Communication Studies, B.A.

Credit Requirements*

• Foreign Language Requirement: 0 - 3 credits
• General Education: 45 credits
• Major Requirements: 36 credits
• Free Electives: 36 - 39 credits
• Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

* All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits.  Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate.

Bachelor of Arts Foreign Language Requirement:

All students completing a Bachelor of Arts degree are required to attain proficiency in a foreign language. Proficiency may be satisfied by completing a language class at the 103 (intermediate) level or three years of any one foreign language in high school. Students may also meet this requirement through AP or CLEP testing.

Required Courses (18 crs.)

The following courses are required for the HCS major:

• COST 200 - Human Communication Theory Credits: 3
• COST 210 - Public Speaking Credits: 3
• COST 270 - Intergroup/Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
• COST 360 - Research Methods in Communication Credits: 3
• COST 370 - Rhetorical Criticism Credits: 3
• COST 400 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3

Electives (18 crs.)

Students will work with advisors to develop a program of emphasis that incorporates courses that are connected to personal and professional goals. Students must take at least two courses at the 200-level and two courses at the 300-level or above. Additional credits may come from any level courses, and/or internships.

• COST 220 - Nonverbal Communication Credits: 3
• COST 225 - Communication and Sport Credits: 3
• COST 230 - Small Group Communication Credits: 3
• COST 241 - Practicum in Experiential Learning Credits: 1
• COST 250 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
• COST 260 - Computer-Mediated Communication Credits: 3
• COST 265 - Interviewing Credits: 3
• COST 275 - Special Topics in Communication Skill Credits: 3

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• COST 310 - African-American Communication Credits: 3
• COST 315 - Asian-American Communication Credits: 3
• COST 325 - Voices of Black Anti-Racism and Resistance Credits: 3
• COST 333 - Communicating Identity Credits: 3
• COST 335 - Popular Culture and Gender Construction Credits: 3
• COST 340 - Gender and Communication Credits: 3
• COST 342 - Health Communication Credits: 3
• COST 343 - Communication and Humor Credits: 3
• COST 344 - Family Communication Credits: 3
• COST 345 - Environmental Communication Credits: 3
• COST 350 - Theories of Organizational Communication Credits: 3
• COST 351 - Special Topics: Comm Contexts Credits: 3
• COST 352 - Argumentation & Debate Credits: 3
• COST 356 - Persuasion Credits: 3
• COST 363 - Political Rhetoric Credits: 3
• COST 365 - Language and Meaning Credits: 3
• COST 372 - Communication for Training and Instruction Credits: 3
• COST 381 - Professional Communication and Multi-media Presentation Credits: 3
• COST 385 - Resolving Conflict through Communication Credits: 3
• COST 386 - Crisis Communication Credits: 3

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• COST 410 - Feminist Perspectives on Communication Theory and Research Methods Credits: 3
• COST 430 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3

General Education

General Education Requirements

• General Education Program (45 crs.)  

Advising Notes:

1. Year 1: COST 100, COST 125 (prerequisite for COST 200)
2. Majors must select at least four COST courses at 300 level or above. 
3. Communication Studies Minor available - 18 cr.