/ Communication Department

Degree Planning

Plan out your classes as a communication major or minor and check out the course offerings for each semester

Four-year plan

Fall Semester Spring Semester
  • COMM 101
  • MATH 115
  • COMM 140
  • COMM 151
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 260 or 270
  • COMM 280
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 399 鈥� Internship
  • Or off-campus semester
  • COMM 400 level
  

Three-Year Plan

Fall Semester Spring Semester
  • COMM 101
  • COMM 151
  • COMM 140
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 260 or 270
  • COMM 280 
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 399 鈥� Internship
  • COMM 400 level

two-year plan 

Fall Semester Spring Semester
  • COMM 101
  • COMM 151
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 140
  • COMM 280
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 260 or 270 
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 399-Internship
  • COMM 400 level

two-year plan for a minor

Fall Semester Spring Semester
  • COMM 101
  • COMM 151
  • COMM 140
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 200, 300, or 400 level

Fall elective courses*

  • COMM 210 鈥� Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 220 鈥� Small Group Communication
  • COMM 251 鈥� Media Production I
  • COMM 255 鈥� Writing for Media
  • COMM 257 鈥� Communication for Public Relations
  • COMM 335 鈥� Leadership Skills & Perspectives
  • COMM 357 鈥� Documentary
  • COMM 358 鈥� Advanced PR and Strategic Communication
  • COMM 360 鈥� Persuasion
  • COMM 371 鈥� Intercultural Communication
  • COMM 470 鈥� Cultural Communication Theory
  • COMM 480 鈥� Communication Honors

Spring Elective Courses*

  • COMM 251 鈥� Media Production I
  • COMM 257 鈥� Communication for Public Relations
  • COMM 320 鈥� Family Communication
  • COMM 330 鈥� Organizational Communication
  • COMM 354 鈥� Digital Cinema
  • COMM 356 鈥� Advanced Media Writing
  • COMM 372 鈥� Gender Communication
  • COMM 460 鈥� Communication Theory
  • COMM 463 鈥� Rhetorical Theory

In addition to the courses listed above we will occasionally offer COMM 395 鈥� Special Topics courses on subjects such as Political Communication, Sports Broadcasting, Global Communication, New Media, etc.

*While we try to maintain fall and spring course offerings as listed above, we sometimes need to make adjustments due to faculty sabbaticals and department staffing needs. For up-to-date information, see .

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