The Communication Studies major is a comprehensive and flexible program of study that combines all aspects of communication. A list of recommended courses for the Communications Studies major can be found below. Students may also select courses, in consultation with a faculty adviser, from the other three communication majors.
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Communication majors must complete the following courses for the core curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences:
| | Departmental Core Requirements
| |
COST 1600
| Oral Communication
(Fall of Freshman year, sections CM and CO only)
| 3 |
COMM 1670
| Introduction to Communication Theory
| 3
|
COMM 1421
| Writing for the media
| 3
|
COMM 2134
| Communication Ethics
| 3
|
COMM 2135
| Communication Research
| 3 |
Major Requirements
COST 1600
| Oral Communication | |
COMM 1421
| Writing for the Media | |
COMM 1670
| Introduction to Communication Theory | |
COMM 2134
| Communication Ethics | |
COMM 2135
| Communication Research | |
COST 2612
| History of Rhetoric | |
COMM 2136
| Communication Law | |
COST 2625
| Public and Presentational Speaking | |
COST 2626
| Rhetorical Criticism | |
COST 1610
| Dynamics of Human Communication | |
COST 2622
| Group Discussion | |
| or | |
COST 2623
| Persuasive Speaking
| |
COST 2000
| Intercultural Communication | |
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