/ Communication Department

Degree Planning

Plan out your classes as a communication major or minor and check out the course offerings for each semester

Four-year plan

Fall Semester Spring Semester
  • COMM 101
  • MATH 115
  • COMM 140
  • COMM 151
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 260 or 270
  • COMM 280
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 399 ɫɔ Internship
  • Or off-campus semester
  • COMM 400 level
 

Three-Year Plan

Fall Semester Spring Semester
  • COMM 101
  • COMM 151
  • COMM 140
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 260 or 270
  • COMM 280 
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 399 ɫɔ Internship
  • COMM 400 level

two-year plan 

Fall Semester Spring Semester
  • COMM 101
  • COMM 151
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 140
  • COMM 280
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 260 or 270 
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 399-Internship
  • COMM 400 level

two-year plan for a minor

Fall Semester Spring Semester
  • COMM 101
  • COMM 151
  • COMM 140
  • COMM 200 level
  • COMM 300 level
  • COMM 200, 300, or 400 level

Fall elective courses*

  • COMM 210 ɫɓ Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 220 ɫɓ Small Group Communication
  • COMM 251 ɫɓ Media Production I
  • COMM 255 ɫɓ Writing for Media
  • COMM 257 ɫɓ Communication for Public Relations
  • COMM 335 ɫɓ Leadership Skills & Perspectives
  • COMM 357 ɫɓ Documentary
  • COMM 358 ɫɓ Advanced PR and Strategic Communication
  • COMM 360 ɫɓ Persuasion
  • COMM 371 ɫɓ Intercultural Communication
  • COMM 470 ɫɓ Cultural Communication Theory
  • COMM 480 ɫɓ Communication Honors

Spring Elective Courses*

  • COMM 251 ɫɓ Media Production I
  • COMM 257 ɫɓ Communication for Public Relations
  • COMM 320 ɫɓ Family Communication
  • COMM 330 ɫɓ Organizational Communication
  • COMM 354 ɫɓ Digital Cinema
  • COMM 356 ɫɓ Advanced Media Writing
  • COMM 372 ɫɓ Gender Communication
  • COMM 460 ɫɓ Communication Theory
  • COMM 463 ɫɓ Rhetorical Theory

In addition to the courses listed above we will occasionally offer COMM 395 ɫɓ Special Topics courses on subjects such as Political Communication, Sports Broadcasting, Global Communication, New Media, etc.

*While we try to maintain fall and spring course offerings as listed above, we sometimes need to make adjustments due to faculty sabbaticals and department staffing needs. For up-to-date information, see .