| The major consists of 16 required hours and one emphasis.
More than one emphasis can be earned with careful advising
Required Courses (16 Hours)
CN 101 Principles & Practices of Human Communication (3)
CN 150 Public Speaking (3)
CN 300 Organizational Communication (3)
CN 302 Communication Theory (3)
CN 303 Communication Inquiry (3)
CN 499 Senior Portfolio (1 hr)
Emphases (12 hours required in an emphasis)
An emphasis consists of one required course, and three other courses
listed under that emphasis. Emphasis courses that are required are CN
301 Advanced Organizational Communication for the Corporate Emphasis,
CN 384 Health Communication for the Health Emphasis (Pending approval),
CN 320 Communication in the Legal Process for the Legal Emphasis, and
CN 360 Political Communication for the Political Emphasis
Corporate Emphasis
CN 301 Advanced Organizational Communication (3)*
CN 330 Conflict and Negotiation (3)
CN 340 Interviewing (3)
CN 342 Small Group Communication (3)
CN 351 Interpersonal Communication (3)
CN 401 Training and Development (3)
* required course in the emphasis
Legal Emphasis
CN 320 Communication in the Legal Process (3)*
CN 330 Conflict and Negotiation (3)
CN 340 Interviewing (3)
CN 350 Persuasion (3)
CN 351 Interpersonal Communication (3)
* required course in the emphasis
Political Emphasis
CN 360 Political Communication (3)*
CN 330 Conflict and Negotiation (3)
CN 341 Persuasive Speaking (3)
CN 350 Persuasion (3)
CN 361 Social Movements (3)
* required course in the emphasis
Electives: (to complete 30-31 hr major)
Electives may be chosen from any course in the curriculum including
the following courses, which are not part of the emphases
CN 154/343 Forensics (1)
CN 341 Persuasive Speaking (3)
CN 365 Business and Professional Speaking (3)
CN 295/395 Special Topics (1-3 hrs)
CN 402 Practicum (3)
CN 490 Directed Research (3)
CN 491 Internship (3)
16 hrs required courses =16 hrs
12 hrs in the emphasis =12 hrs
Electives in major =2-3
hrs
=30-31
hrs
Majors are not limited to 30-31 hours. Careful advising will allow a
student to take up to 40 hours in the major. Also, students are encouraged
to consider a minor, but a minor is not required.
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