BA Communication Courses

The Bachelor of arts with a major in communication curriculum requires the completion of 120 hours of course work. The average course load is 15 hours based on eight semesters.
General Education – 42 credit hours
ENG 143 College Composition or ENG 133 Technical Communication
SP 203 Effective Speaking
FLM 203 Film Appreciation
HUM 203 Humanities Seminar
PSY 113 Principles of Psychology
COM 123 The History of Media
COM 163 Interpersonal Communication
COM 203 Media and Society
Social Science Elective – 3 credit hours
Literature course – 3 credit hours
Math elective - 3 credit hours
Science elective - 3 credit hours
Math or Science elective - 3 credit hours
General Education - 3 credit hours
Program Requirements – 48 credit hours
Communication Core
COM 111 Communication Practices and Professions
COM 213 Business Communication
COM 233 Intercultural Communication
COM 263 Communication Theories and Research
COM 293 Argumentation and Debate
COM 301 Media Practicum (taken twice) (2)
COM 433 Media Law and Ethics
COM 4013 Senior Capstone Internship
or COM 4281 Senior Communication Proposal
and COM 4292 Senior Communication Project
Public Relation Core
COM 153 Principles of Public Relations
COM 253 Event Planning and Promotion
COM 353 Public Relations Writing and Production
COM 363 Rhetoric and Persuasion
COM 453 Public Relations Planning and Campaigns
Digital Media Core
COM 183 Writing for Media
COM 243 Digital Media Creation
COM 343 Web Content Management
COM 373 Topics - Sport Broadcasting
COM 383 Advanced Writing for the Media
Additional Requirements – 45 credit hours
UE 101 University Experience
Free Electives – 14 credit hours
Choose from one of the following professional preparation tracks
COM+Criminal Justice - 15 credit hours
LE 103 Introduction to Criminal Justice
LE 153 Juvenile Justice
LE 253 Probation, Parole and Community Corrections
LE 263 Introduction to Criminal Law and Justice
LE 273 Criminal Procedures and Evidence
COM+Sports - 15 credit hours
EXS 103 Teaching of Sport Skills I
EXS 123 Teaching of Sport Skills II
EXS 203 Risk of Sports
EXS 221 Officiating
EXS 483 Professional Development in Exercise Science
COM+Environment - choose 15 hours
BIO 124/124L Principles of Biology II and Laboratory
BIO 214/214L Conservation and Laboratory
BIO 222 Florida Keys Trip
BIO 334/334L Environmental Biology and Laboratory
EAS 213 Physical Geography
CE 3101 Environmental Engineering Laboratory
CE 3103 Environmental Engineering (CH 114 prerequisite waived for COM+ majors)
CE 4113 Environment Remediation
COM+Theater
THE 103 Intro to Theater
COM 323 Advanced Public Speaking
COM 423 Arts & Non-Profit Communication
Choose 9 hours:
THE 203 Theater Production
THE 303 Special Topics (can be repeated)
COM+Esports
EXS 223 Esports Analytics
EXS 253 Esports Administration
HIS 283 History of Gaming
SM 393 Sport Psychology
CSIT 163 Using Programming Language to Solve Problems
COM+Strategic Focus
Choose at lease 15 hours in consultation with your COM major advisor.
These courses must be approved by the HAC department chair to ensure they meet the
professional track requirements.
For complete description of the above requirements, please go to Course Catalog.