Apr 30, 2025

2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog

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2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication Major: Public Relations Concentration, B.A.

Required Communication Core: 30 hours

COM 220 - Foundations of Mass Communication 3-0-3
COM 250 - Reporting and Writing 2-2-3
COM 270 - Visual Rhetoric 3-0-3
COM 303 - Editing 3-0-3
COM 305 - Multimedia Production 2-2-3
COM 312 - Contemporary Persuasion 3-0-3
COM 415 I - Theories of Communication 3-0-3
COM 416 I - Media Law 3-0-3
COM 450 - Senior Seminar in Ethics 3-0-3

Additional Requirements:

All COM majors must also complete at least three additional hours of either communication courses or a course selected from the following:

EDU 260 - Technology Applications for Educators 3-0-3
MGT 340 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3-0-3
ENG 300 - Writing for Online Environments 3-0-3
MKT 427 - Social Media and Electronic Marketing 3-0-3
ART 350 - Light Media 2-2-3
ART 351 - Digital Imaging 2-2-3
FLM 210 - Introduction to Film 3-0-3

Note:

Majors are strongly encouraged to use COM 496 to satisfy this requirement.

Communication Concentration Requirements

Majors select only one concentration. To complete a concentration, students must complete at least nine hours from the indicated courses.

Concentration Requirements: At least 9 hours

COM 375 - Principles of Public Relations 3-0-3
COM 380 - Public Relations Writing 3-0-3
COM 385 - Public Relations Cases and Campaigns 3-0-3
COM 390 - Public Relations Administration 3-0-3
COM 417 - Methods of Audience Analysis 3-0-3
COM 429 - Seminar in Communication 3-0-3 P Seminar