Communication Studies Curriculum
The B.A. In Communication Studies requires 124 semester hours. In addition to the General Education requirements of the university, there are 15 hours of core courses in Communication and 21 hours of electives. There is also a requirement of either a foreign language OR a quantitative block of courses.

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Top Core Courses SCOM 1203, Oral Communication SCOM 2203, Introduction to Human Communication SCOM 2373, Introduction to Interpersonal Communication SCOM 2243, Principles of Argumentation SCOM 3363, Human Communication Research Methods

Top Electives At least 21 hours of Communication Studies courses. At least 18 of these hours must be upper-level courses in Communication Studies. The following courses can be chosen as electives: SCOM 2253 Introduction to Health Communication SCOM 3203 Business and Professional Communication SCOM 3243 Principles of Persuasion SCOM 3373 Gender Communication SCOM 3523 Principles of Listening SCOM 4203 Small Group Communication SCOM 4243 Interpersonal Communication SCOM 4253 Intercultural Communication SCOM 4263 Organizational Communication SCOM 4232 Communication in Personal Relationships SCOM 4373 Conflict Resolution SCOM 4383 Computer Mediated Communication SCOM 4403 Health Communication SCOM 4423 Narratives in Health and Healing

Top Foreign Language Option 12 hours of a foreign language (2 years of a high school foreign language may be used to waive six semester hours of this requirement)

Top Quantitative Block Option CIT 2413, Word Processing FIN 3733, Personal Finance ECON 2113, Business Statistics CIT 3013, Management Information Systems