Academic Programs

Communication Majors & Minors

 

Profession-based majors for career preparation
Public Communication  Public relations, advertising and organizational communication
Media Production  Radio/audio, television/video, and digital production
Journalism  Sequences in print/online journalism and broadcast news

General major rooted in the Humanities
Communication Studies  Theory and analysis courses with some professional course requirements

Concentration
Sports Communication Certificate  Five-course concentration for Communication majors 

Minor
Speech  Minor based in Communication Department

 

Interdisciplinary Programs with Communication Course Options

 

Interdisciplinary Majors:
Television & Film Arts  Writing/storytelling track and directing/producing track focusing on careers in the entertainment industry
Arts and Letters  Student-tailored program combining 2-4 academic areas within the Schools of Arts and Humanities; half of the coursework candraw on Communication courses
Individualized Studies  Student-tailored program combining 2-4 academic areas; half of the coursework candraw on Communication courses
Writing  English department program, with a component of Communication courses

Interdisciplinary Minors
Community, Diversity & Peace (based in Georgraphy-Planning department)
Native American Studies (based in Anthropology department)
Leadership (based in Center for Studies in Creativity)
Legal Studies (based in Political Science departmenr)
(Women's Studies (based in School of natural and Social Sciences)
Writing (administered by English department)
Digital Music Production (in development by Communication and Music departments)
Sports Management (in development)

 

Graduate Programs in Communication

Public Relations Management  Sequence within M.S. degree in Multidisciplinary studies
Public Relations Management  Free-standing graduate certificate program

Interdisciplinary programs with Communication Course options
Public and Nonprofit Management, Masters of Public Administration
Professional Applied and Computational Mathematics, Master of Science

 

Communication Course Documents

Graduation Requirements (Specific requirements for Communication majors)
Catalog Course Descriptions (Link to catalog course listings)
CEP/Finals Schedule
Course Tracker for each major
Making Progress toward a Communication major 
Standard Application to Major for admission to a major Communication Majors
Transfer Courses equivalent to department requirements