Course Overview
Course Outline
The course outline is a formal document serving as a new course proposal or existing course revision. This outline identifies credit hours, prerequisites, learning outcomes and course content. It is prepared by the department and are endorsed by the school, senate provost and president. The outline is the basis for the course syllabus, which is prepared by each instructor to set forth requirements for each individual section, reflecting course outlines. (Contact individual instructors for syllabi)
Asterisk indicates courses requiring 2.6 GPA in a Communication major.
Communication Core Courses
COM 100 Media Literacy
SPC 103 Intro to Human Communication
SPC 205 Intro to Oral Communication
COM 210 Intro to Media Writing
COM 215 Intro to Visual Communication
Senior Seminar
COM 450 Communication & Society *
Major Requirements and/or Major Electives
COM 301 Principles of Public Relations & Advertising *
COM 302 Principles of Journalism *
COM 303 Print News I: Reporting *
COM 304 Writing for Broadcast (Radio, TV, Film)*
COM 308 Public Relations Writing *
COM 310 International Communication
COM 312 Basic Media Production*
COM 317 Media Management *
COM 319 Print News II: Editing *
COM 322 Communication Graphics *
COM 325 Feature Writing *
COM 327 Literary Journalism
COM 328 Intermediate Audio Production *
COM 329 Ingtermediate Video Production *
COM 335 Talk Radio-Talk TV
COM 336 Web Communication *
COM 337 Electronic News I: Producing *
COM 338 Electronic News II: Reporting *
COM 340 Photojournalism
COM 341 Fundraising
COM 348 Electronic News III: Advanced Reporting*
COM 388 Television Practicum *
COM 389 Special Topics
COM 390 Topics in Journalism Writing *
COM 391 Topics in Public Relations
COM 392 Public Relations in Sports
COM 395 Topics in Media Production
COM 401 Applied Communication Research*
COM 400 Communication Law*
COM 405 News Lab*
COM 407 Organizational Communication
COM 408 Public Relations Case Studies
COM 410 Media History
COM 418 Campaigns in Public Relations & Advertising*
COM 428 Advanced Audio Production*
COM 429 Advanced Video Production*
COM 431 Advanced Field Production*
COM 432Video Editing
COM 435 Directing for Video
COM 439 Television Directing and Producing*
COM 488 Communication Internship *
COM 495 Independent Project *
COM 499 Independent Study *
SPC 306 Public Speaking
SPC 307 Group Communication
SPC 309 Persuasion & Propaganda
SPC 311 Intercultural Communication
SPC 315 Media Performance
SPC 321 Rhetorical Criticism
SPC 333 Minorities & the Media
SPC 422 Media Criticism
SPC 424 Topics in Media Criticism
SPC 425 Media Criticism & Politics
SPC 495 Independent Project
SPC 499 Independent Study