Curriculum
The Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies prepares students for future work and study in any number of diverse fields, such as law, political organizing and public affairs, marketing, advertising, consulting and many others.
Required Courses (15 Credit Hours)
- CN 101 Principles & Practices of Human Communication (3 credit hours)
- CN 150 Public Speaking (3 credit hours)
- CN 302 Communication Theory (3 credit hours)
- CN 304 Qualitative Research Methods (3 credit hours) OR CN 305 Quantitative Research Methods (3 credit hours)
- CN 498 Senior Capstone (3 credit hours) OR CN 491 Capstone Internship (3 credit hours)
Elective Courses (21 Credit Hours)
- CN 306 Health Communication (3)
- CN 307 Legal Communication(3)
- CN 308 Organizational Communication (3)
- CN 309 Political Communication (3)
- CN 330 Conflict and Negotiation (3)
- CN 340 Interviewing (3)
- CN 341 Persuasive Speaking (3)
- CN 342 Communication in Teams & Groups (3)
- CN 350 Persuasion (3)
- CN 351 Interpersonal Communication (3)
- CN 352 Truth and Deception (3)
- CN 353 Environmental Communication (3)
- CN 354 Reputation Management (3)
- CN 361 Communication in Social Movements (3)
- CN 363 Intercultural Communication (3)
- CN 364 Gender & Communication (3)
- CN 365 Business and Professional Presentation (3)
- CN 366 Nonverbal Communication (3)
- CN 367 Crisis Communication (3)
- CN 370 Communication Training and Development (3)
- CN 154/343 Forensics (1) limit 3 hours
- CN 295/395 Special Topics (3)
- CN 490 Directed Research (3)
For a complete description of the individual classes, go to the course catalog at:
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