Communication Media And Culture 4-Year Plan

This plan is an example only. Please see your advisor to develop your individualized plan. Course rotation and course offerings are subject to change based on faculty availability and enrollment minimums. At least one course used to fulfill the COLA Thematic Requirements must be from the list of approved courses meeting the Non-Western tradition. The list can be found here: College of Liberal Arts Thematic Requirements

Fall 1st Year:

COM 10100 - Introduction To Communication Cr. 3.
COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication Cr. 3.
COM 12000 - Introduction To Communication Technology And Communication Fields Cr. 1.
ENGL 13100 - Reading, Writing, And Inquiry I Cr. 3.
IDIS 10605 - Introduction To The Liberal Arts Cr. 3
General Education A3 elective Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 16

Spring 1st Year:

COM 24800 - Introduction To Media Criticism And Analysis Cr. 3.
COM 25000 - Mass Communication And Society Cr. 3.
General Education B4 elective Cr. 3.
General Education B7 elective Cr. 3.
Minor course elective Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Fall 2nd Year:

COM 20300 - Communication Theory Cr. 3.
ENGL 23301 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.
First Semester Foreign Language Cr. 3.
Thematic Requirement A Gender, Sexuality, Race and/or Ethnicity Cr. 3.
Minor course elective Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Spring 2nd Year:

COM 30000 - Introduction To Communication Research Methods Cr. 3.
Second Semester Foreign Language Cr. 3.
Themaatic Requirement B Conflict and Cooperation Cr. 3.
General Education A or B elective Cr. 3.
Minor course elective Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Fall 3rd Year:

COM 32900 - History Of The Mass Media Cr. 3.
COM 33000 - Theories Of Mass Communication Cr. 3.
Third Semester Foreign Language Cr. 3.
General Education A or B elective Cr. 3.
Choose one of the following:
ANTH 45700 - Ethnic Identity Cr. 3.
COM 14000 - Introduction To Media Production Cr. 3.
COM 23800 - Media, Culture, Society Cr. 3.
COM 31600 - Controversy In American Society Cr. 3.
COM 32700 - International Communications Cr. 3.
COM 33800 - Documentary Or Experimental Film And Video Cr. 3.
COM 40400 - Media And Globalization Cr. 3.
COM 42100 - Media Genres Cr. 3.
COM 42200 - Women, Men, And Media Cr. 3.
COM 44001 - Rhetoric Of Popular Culture Cr. 3.
COM 46300 - Mass Media Criticism Cr. 3.
ILCS 20800 - International Cinema Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Spring 3rd Year:

COM 30800 - Applied Communication Cr. 1.
COM 49000 - Internship In Communication Cr. 1-3.
Fourth Semester Foreign Language Cr. 3.
Choose one course from the Electives list Cr. 3. (see list under Fall 3rd Year)
General Education A or B elective Cr. 3.
Choose one of the following courses:
COM 44800 - Applied Mass Media Research Cr. 3.
COM 46300 - Mass Media Criticism Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 14

Fall 4th Year:

Choose one course from the Electives list Cr. 3. (see list under Fall 3rd Year)
Thematic Requirement C Institution and Behavior Cr. 3.
Thematic requirement D RegionalGeographic Study Cr. 3.
General Education B6 elective Cr. 3.
General Education C8 Capstone elective Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Spring 4th Year:

COM 49900 - Capstone Seminar In Communication Cr. 3.
Choose one course from the Electives list Cr. 3. (see list under Fall 3rd Year)
Thematic Requirement E Digital Humanities/Public Humanities Cr. 3.
Minor course elective Cr. 3.
Minor course elective Cr. 3.

Communication Media And Culture 4-Year Plan

Fall 1st Year:

Total Credits: 16

Spring 1st Year:

Total Credits: 15

Fall 2nd Year:

Total Credits: 15

Spring 2nd Year:

Total Credits: 15

Fall 3rd Year:

Total Credits: 15

Spring 3rd Year:

Total Credits: 14

Fall 4th Year:

Total Credits: 15

Spring 4th Year:

Total Credits: 15

Total Credits: 120