Degree Requirements (Catalog Year 2012-2013)
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the BA in communication, students must complete an approved concentration of 12 credits.
Two required courses (6 credits):
- COMM 303 - Writing across the Media Credits: 3
- COMM 351 - News Writing and Reporting Credits: 3 or COMM 352 - News Editing: Print and Beyond Credits: 3
6 credits chosen from:
- COMM 145 - Newspaper Workshop I Credits: 1
- COMM 157 - Video Workshop Credits: 1
- COMM 203 - Introduction to Journalism Credits: 3
- COMM 330 - Principles of Public Relations Credits: 3
- COMM 345 - Newspaper Workshop II Credits: 1
- COMM 351 - News Writing and Reporting Credits: 3 (if not taken as a required course)
- COMM 352 - News Editing: Print and Beyond Credits: 3 (if not taken as a required course)
- COMM 353 - Broadcast Journalism Credits: 3
- COMM 356 - Video: Performance and Writing Credits: 3
- COMM 361 - Online Journalism Credits: 3
- COMM 370 - Feature Writing Credits: 3
- COMM 371 - Sports Writing and Reporting Credits: 3
- COMM 373 - Business and Economic Journalism Credits: 3
- COMM 374 - Political Journalism Credits: 3
- COMM 391 - Writing for Public Relations Credits: 3
- COMM 453 - Electronic News Gathering and Editing Credits: 3
- COMM 454 - Free Speech and Ethics Credits: 3
- COMM 455 - History of Print Journalism Credits: 3
- COMM 475 - Journalism Law Credits: 3
COMM 399 - Special Topics in Communication may be applied toward a concentration when topic is relevant to the concentration with prior written approval of the undergraduate director.
Requirements may be different for earlier catalog years. See the University Catalog archives.