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The Major in Communication Studies
Requirements for Major
 

Required

Communication Studies 100: Fundamentals of Public Speaking.

At Least One of the Following

Communication Studies 200: Argumentation and Debate*
Communication Studies 201: Persuasion*
Communication Studies 202: Small Group Communication
Communication Studies 204: Organizational and Managerial*

At Least Three of the Following

Communication Studies 210:  Rhetoric and Civic Life
Communication Studies 220:  Rhetoric of the American Experience 1640-1865
Communication Studies 221:  Rhetoric of the American Experience 1865-Present
Communication Studies 222:  Rhetorical Criticism
Communication Studies 241:  Rhetoric of Mass Media
Communication Studies 257:  Contemporary Rhetorical Theory

    At Least Three of the Following

    Communication Studies 101: Interpersonal Communication
    Communication Studies 115W:  Freshman Seminar
    Communication Studies 223: Values in Modern Communication
    Communication Studies 224: Rhetoric of Social Movements
    Communication Studies 228: Rhetoric of Public Memory
    Communication Studies 226: Women, Rhetoric, and Social Change
    Communication Studies 235: Communicating Gender
    Communication Studies 237: Communication of Science, Engineering, and Technology
    Communication Studies 240: Freedom of Speech
    Communication Studies 242: Communication, Culture, and Consciousness
    Communication Studies 243: Cultural Rhetorics of Film
    Communication Studies 250: Visionary Rhetoric of Winston Churchill
    Communication Studies 254: Methods of Rhetorical Analysis

      These courses may also be available if you have met the requirements and have the consent of the instructor
      Communication Studies 289: Independent Study in Communication
      Communication Studies 294: Special Topics in Communication
      Communication Studies 290: Directed Readings
      Communication Studies 295-296 Seminars in Selected Topics

      The remainder of the 36 hours may be selected from the courses listed above or from the following:

      Communication Studies 280 a,b:  Internship
      English 120W: Intermediate Composition
      English 200:  Intermediate Non-fiction Writing
      English 201:  Advanced Non-Fiction Writing
      Managerial Studies 190: Principles of Marketing
      Philosophy 102: General Logic
      Philosophy 202: Formal Logic
      Philosophy 246:  Philosophy of Language
      Political Science 241: American Public Opinion and Voting Behavior
      Political Science 242: Political Communication
      Psychology 226: Thinking and Reasoning
      Psychology  231: Social Psychology
      Psychology  266: Interpersonal and Intergroup Relations                                                                                                                             Sociology 248: Popular Culture Dynamics
      Sociology 249: American Social Movements

      * Prerequisite CMST 100

      Only 9 hours of 100 level courses may be counted toward the major.


      For more information, please contact Diane Banks.
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