Communication with an emphasis in Strategic Influence and Civic Leadership

Major Requirement Total (35 credits)

• COMM 131 - Media and Society (3)
• COMM 201 - Introduction to the Study of Human Communication (3)
• COMM 255 - Virtual Presentations (2)
• COMM 301 - Professional Development (1)
• COMM 312 - Public Deliberation (3)
• COMM 313 - Advanced Public Speaking (3)
• COMM 411 - Strategic Influence in Human Communication (3)
• TH 121 - Introduction to Theatre (3)

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  Choose two courses from:

  COMM 212 Civic Forums, Groups & Parliamentary Practice , COMM 314 Contemporary Issues in Strategic Influence , COMM 315 Civilization, Technologies, and Influence , OR COMM 415 Free Speech in the Digital Age   

History / Political Science (6 hours)

• Choose two courses from History or Political Science approved by advisor.

Electives (2 hours)

• COMM 100 - Pre-Professional Studies (0-3)  (Debate)
• COMM 300 - Advanced Pre-Professional Studies (0-3)  (Debate)

Signature Learning Requirements for Communication Majors:

• First Year Seminar
• Reading and Writing
• Oral Communication
• Ethics
• Quantitative Reasoning 
• Fine Arts - (Requirement fulfilled by major)
• Social Science 
• Religion  
• Natural Science * (Students must take six (6) credit hours of Natural Science (the combination of the Natural Science and Society requirement and the Laboratory Science requirement)
• Humanities 
• Global Systems

See Signature Learning   Pathways for a complete listing of applicable cognate courses.