FILM STUDIES CONCENTRATION
COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS – 18 CREDITS
***** All classes are 3 Credits, unless otherwise noted*****
COMM 120 Media and Society NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 121 Communication Theory NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 210 Media Writing PREREQUISITE ENG110
COMM 244 Communication Research Foundation PREREQUISITE COMM121
COMM 263 Public Speaking
COMM 445 Communication Capstone PREREQUISITES COMM 121, 210, 244, 263
Capstone
Every communication major is required to complete a capstone experience.
FILM STUDIES CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS - 15 CREDITS
These requirements MUST be met for students to qualify for Capstone:
COMM 234: Film As a Medium PREREQUISITE COMM120
COMM 239: Filmmaking I PREREQUISITE COMM 234
COMM 331: Filmmaking II PREREQUISITE COMM 239
COMM 431: Screenwriting PREREQUISITE COMM 234
Choose one: COMM 332 Filmmaking III PREREQUISITE COMM 331
or COMM 333 Applied Techniques PREREQUISITE COMM 331
FILM STUDIES CONCENTRATION SUGGESTED ELECTIVES – 6 CREDITS
Choose TWO of the following:
COMM 332: Filmmaking III or COMM 333 Applied Techniques
(Whichever was not chosen above)
COMM 102: Acting I
COMM 224: International Media
COMM 225: Audio Production
COMM 235 Film as a Cross Cultural Communication
COMM 274: Acting for the Camera
COMM 334: The Documentary and the Non-Fiction Film
COMM 330: Internship
COMM 353: Advanced Audio Production
COMM 377: Directing
COMM 432: Dramatic Film Production
COMM 434: Current Cinema
COMM 437: Film Editing
And with permission, these related courses offered by other departments:
ARTS 250: Introduction to Graphic Design
ARTS 270: Photography I
FR 370: French Cinema
SPAN 374: Changing Directions in Latin American Cinema (also listed as LAS 374)
SPAN 470: Film Theory: an international Perspective
AACS 400: The Black Experience in the Film Medium
INTERPERSONAL CONCENTRATION
COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS – 18 CREDITS
***** All classes are 3 Credits, unless otherwise noted*****
COMM 120 New Media & Society NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 121 Communication Theory NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 210 Media Writing PREREQUISITE ENG 110
COMM 244 Communication Research Foundation PREREQUISITE COMM 121
COMM 263 Public Speaking
COMM 445 Communication Capstone PREREQUISITES COMM 121, 210, 244, 263
Capstone
Every communication major is required to complete a capstone experience.
INTERPERSONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS – 12 CREDITS
These requirements MUST be met for students to qualify for Capstone:
COMM 265
Foundations of Language NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 340
Intercultural Communication NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 360
Interpersonal Communication NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 463
Group Discussion NO PREREQUISITE
INTERPERSONAL CONCENTRATION SUGGESTED ELECTIVES – 9 CREDITS
Choose THREE of the following list
COMM 230
COMM 260
COMM 266
COMM 330
COMM 361
COMM 365
COMM 420
COMM 443
COMM 465
Organizational Communication
Oral Interpretation or COMM 364 Voice and Speech Production
Dynamics of Communication
Communication Practicum Internal and/or External Internships
Successful Business & Professional Communication
Persuasion and Social Change
Non-Verbal Communication
Applied Communication Research
Organizational Communication
SUGGESTED FREE ELECTIVES
AACS 151 Introduction to African World Literature
PHIL 227 Eastern Philosophy and Religion
MGT 300 Principles of Management
MKT 310 Principles of Marketing
GENERAL EDUCATION RECOMMENDATIONS
POL 110 Intro to Politics
PSY 110 General Psychology
LAS 201
JOURNALISM/PUBLIC RELATIONS CONCENTRATION
COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS – 18 CREDITS
***** All classes are 3 Credits, unless otherwise noted*****
COMM 120 New Media & Society NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 121 Communication Theory NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 210 Media Writing PREREQUISITE ENG 110
COMM 244 Communication Research Foundation PREREQUISITE COMM 121
COMM 263 Public Speaking
COMM 445 Communication Capstone PREREQUISITES COMM 121, 210, 244, 263
Capstone
Every communication major is required to complete a capstone experience.
JOURNALISM/PR CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS – 9 CREDITS
These requirements MUST be met for students to qualify for Capstone:
COMM 222 Media Ethics and Law PREREQUISITE COMM 120
COMM 250 (print) Journalism PREREQUISITE COMM 210
COMM 350 Broadcast Journalism PREREQUISITE COMM 210
JOURNALISM/PR CONCENTRATION SUGGESTED ELECTIVES – 12 CREDITS
Choose FOUR of the following:
COMM 223 Press and the Presidency
COMM 348 Public Relations
COMM 349 Radio News
COMM 350 Television News
COMM 351 Advanced Reporting
COMM 355 TV News Production
COMM 443 Applied Communication Research
COMM 448 Public Relations Case Studies
COMM 449 Public Relations Workshop
COMM 451 Freelance Writing
COMM 452 Advanced Broadcast News
COMM 454 News Editing
COMM 455 Electronic News Gathering
COMM 459 Journalism Practicum (name change)
MEDIA STUDIES CONCENTRATION
COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS – 18 CREDITS
COMM 120 Media & Society NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 121 COMM Theory NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 210 Media Writing PREREQUISITE ENG 110
COMM 244 Communication Research Foundation PREREQUISITE COMM 121
COMM 263 Public Speaking
COMM 445 Communication Capstone - 3 credits PREREQUISITES COMM 121, 210, 244, 263
Capstone
Every communication major is required to complete a capstone experience.
 Students in this concentration would be expected to take a research-oriented capstone
based on social science and humanistic research methodologies.
MEDIA STUDIES CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENT – 9 CREDITS
These requirements MUST be met for students to qualify for Capstone:
Choose THREE of the following:
COMM 220: Radio and TV Industries PREREQUISITE COMM 120
Or a more general media history course
COMM 222: Media law and ethics PREREQUISITE COMM 120
COMM 224: International media PREREQUISITE COMM 120
COMM 234: Film as Medium PREREQUISITE COMM 120
COMM 320: Introduction to Media Criticism PREREQUISITE COMM 210
MEDIA STUDIES CONCENTRATION SUGGESTED ELECTIVES – 12 CREDITS
Choose FOUR of the following:
COMM 223: Press and the Presidency
COMM 235 Film as a Cross Cultural Communication
COMM 260: Oral Interpretation
COMM 265: Foundations of Language
COMM 318: Forms of Art
COMM 324: Writing for Radio and Television
COMM 334: Documentary Non-Fiction film
COMM 352: Broadcast Advertising
COMM 365: Persuasion and Social Change
COMM 384: History of Theatre
COMM 421: Broadcast Management
COMM 431: Screenwriting
COMM 434: Current Cinema
COMM 456: Playwriting
*** Other courses through advisement***
RADIO & TELEVISION PRODUCTION AND AESTHETICS CONCENTRATION
COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS – 18 CREDITS
COMM 120 Media & Society NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 121 Communication Theory NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 210 Media Writing PREREQUISITE ENG 110
COMM 244 Communication Research Foundation PREREQUISITE COMM 121
COMM 263 Public Speaking
COMM 445 Communication Capstone - 3 credits PREREQUISITES COMM 121, 210, 244, 263
Capstone
Every communication major is required to complete a capstone experience.
RADIO & TELEVISION PRODUCTION AND AESTHETICS CONCENTRATION
REQUIREMENTS - 18 CREDITS:
These requirements MUST be met for students to qualify for Capstone:
COMM 220: Radio & TV Industries PREREQUISITE COMM 120
OR: COMM 222: Media Law and Ethics PREREQUISITE COMM 120
COMM 225: Audio Production PREREQUISITE COMM 120
COMM 226: Video Production and Editing PREREQUISITE COMM 210
COMM 227: Television Studio Production PREREQUISITE COMM 210
COMM 326: Advanced Television Production PREREQUISITE COMM 227
COMM 353 Advanced Audio Production PREREQUISITE COMM 225
OR: COMM 425: Television Workshop PREREQUISITES COMM 226 & COMM 227
RADIO & TELEVISION PRODUCTION AND AESTHETICS CONCENTRATION SUGGESTED
ELECTIVES – 3 CREDITS
Students are strongly encouraged, in consultation with their advisors, to take additional courses
inside and outside the Department of Communication as “free electives” in an ongoing effort to
prepare for professional employment in the media industries. The following are some
suggestions:
POL 120: American Government and Politics
COMM 224: International Media PREREQUISITE COMM 120
COMM 234: Film as A Medium
COMM 235 Film as a Cross Cultural Communication
COMM 250: Journalism
COMM 321: Announcing PREREQUISITE COMM 260
COMM 320: Media Criticism
COMM 355 TV News Production
COMM 399 Sound as a Medium
COMM 421: Broadcast Management PREREQUISITE COMM 220
COMM 425: Television Workshop PREREQUISITES COMM 226 & COMM227
COMM 452: Advanced Broadcast Journalism PREREQUISITE COMM 350
THEATRE CONCENTRATION
COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS – 18 CREDITS
***** All classes are 3 Credits, unless otherwise noted*****
COMM 120 Media & Society NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 121 Communication Theory NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 210 Media Writing PREREQUISITE ENG110
COMM 244 Communication Research Foundation PREREQUISITE COMM121
COMM 263 Public Speaking
COMM 445 Communication Capstone - 3 credits PREREQUISITES COMM121, 210, 244, 263
Capstone
Every communication major is required to complete a capstone experience.
THEATRE CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS - 12 CREDITS
These requirements MUST be met for students to qualify for Capstone:
COMM 102 Acting I
NO PREREQUISITE
COMM 274 Acting for the Camera PREREQUISITE COMM 102
COMM 283 Playscripts
PREREQUISITE COMM 101
COMM 377 Directing
PREREQUISITE COMM 102
THEATRE CONCENTRATION SUGGESTED ELECTIVES – 9 CREDITS
Choose THREE of the following:
COMM 217 Scenery Construction and Set Design
COMM 220 New Radio & TV Industries PREREQUISITE COMM 120
COMM 234 Film as a Medium
COMM 260 Oral Interpretation
COMM 270 Acting II PREREQUISITE COMM 102
COMM 272 Acting III PREREQUISITE COMM 270
COMM 273 Fundamentals of Comedy Writing and Performing
COMM 276 Sketch Comedy Writing and Performing
COMM 280 Theatre Workshop
COMM 285 Musical Theater
COMM 290 Theatre Workshop II PREREQUISITE COMM 280
COMM 318 Forms of Art
COMM 321 Announcing
COMM 330 Internship
COMM 364 Voice and Speech Production
COMM 384 Golden Ages of the Theatre
COMM 388 American Theatre and Drama PREREQUISITE COMM 101
COMM 389 Drama for Children
COMM 456 Playwriting
ENG 211 Modern Drama
REQUIRED GE:
Students in the THEATER CONCENTRATION need to take COMM 101 INTRODUCTION TO
THEATRE as one of their two required GE’s in the Art and Communication area.
NOTE:
Students are also expected to complete at least one credit each from the following practical
applications as part of their Free Electives:
COMM 115 Production Lab (1 credit)
COMM 117 Performance Lab (1 credit)