Communication Major Curriculum
Credits and GPA Requirement
SC&I offers an undergraduate major in Communication (COM). The program consists of 36 credits:
- Seven required courses (21 credits)
- Five upper-level electives (15 credits)
The electives give you the opportunity to focus on an area of concentration. A GPA of 2.0 in Communication is required for completion of the Communication major. You may use this sheet to document the completion of your Communication courses as you proceed through the major.
Required Courses and Electives
Students accepted into the Communication major complete three requirements: one SC&I interdisciplinary course, four core courses, and seven electives. You can access complete course descriptions for these and all SC&I undergraduate courses online.
Required Courses (21 credits):
- 04:189:101 Introduction to Communication & Information Processes (This is the prerequisite course for 04:192:200, 04:192:201 and 04:192:300)
- Choose one of the following:
- 04:189:102 Introduction to Media OR
- 04:189:103 Information Technology and Informatics
- 04:192:200 Communication Theory
- 04:192:201 Communication in Relationships
- 04:192:300 Communication Research
- 04:192:380 Public Speaking
- Choose one of the following: (Prerequisite: 04:192:200 Communication Theory)
- 04:192:354 Communication Technology
- 04:192: 355 Interpersonal Communication
- 04:192:357 Organizational Communication OR
- 04:192:359 Persuasive Communication
Upper-Level Communication Electives (15 credits): These electives are exclusively available to Communication majors except 04:192:380 Public Speaking, which is open to the general student population as well.
- 04:192:3xx or 4xx
- 04:192:3xx or 4xx
- 04:192:3xx or 4xx
- 04:192:4xx
- 04:192:4xx