2023-2024 Undergraduate General Catalog

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Communication Studies/Business Major

40 credit hours

Required Courses: 31 credit hours

COMM 260Persuasion

3
COMM 290Communication Research

3
COMM 310Communication Theory

3
COMM 350Organizational Communication

3
COMM 360Persuasive Campaigns

3
COMM 365/JOUR 365Public Relations

3
BSAD 310Principles of Marketing

3
BSAD 320Principles of Management

3
ECON 120Principles of Microeconomics (SS)

3
ECON 270/PSYC 270Statistics (MT)

4

One of the following courses: 3 credit hours

ACCT 207Understanding the Numbers

3
ACCT 210Principles of Accounting I

3
 

One of the following courses: 3 credit hours

JOUR 115/ENGL 115News Reporting and Writing (W)

3
JOUR 312/ENGL 312Writing 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 250Interpersonal Communication (WB)(C)

3
PSYC 250Social Psychology

3
PSYC 335Helping 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.

Communication Studies/Business Sample Plan of Study [This will open a Google Sheet, which you can view as well as make and save a copy of.]

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