 300 and 301 must be finished before enrolling in 400.
Communication majors must additionally complete 9 credits in one specialization area: intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, organizational communication, or public communication. The initial course in each sequence (highlighted in bold) is mandatory, with the remaining 6 credits chosen from other courses in the track. Specialization courses can be taken in any sequence.
This program explores the humanistic and scientific aspects of rhetoric, composition, literacy, and language/linguistic theories, along with their practical and teaching applications. It covers historical and modern rhetoric/composition theories, creation and analysis of written, visual, and multimedia texts, examination of literacy practices across cultures, and writing program management.