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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Communication B.A.
Sample Plan: Communication B.A.
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
COMM 1020 - Communicating Difference: An Introduction to Race, Power, and Identity in Communication : 3.0 cr
UST 1000 - Learning in Community : 1.0 cr
LE (Natural Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Writing & Information Literacy) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
COMM 1000 - Human Communication Theory : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, SOC SCI
LE (Humanities) :4.0 cr
LE (Logic & Quantitative Reasoning) :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
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Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
COMM 1112 - Public Speaking : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, COMM & LAN
COMM 1222 - Interpersonal Communication : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, LECD C, COMM & LAN
COMM 3116 - Professional Communication : 3.0 cr
LE (Fine Arts) :3.0 cr
LE Part II (FA/HUM/NS/SS) 3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
COMM 2101 - Foundations of Mass Communication : 3.0 cr : LE CAT8, SOC SCI
COMM 3530 - Dark Side of Media and Communication : 3.0 cr
LE (Cultural Diversity in the US) :3.0 cr
LE Part II (FA/HUM/NS/SS) 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
COMM 2025 - Communication Inquiry: Rhetorical and Historical Methods : 3.0 cr
COMM 3205 - Relationship Communication : 3.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
COMM 2030 - Communication Inquiry: Social Scientific Methods : 3.0 cr
COMM 4500 - History of Rhetoric : 3.0 cr
LE (Race, Power and Justice) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
COMM 3215 - Conflict Management : 3.0 cr
COMM 3223 - Communication and Creativity : 3.0 cr
COMM 4397 - Internship in Communication : 3.0 cr
WRIT 31xx - Adv Writing (3 cr) : 3.0 cr
LE (Sustainability) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
COMM 3510 - Ethics in Human Communication : 3.0 cr
COMM 4999 - Seminar : 3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr