CURRICULUM & COURSES

Required Courses in Major (24 credits)
COURSE #	COURSE NAME	CREDITS
COM 110	Introduction to Mass Media	3
COM 170	Multimedia Production I	3
COM 180	Multimedia Production II	3
EN 240	The Art of Persuasion	3
COM 210	Media Analysis	3
COM 310	Communication Theory	3
COM 320	Law and Ethics	3
	CAPSTONE COURSE	3

AREA OF CONCENTRATION Choose one of the following concentrations
Integrated Marketing Concentration (12 credits)
COURSE #	COURSE NAME	CREDITS
COM 261	Concepts of Integrated Marketing	3
COM 344	Public Relations Writing	3
COM 348	Advertising Copywriting	3
COM362	Integrated Marketing Research	3

Graphic Design Concentration (12 credits)
COM 305	Visual Communication	3
COM 370	Digital Photography	3
COM 373	Graphic Design	3
COM 381	Web Design	3

Film and Visual Effects Concentration (12 credits)
COM365	Digital Film Making	3
COM 375	Digital Film Editing	3
COM 385	2D/3D Graphics	3
-AND-	(choose one below)
COM 455	2D/3D Advanced Graphics	3
-OR-
COM 478	Documentary Filmmaking	3

Multimedia Journalism Concentration (12 credits)
COM 343	Journalism	3
COM 360	Press Relations	3
COM 443	Journalism Practicum	3
-AND-	(choose one below)	3
COM 442	Multimedia Journalism	3
-OR-
COM 478	Documentary Filmmaking	3

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (45 credits) NOTE: Communications students should not use COM prefix courses to fulfill these requirements.
COURSE #	COURSE NAME	CREDITS
COM 151	Public Speaking	3
EN 101	College Writing	3
EN 102	Writing in the Humanities	3
GS 101	Foundations Seminar	3
PS 402	Symposium	3
CORE MODULES (1 of each)
	Intercultural Awareness elective	3
	Interdisciplinary Studies elective	3
	Literature and Arts elective	3
MA 220	Topics in Statistics	3
	Moral Reasoning	3
	Political Science/History/Geography	3
	Religious Studies	3
	Science	3
	Sociology/Psychology/Economics	3
	General Education	3

ELECTIVES IN MAJOR (12 credits)
ELECTIVE		CREDITS
COM -- 100/200 level eElective		3
COM -- 300/400 level elective		3
COM -- 300/400 level elective		3
COM -- 300/400 level elective		3

ALL COLLEGE ELECTIVES (Any Level -- 9 credits)
Any elective		3
Any elective		3
Any elective		3
Any elective		3
UPPER-LEVEL ELECTIVES (18 credits)
Any 300/400 Liberal Arts elective		3
Any 300/400 Liberal Arts elective		3
Any 300/400 Liberal Arts elective		3
Any 300/400 Liberal Arts elective		3
Any 300/400 all-college elective		3
Any 300/400 all-college elective		3