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Twin Cities Campus
Communication Studies B.A.Communication Studies
College of Liberal Arts
This program examines human communication using humanistic and social scientific methods. Fields of study include speech writing, rhetorical criticism, ethics, interpersonal, small group, organizational, intercultural, and electronic (broadcasting, cable, satellite, Internet) forms of communication. Students intending to declare a major must meet with a communication studies adviser. Students are strongly encouraged to declare their major during the first or second year. Students intending to declare a communication studies major must first meet with an adviser in 274 Ford Hall.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
Students may earn a B.A. or a minor in communication studies, but not both.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshman must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html
Introductory Courses
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
COMM 1313W - Analysis of Argument
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Performative Electives
Required Performance Elective
Take at least one of the following courses for a minimum of 3 credits. Note: in order for COMM 3990 to count as a performative elective, it must be taken for at least 3 credits.
COMM 3201 - Introduction to Electronic Media Production
(4.0 cr)
or
COMM 3411 - Introduction to Small Group Communication
(3.0 cr)
or
COMM 3422 - Interviewing and Communication
(3.0 cr)
or
COMM 3605W - Persuasive Speaking and Speech Writing
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
COMM 3994 - Directed Research
(1.0-3.0 cr)
Upper-division Elective
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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COMM 4xxx
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COMM 5xxx
Additional Communications Studies Electives
In addition to the above requirements and the senior project, take as many COMM 3xxx-5xxx credits as needed to reach the 34-credit graduation requirement.
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
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COMM 3xxx
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COMM 4xxx
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COMM 5xxx
Senior Project
The senior project is fulfilled by completing a senior paper. The senior paper can be written in any COMM 4xxx or 5xxx course. COMM 3995W, an S-N only, senior paper course, must be taken during the same semester in which the senior paper is written.
COMM 3999W - Capstone Project
[WI]
(1.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements, in addition to degree program requirements. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Current departmental honors course offerings are listed at: http://www.honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/dept_courses_current.html
Honors students complete an honors thesis project in the final year, most often in conjunction with an honors thesis course, or with an honors directed studies, or honors directed research course. Students select honors courses and plan for a thesis project in consultation with their UHP adviser and their departmental faculty adviser.
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