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B.A. in Communication (Communication Studies) - Option: Political Communication

Course Requirements (126 Credit Hours)

A. General Educaton Requirements (54 - 57 credit hours)

 

 

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Plus:

B. Department Core (7 - 9 credits)

 

COM 103

Freshman Seminar in Communication

OR

 

 

other Freshman Seminar Course (1 - 3 cr. hrs.)

 

COM 201

Introduction to Media Studies

 

COM 228

Introduction to Communication Studies

C. Communcation Studies/Political Science Core (30 credit hours)

 

COM 225

Intro to Rhetoric & Social Influence

OR

 

COM 319

The Rhetorical Tradition

 

COM 314

Advanced Presentational Speaking

OR

 

COM 323

Business & Professional Speaking

OR

 

COM 343

Fundamentals of Oral Interpretation

 

COM 318

Principles of Persuasion

 

COM 446

Advertising Management

 

COM 517

Political Communication

 

POL 130

Intro to International Relations

 

POL 200

Intro to Political Science

 

POL 314

The Presidency & the Policy Process

OR

 

POL 315

Public Opinion & Elections

 

POL 354

Civil Liberties & the Constitution

 

POL 491

Political Science Seminar

D. Choose 3 of the following Communication or Political Science courses(9 credit hours)

 

COM 300

Intro to Communication Research Methods

 

COM 309

Visual Communication

*

COM 314

Advanced Presentational Speaking

*

COM 319

The Rhetorical Tradition

*

COM 323

Business & Professional Speaking

 

COM 326

Speechwriting

 

COM 327

International Communication

 

COM 330

Theories of Mass Communication

 

COM 331

Audio Production

 

COM 332

TV Production

*

COM 343

Fundamentals of Oral Interpretation

 

COM 347

Radio-TV Performance

 

COM 352

Mass Communication Law

 

COM 403

Communication Ethics

 

COM 436

Script Writing

 

COM 437

Performance Practicum

*

COM 446

Advertising Management

 

COM 490

Internship in Communication

 

COM 470

Women in the Media

 

COM 491

Special Topics in Communication

 

COM 515

Social Methods

 

POL 305

Technology & Society

 

POL 311

Congress & the President

 

POL 314

President & Policy Process

 

POL 315

Public Opinion & Elections

 

POL 346

Law, Ethics & Public Policy

 

POL 388 or 389

World of Ideas

 

POL 390

Topics in Political Science

 

POL 410

Political Parties & Politics

 

POL 411

Congress: Structure & Function

 

POL 435

International Law

Variable title courses can only be used once and only if, in the adivors' evaluation, the subject matter is germane to political communication.

*May use only if course was not used in category "C"

E. Electives (21 - 26 credit hours)

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