Rockhurst University
Business Communication
Associate in Arts
Years 1 and 2 at
Metropolitan Community College
Bachelor of Arts in
Business Communication
Years 3 and 4 at Rockhurst
General Education Requirements
Credits
Core Required Courses
Pl 1100
Reality and Human Existence
Pl 3100
Ethical Theory
TH 1000
Christianity I: Foundations
TH 3000
Christianity II: Development
Pl/TH Elective (Level 2)
Science Relational (level 2)
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Lower division courses
CT/TA 1220 or CT 3190 Voice and Diction or Media
Performance
AC 2000
Financial Accounting
EN 2200
Business Writing
JN 2000
Introduction to Journalism
EC/PY Statistics course
Upper division courses
EN/CT 3000-4000 level writing course
EN 4180/approved option Report Writing
EN 4920/approved option Report Project
FN 3000
Essentials of Finance
MK 3000
Principles of Marketing
MG/MK Two upper division electives
CT 4940
Senior Capstone
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HIST 120
United States History to 1865 or
HIST 121
United States History since 1865
POLS 136
Introduction to American National Politics or
POLS 137
Introduction to State and Local Politics
Communications
ENGL 101
Composition and Reading
ENGL 102
Composition and Reading II
SPDR 102
Fundamentals of Human Communication
Mathematics
Math 120
College Algebra
Humanities (Choose one course from each group)
Group 1: ART 150, 151, 158, 159, MUSI 108, 116
Group 2: HIST 133, 134
Group 3: ENGL 124, 150, 151, 167
Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 biological and 1 physical)
BIOL 101
General Biology
BIOL 118
Introduction to Biology
CHEM 105
Introduction Chemistry for Health Sciences
CHEM 107
Preparatory General Chemistry
CHEM 111
General College Chem
GEOL 101
Physical Geology
PHYS 101
Introductory Physics
PHYS 104
Foundations of Physical Science
PHYS 106
General Astronomy
PHYS 130
General Physics I
Social Sciences
ECON 210
Macroeconomics
Choose one course from the following areas:
CRJU
PSYC
SOCI
POLS
CSIS 110 or higher CSIS course or Credit by Exam
Electives - 17 credits
Foreign Language (two semesters of the same language is
required for major)
FREN, GERM, or SPAN
SPDR 103
Interpersonal Communications
MSCM 112
Introduction to Mass Communications 1
Total Credits Required
3
3
3
3
5
5
Total Credits Required
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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A grade of C or better is required in all upper-division courses counted toward
fulfillment of the major requirements.
3
3
Consult with advisor when choosing communication electives.
3
3
10
3
3
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Student must complete a Writing Intensive course AND either a Human Diversity
course or Learning Community as part of the General Education Requirements.
1
If MSCM 112 is not offered on your campus you may take either BSAD 101 or
MATH 115 as a substitute. CT 2200 Mass Communication would then have to be
taken at Rockhurst.
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