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Mar 04, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Communication (B.A.)
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Neff Hall 230 ~ 260-481-6825
The Department of Communication strives to prepare undergraduate and graduate students to be critically engaged citizens. Our program of study develops students’ theoretical, technological, and rhetorical skills needed to achieve their professional and personal goals. Moreover, the interdisciplinary nature of our department reflects the complexity of a world facing challenges best addressed by skilled communicators.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this degree, students will:
- Articulate the historical traditions of the discipline
- Demonstrate an awareness and skillful use of the use of new technologies relevant to their major
- Explain communication concepts and theories relevant to the major.
- Explain, evaluate and apply the processes involved in productive conflict in the contexts (interpersonal, small group, organizational, mediated, public) relevant to their major
- Demonstrate awareness of diverse perspectives
- Read, speak, write and listen competently
- Demonstrate the ability to be a critically engaged citizen
Program Delivery:
- This program is available on-campus
Declaring this Major:
General Requirements:
Program Requirements:
- A grade of C- or higher in all department courses required for the major, and for courses in the minor; and an overall GPA of 2.00 or higher for courses required in the major, the minor, and the concentration.
- A concentration in one of four areas is required. Links to these concentrations are in the Area of Concentration section below.
- A minor in an appropriate discipline or a second major outside the department is required (Information for minors and majors can be found in the Program Descriptions section in this Catalog).
- Up to two courses in the major offered through the Department of Communication can be counted in the required minor.
- Students in the Journalism concentration and the Media Production and/or the Public Relations minor may count up to three departmental courses in their major toward their minor.
- The Public Relations minor requires three credit hours of Internship.
- COM 32300 is not available for credit toward any Communication major or minor.
In addition to the General Requirements noted above, to earn the B.A. with a major in Communication you must:
- fulfill the following core requirements
- choose and fulfill the requirements of a concentration listed in the Area of Concentration section below
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College Scorecard
The U.S. Department of Education has created a scorecard for each university and its programs. The scorecard shows data for the university such as graduation rate, average annual cost, and median earnings. Then, when certain minimum standards have been met, data are available for a specific program. That data could include median earnings, median total debt, and number of graduates. The link below will help you learn more: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?151102-Purdue-University-Fort-Wayne&fos_code=0901&fos_credential=3 General Education: Credits 30
Effective Fall 2025, the General Education program at PFW requires 30 credits to be completed, such that students pass each course listed below with a grade of C- or better: - Category A. Foundational Intellectual Skills (Foundational Intellectual Skills Course Lists)
- One course in A1. Written Communication Cr. 3.
- One course in A2. Speaking and Listening Cr. 3.
- One course in A3. Quantitative Reasoning Cr. 3.
- Category B. Ways of Knowing (Ways of Knowing Course Lists)
- One course in B4. Scientific Ways of Knowing Cr. 3.
- One course in B5. Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Cr. 3.
- One course in B6. Humanistic Ways of Knowing Cr. 3.
- One course in B7. Artistic Ways or Knowing Cr. 3.
- One course in B8. Interdisciplinary Ways of Knowing Cr. 3.
- Six additional credits from any Foundational Skills (A1-A3) or Ways of Knowing (B4-B8) categories
- At least one Ways of Knowing course that is designated as having a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or global awareness
Some programs recommend courses and/or require a specific course as part of the major that may also be used to fulfill General Education requirements. Please see below or your Academic Advisor for courses that fulfill both purposes. You can familiarize yourself with other program regulations at General Education Requirements . College of Liberal Arts Course Requirements
Click on the PFW College of Liberal Arts link above for detailed information on college requirements. Introduction to the Liberal Arts: Credits 3
Second Semester Writing, Research, and Methods Class: Credits 3
International Language: Credits 12
You must complete two courses at the first-year level and two courses at the second-year level in a single international language or demonstrate equivalent proficiency. Click on the PFW College of Liberal Arts link above for more details. Thematic Requirements: Credits 15
Students will take one course in each of these five areas to ensure that they have an opportunity to deepen their traditional liberal arts education while also preparing for a culturally diverse, technologically advanced, and increasingly globalized and complex world: - Gender, Sexuality, Race, and/or Ethnicity: Credits 3
- Conflict and Cooperation: Credits 3
- Institutions and Behavior: Credits 3
- Regional/Geographic Study: Credits 3
- Digital Humanities/Public Humanities: Credits 3
List of Courses and Stipulations for the COLA Thematic Requirements Core Courses and Concentration Choices
Communication Core: Credits 15
Area of Concentration
Choose one area of concentration from the list below. Click link for details of each concentration. General Electives
- Sufficient additional credits to bring the total to 120.
Total Credits: 120 minimum
Student Responsibility
You are responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all graduation requirements specified for each selected program. Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies, and procedures governing your academic career. If you cannot complete all program requirements by your stated graduation date but fail to remove those from your plan of study, the Registrar’s Office in consultation with your academic advisor will remove unmet pursuits from your plan of study. Changing curricular records during the graduation term of application may affect state or federal financial aid awards. All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean. |
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