Communication Studies/Business Major

40 credit hours

Required Courses: 31 credit hours

COMM 260	Persuasion	3
COMM 290	Communication Research	3
COMM 310	Communication Theory	3
COMM 350	Organizational Communication	3
COMM 360	Persuasive Campaigns	3
COMM 365/JOUR 365	Public Relations	3
BSAD 310	Principles of Marketing	3
BSAD 320	Principles of Management	3
ECON 120	Principles of Microeconomics (SS)	3
ECON 270/PSYC 270	Statistics	4

One of the following courses: 3 credit hours

ACCT 207	Understanding the Numbers	3
ACCT 210	Principles of Accounting I	3

One of the following courses: 3 credit hours

JOUR 115/ENGL 115	News Reporting and Writing (W)	3
JOUR 312/ENGL 312	Writing For Magazines (W)	3

An internship (COMM 395, COMM 495) is recommended in the student’s junior year.

One of the following courses: 3 credit hours

COMM 250	Interpersonal Communication (WB)(C)	3
PSYC 250	Social Psychology	3
PSYC 335	Helping Skills (C)	3

Communication Studies/Business Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim. Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

First Year

Fall Semester

FYS 110	First Year Seminar I (FS)	4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

COMM 260	Persuasion	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Second Year

Fall Semester

COMM 350	Organizational Communication	3
ECON 120	Principles of Microeconomics (SS)	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

ACCT 207

Understanding the Numbers

Spring Semester

COMM 250	Interpersonal Communication (WB)(C)	3
	OR
PSYC 250	Social Psychology	3
	OR
PSYC 335	Helping Skills (C)	3
ECON 270/PSYC 270	Statistics	4
JOUR 115/ENGL 115	News Reporting and Writing (W)	3
	OR
JOUR 312/ENGL 312	Writing For Magazines (W)	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Third Year

Fall Semester

COMM 290	Communication Research	3
COMM 365/JOUR 365	Public Relations	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

COMM 395

Internship

3-4

Spring Semester

BSAD 320	Principles of Management	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

BSAD 310	Principles of Marketing	3
COMM 360	Persuasive Campaigns	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

COMM 310	Communication Theory	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

NOTE: Students who elect the Communication/Business major may not add a second major in either Communication or Business Administration.