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Duluth Campus
Communication B.A.
Communication
College of Liberal Arts
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Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2010.
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Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
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Required credits within the major: 42.
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Degree: Bachelor of Arts.
At the core of the communication discipline is a concern for the relationship between symbolic action (speaking, writing, etc.) and social change. The B.A. in communication emphasizes the breadth and diversity of the communication field, with an integrated focus that spans social scientific and cultural/historical methodologies. Students develop conceptual and research competence in the areas of interpersonal communication, organizational communication, mass media and rhetorical theory and practice.
Honors Requirements: Candidates must be communication majors with a 3.30 GPA in all communication courses and 3.00 overall. Students write an honors-quality paper sponsored by a communication faculty member and approved by two additional communication faculty. Candidates apply before the end of the first four weeks of their senior year. Contact the department head or academic adviser for more information.
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Admission Requirements
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For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions Web site.
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General Requirements
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All students are required to complete general University and college
requirements including writing and liberal education courses.
For more information about this college's requirements, see
Colleges and
Schools
on the Duluth Web site and the
liberal education program.
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Program Requirements
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Requirements for the B.A. in communication include:
¿ Completion of at least 120 degree credits, including the liberal education program, an approved major for the B.A.
¿ A second field of study (either a minor or another major).
¿ Elective credits.
¿ Degree candidates must complete at least 30 degree credits at UMD. At least 20 of the last 30 degree credits immediately before graduation must be taken at UMD.
¿ A 2.00 cumulative University of Minnesota grade point average (GPA). Transfer grades and credits outside the University of Minnesota system are not calculated into the University GPA; however, transfer credits are counted as degree credits.
¿ A 2.00 cumulative GPA in the major(s) and minor(s).
¿ SSP 1000 - Introduction to College Learning (1 cr)
or CLA 1001 - Learning Community Integrative Seminar (1 cr).
¿ Advanced writing requirement:
WRIT 31xx (3 cr). Students majoring in communication with a journalism minor are exempt from the WRIT 31xx writing requirement. Core Courses (12 cr)
Students must complete the core with a C or better (with 1 retake option) to be admitted to any 5xxx "senior seminar."
COMM 1000 - Human Communication Theory, LE CAT3 (3.0 cr)
COMM 2025 - Communication Inquiry: Rhetorical and Historical Methods (3.0 cr)
COMM 2030 - Communication Inquiry: Social Scientific Methods (3.0 cr)
COMM 1112 - Public Speaking, LE CAT3 (3.0 cr)
or COMM 1511 - Honors: Public Speaking, LE CAT3, H (3.0 cr)
Electives: (27 cr)
Take 1 or more courses for each of the three listings, along with any COMM 1xxx - 4xxx to total a minimum of 27 credits; 18 credits must be 3xxx or above.
COMM 3310, 4394 and 4397: up to 6 credits, 3 credits per course, may count toward the communication major.
Take one or more courses from the following:
COMM 1222 - Interpersonal Communication, LECD CAT03 (3.0 cr)
or COMM 3200 - Interpersonal Communication Theory (3.0 cr)
or COMM 3700 - Interpersonal Influence (3.0 cr)
Take one or more courses from the following
COMM 2101 - Foundations of Mass Communication, LE CAT8 (3.0 cr)
or COMM 2102 - Media Effects, LE CAT8 (3.0 cr)
or COMM 3505 - Media Communications (3.0 cr)
or COMM 4505 - Media Theory and Research (3.0 cr)
Take one or more courses from the following:
COMM 2505 - Analysis of Public Discourse (3.0 cr)
or COMM 3612 - Rhetorical Criticism (3.0 cr)
or COMM 4500 - History of Rhetoric (3.0 cr)
Senior Seminar
One course, 3 credits
COMM 5000 - Senior Seminar (3.0 cr)
COMM Courses
Note: The following communication courses, which are limited to communication majors and minors, are taken for credit, but credit for these courses will NOT count toward the communication major.
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
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COMM 3300 - Teaching Assistantship in Communication (1.0-3.0 cr)
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COMM 4399 - Directed Projects in Communication (1.0-3.0 cr)
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