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Communication Arts majors are required to audition for all major theatre productions, attend all student and faculty recitals, attend all mainstage productions, and participate in the faculty-student evaluation sessions designated by the faculty. Communication Arts majors are required to present a full junior and senior recital. (Enrollment in COMM 392, Junior Project, and COMM 492, Senior Project, is required for the junior and senior recitals, respectively). Communication Arts minors are required to present a junior recital, COMM 392.

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)