School of Contemporary Arts
Communication Arts: Global Communication and Media
Recommended Four-Year Plan (Fall 2015)
This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These
plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized
plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are
needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take
longer. Three writing intensive courses are required in the major and/or school core (examples are marked by WI designation in
the plan below). Consult with your advisor for specific details.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2015-2016 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
Gen Ed/Major: CNTP 101-First Year Topics
Gen Ed: CRWT 102-Critical Reading & Writing
II
Gen Ed: SOSC 101-Social Issues or BADM
115-Perspectives in Business & Society
Gen Ed: Mathematics MATH 101-121
(Recommended: Math 104-Math for the Modern
World or MATH 106-Intro to Math Modeling)
Total:
HRS
4
4

Spring Semester
Gen Ed: AIID 201-Readings in Humanities
Gen Ed: History HIST 101-110
HRS
4
4
4
COMM 204-Media Literacy
4
4
COMM 221-Speech for Communication Arts
4
16
Total:

16
Second Year
Fall Semester
Gen Ed: Topics Social Science
COMM 229-World Cinema Movements or
COMM 234-Intercultural Communication
(Category 2)
COMM 216-Media & Cinema Studies –WI
COMM 202-Fundamentals of Interactive Media
or COMM 218-Fundamentals of Digital
Filmmaking (Category 3)
Total:
HRS
4
4

Spring Semester
Gen Ed: Science w/ Experiential
Gen Ed: Intercultural North America
COMM 266-Research/Writing Methods - WI
Elective
4
4
16
Total:
HRS
4
4

4
4
16
Third Year
Fall Semester
Gen Ed: International Issues
History/Theory/ Criticism Course Level 300
(Category 2)
COMM 318: Campaign in Media and Film or
COMM 350 Media, Industry, Art, and
Economics (Category 3)
Media Writing Course (Category 3)
Total:
HRS
4

Spring Semester
Global Communication and Media
Concentration Elective (Category 6)
Elective
4
Media Criticism & Analysis Course Level
300 (Category 3)
4
Elective
4
16
Total:
HRS
4

4
4
4
16
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary
Course - WI
HRS
4

Spring Semester
Upper Level Capstone Portfolio Course
HRS
4

Media Criticism & Analysis Course Level 300
(Category 3)
CNTP 388: Co-Op/Internship in Contemporary
Arts
Elective
Total:
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
4
Writing/Production course (recommended)
4
4
Media Writing Course (Category 3)
4
4
16
Elective
Total:
4
16