Curriculum

Course Descriptions

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Broadcasting
Broadcasting Concentration
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Communication
Bachelor of Science in Education with a Major in Communication Arts
Communication Arts Minor (Teaching)
Communication Arts Minor (Non-Teaching)
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Theatre Arts
Theatre Management Minor
Creative Dramatics Minor
Communication Arts (Drama) Concentration
Communication Arts (Speech) Concentration
Print Communications Concentration

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Broadcasting (128 CR)
General Education (38 cr)

Required Core (22 cr)

• COMM 099 Recitals (Every Semester)
• COMM 120 Introduction to Broadcasting (3)
• COMM 244 Reporting and Feature Writing (3)
• COMM 323 Journalism History (3)
• COMM 392 Junior Project (1)
• COMM 412 Communication Law (3)
• COMM 492 Senior Project (3)
• Elect from the following (6 cr)
• COMM 475 Broadcast Production (2-8)
• COMM 497 Broadcast Practicum (4)

Required Courses in Option (22-25 cr)

Public Relations/Advertising Option
• ART 112 Computer Graphics (3)
• BADM 321 Marketing (3)
• COMM 225 Audio Production I (3)
• COMM 320 Public Relations Principles (3)
• COMM 325 Campaigns and Strategies (3)
• COMM 360 Video Production I (3)
• Elect from the following (6 cr)
• ART 213 Graphic Design I (3)
• ART 280 Photography I (3)
• BADM 324 Advertising and Sales Promotion (3)
• BADM 422 Consumer Behavior (3)
• COMM 219 Mass Media and Society (3)
• COMM 220 Broadcast Advertising Applications (3)
• COMM 322 Media Sales and Analysis (3)
• Elect from the following (3 cr)
• COMM 281 Reporting and Editing (1)
• COMM 283 TV Activities (1)
• COMM 284 Radio Activities (1)
• COMM 286 Promotions Activities (1)

News Writing and Editorial Option
• ART 280 Photography I (3)
• COMM 224 Publication Makeup and Design (3)
• COMM 320 Public Relations Principles (3)
• COMM 327 Editing and Advising 3)
• COMM 281 Reporting and Editing (4)
• Elect from the following (7 cr)
• ART 213 Graphic Design I (3)
• ART 323 Illustration Techniques (3)
• COMM 219 Mass Media and Society (3)
• COMM 410 Advanced Problems (3)

Production Option
• COMM 212 Interpersonal Communication (3)
• COMM 225 Audio Production I (3)
• COMM 326 Media Announcing (3)
• COMM 360 Video Production I (3)
• COMM 361 Broadcast News Writing (3)
• COMM 460 Video Production II (3)
• Elect from the following (3 cr)
• COMM 219 Mass Media and Society (3)
• COMM 362 Electronic News Gathering (3)
• THEA 161 Acting I (3)
• Elect from the following (4 cr)
• COMM 283 TV Activities (1)
• COMM 284 Radio Activities (1)
• COMM 286 Promotions Activities (1)

Second Major or Minor/Concentration(s) and remaining Electives (45-47 cr)

Broadcasting Concentration (11 cr)

• COMM 120 Introduction to Broadcasting (3)
• COMM 225 Audio Production I (3)
• COMM 360 Video Production I (3)
• Elect from the following (2 cr)
• COMM 283 TV Activities (1)
• COMM 284 Radio Activities (1)
• COMM 286 Promotions Activities (1)

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Communication (128 cr )
General Education (38 cr)

Required Core (37 cr)

• COMM 099 Recitals (Every Semester)
• COMM 212 Interpersonal Communication (3)
• COMM 392 Junior Project (1)
• COMM 492 Senior Project (3)
• COMM 210 Advanced Public Speaking (3)
• COMM 311 Oral Interpretation (3)
• COMM 315 Persuasion and Argumentation (3)
• COMM 316 Group Dynamics (3)
• COMM 317 Rhetorical Theory (3)
• COMM 320 Public Relations Principles (3)
• COMM 410 Advanced Problems (3)
• COMM 413 Gender Communication (3)
• COMM Electives (6)
• Elect from the following (6 cr)
• COMM 281 Reporting and Editing (1) (repeatable)
• COMM 283 TV Activities (1) (repeatable)
• COMM 284 Radio Activities (1) (repeatable)
• COMM 285 Communication Arts Activities (1) (repeatable)
• COMM 286 Promotions Activities (1)

Second Major or Minor/Concentration(s) and remaining electives

Bachelor of Science in Education with a Major in Communication Arts (128 cr)
General Education (38 cr)

Required Core (40 cr)

• COMM 099 Recitals (Every Semester)
• COMM 212 Interpersonal Communication (3)
• Elect from the following (6 cr)
• COMM 285 Communication Arts Activities (1)
• THEA 201 Theatre Practicum (1)
• COMM 311 Oral Interpretation (3)
• COMM 315 Persuasion and Argumentation (3)
• THEA 161 Acting I (3)
• THEA 270 Stagecraft (3)
• THEA 352 Theatre in the Classroom (3)
• THEA 385 Directing (3)
• COMM 392 Junior Project (1)
• COMM 492 Senior Project (3)
• COMM Electives (6)
• Elect one from the following (3 cr)
• THEA 350 Theatre History, Criticism, and Literature I (3)
• THEA 351 Theatre History, Criticism, and Literature II (3)
• THEA 450 Contemporary Drama (3)

Professional Education Sequence (39 cr)

• COMM 389 Directing Forensics (2)
• COMM 390 Communication Arts Methods* (3)
• ED 260 Educational Psychology (2)
• ED 250 Foundations of Education (2)
• ED 320 Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment* (3)
• ED 380 Technology in Teaching* (2)
• ED 460 Managing the Learning Environment* (2)
• ED 470 Teaching Diverse Learners* (2)
• ED 493 Student Teaching* (12)
• Elect one of the following (3 cr)
• PSY 255 Child and Adolescent Psychology (3)
• PSY 312 Human Development--Adolescence (3)
• SPED 110 Introduction to Exceptional Children (3)
• SS 283 Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in America (3)

* Requires admittance to Teacher Education.

Electives (12 cr)

Communication Arts Minor (Teaching ) (28 cr)

• Elect from the following (3 cr)
• COMM 099 Recitals (Every Semester)
• COMM 285 Communication Arts Activities (1)
• THEA 201 Theatre Practicum (1)
• COMM 311 Oral Interpretation (3)
• COMM 315 Persuasion and Argumentation (3)
• COMM 390 Communication Arts Methods (3)
• COMM 392 Junior Project (1)
• THEA 161 Acting I (3)
• THEA 270 Stagecraft (3)
• THEA 352 Theatre in the Classroom (3)
• THEA 385 Directing (3)
• Elect one from the following (3 cr)
• THEA 350 Theatre History, Criticism, and Literature I (3)
• THEA 351 Theatre History, Criticism, and Literature II (3)
• THEA 450 Contemporary Drama (3)

Communication Arts Minor (Non -Teaching ) (24 cr)

• COMM 099 Recitals (Every Semester)
• Elect from the following (3 cr)
• COMM 285 Communication Arts Activities (1)
• THEA 201 Theatre Practicum (1)
• COMM 392 Junior Project (1)
• Elect one of the following (3 cr)
• COMM 210 Advanced Public Speaking (3)
• COMM 311 Oral Interpretation (3)
• THEA 110 Introduction to Theatre Arts (3)
• COMM Electives (17)

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Theatre Arts (128 cr)
General Education (38 cr)

Required Core (46 cr)

• COMM 099 Recitals (Every Semester)
• COMM 212 Interpersonal Communication (3)
• COMM 392 Junior Project (1)
• COMM 492 Senior Project (3)
• THEA 110 Introduction to Theatre Arts (3)
• THEA 161 Acting I (3)
• THEA 201 Theatre Practicum (6)
• THEA 250 Creative Drama (3)
• THEA 270 Stagecraft (3)
• THEA 361 Acting II (3)
• THEA 385 Directing (3)
• THEA 386 Playwriting (3)
• Elect from the following (6 cr)
• THEA 221 Costuming (2)
• THEA 222 Make-up (2)
• THEA 371 Scene Design (2)
• THEA 372 Stage Lighting (2)
• Elect from the following (6 cr)
• THEA 350 Theatre History, Criticism, and Literature I (3)
• THEA 351 Theatre History, Criticism, and Literature II (3)
• THEA 450 Contemporary Drama (3)

Second Major or Minor/Concentration(s) and remaining electives (45 cr)

Theatre Management Minor (27 cr)

• BADM 301 Fundamentals of Management (3)
• COMM 099 Recitals (Every Semester)
• COMM 392 Junior Project (1)
• COMM 397 Communication Arts Practicum (3)
• THEA 161 Acting I (3)
• THEA 270 Stagecraft (3)
• THEA 385 Directing (3)
• THEA 414 Theatre Management (3)

Elective Program Courses (8 cr)

Program I:
• ACCT 201 Principles of Accounting I (3)
• BADM 303 Human Resource Management (3)
• BADM 305 Office Management (3)
• BADM 324 Advertising and Sales Promotion (3)
• COMM 412 Communication Law (3)

Program II:
• ART 213 Graphic Design I (2)
• ART 280 Photography I (2)
• COMM 219 Mass Media & Society (3)
• COMM 244 Reporting and Feature Writing (3)
• COMM 320 Public Relations Principles (3)
• COMM 360 Video Production I (3)
• THEA 250 Creative Drama (3)

Creative Dramatics Minor (25 cr)

• COMM 099 Recitals (Every Semester)
• COMM 392 Junior Project (1)
• THEA 401 Tour Show (3)
• PSY 255 Child and Adolescent Psychology (3)
• THEA 250 Creative Drama (3)
• THEA 251 Puppetry (3)
• THEA 352 Theatre in the Classroom (3)
• THEA 353 Plays for the Young (3)
• Elect from the following (6 cr)
• COMM 311 Oral Interpretation (3)
• ENGL 238 Children’s Literature (3)
• ENGL 338 Literature for Adolescents (3)
• THEA 110 Introduction to Theatre Arts (3)
• THEA 161 Acting I (3)
• THEA 385 Directing (3)

Communication Arts (Drama) Concentration (12 cr)

• THEA 110 Introduction to Theatre Arts (3)
• Elect from the following (9 cr)
• THEA 161 Acting I (3)
• THEA 221 Costuming (2)
• THEA 222 Make-up (2)
• THEA 270 Stagecraft (3)
• THEA 350 Theatre History, Criticism, and Literature I (3)
• THEA 351 Theatre History, Criticism, and Literature II (3)
• THEA 385 Directing (3)
• THEA 450 Contemporary Drama (3)

Communication Arts (Speech) Concentration (12 cr)

• Elect from the following
• COMM 210 Advanced Public Speaking (3)
• COMM 212 Interpersonal Communication (3)
• COMM 311 Oral Interpretation (3)
• COMM 315 Persuasion and Argumentation (3)
• COMM 316 Group Dynamics (3)
• COMM 317 Rhetorical Theory (3)

Print Communications Concentration (12 cr)

• COMM 244 Reporting and Feature Writing (3)
• COMM 224 Publication Makeup and Design (3)
• Elect from the following (3 cr)
• COMM 281 Reporting and Editing (1)
  or COMM 286 Promotions Activities (1)
• COMM 327 Editing and Advising (3)