PROGRESS FOR COMMUNICATION MAJOR (45 credits)
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COMMUNICATION CORE (6 Courses=15 credits)
COM 150 Presentation Skills
COM 101 Intro to Mass Media *
COM 102 Interpersonal Communication*
COM 205 Communication Theory & Research
COM 300 Communication Ethics (Junior Year) 2cr.
COM 310 Portfolio (Junior Year, taken with 300) 1 cr.
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* pre-requisites for Com 205
COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT TRACK
(8 Courses + 2 Com electives)
COM 215 Group & Team Communication
COM 312 Persuasion, Power & Influence
COM 319 Advanced Personal & Professional
Presentations (pre-req 150)
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ENG 303 Business Writing
COM 316 Com Research & Analysis
COM 317 Organizational Communication
COM 415 Com Mgmt Capstone(pre-req 315)
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PUBLIC RELATIONS TRACK
(8 Courses + 2 Com electives)
COM 207 Principles of Public Relations
COM 206 Fundamentals of Journalism
COM 312 Persuasion, Power & Influence
COM 316 Com Research & Analysis
COM 317 Organizational Communication
COM 357 Public Relations Writing
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COM ELECTIVES (any 2 COM courses not required in your Track)
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COM __________________________
* If double-tracking: Com electives may count from a second track
but only 1 elective counts from 2nd track if MM/JO or CMGT/PR
combo. If other track combo (CM/JO, PR/MM, CM/MM, PR/JO),
both electives can count from 2nd track.
* Com 461 may count as 1 Com elective.
MASS MEDIA TRACK
(8 Courses + 2 Com electives)
COM 208 Video Field Production
COM 204 Intro to Film Studies
COM 301 Media in America
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COM 302 Broadcast Journalism (pre-req 208)
OR COM 303 Scriptwriting
COM 348 Media Research
COM 358 TV Studio Production (pre-req 208)
COM 308 Communication Law
COM 408 Media Production Practicum(pre-req 208, 358)
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JOURNALISM TRACK*
(8 Courses + 2 Com electives)
COM 206 Fundamentals of Journalism
COM 208 Video Field Production
COM 302 Broadcast Journalism (pre-req 208)
COM 306 In-Depth Reporting (pre-req 206)
COM 357 Public Relations Writing
COM 308 Communication Law
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COURSE
COM 387 PR Cases & Campaigns
COM 356 Online Journalism
COM 407 PR Management (pre-req 207, 316, 357, 387)
COM 406 Community Journalism (pre-req 206, 306, 356)
* Journalism students must also complete a concentration or minor in
another discipline. A concentration consists of four courses in a discipline
and may include courses required for the University core.
( Eng 107/108 cannot count as part of the concentration.)
Revised 4-7-11 / Edited 7-17-13