Major and Minor Course  Requirements  

Essential Skills/Major Pre-Requisite
course No., Title and Hours
COMM 170: Fundamentals of Speech (3 hrs.)

Common core* (12 hours; Complete 4 courses)
COMM 240: Principles of Communication (3 hrs.)
COMM 250: Mass Communication (3 hrs.)

Theory and Methods of Inquiry* (6 Hours; Complete 2 courses)
COMM 382: Communication Theory (3 hrs.)

Students must complete 3 additional hours, with the course selection based upon the emphasis area the student selects:

Communication Studies:
COMM 360: Rhetorical Criticism (3 hrs.)
COMM 392: Experimental Methods and Research (3 hrs.) 

Journalism:
COMM 350: Media Criticism (3 hrs.)
COMM 392: Experimental Methods and Research (3 hrs.)

Public Communication:
COMM 392: Experimental Methods and Research (3 hrs.)  

CAPSTONE* (3 HOURS)
COMM 495: Communication Ethics (3 hrs.)

COMMUNICATION STUDIES* (15 HOURS)
COMM 252: Interpersonal Communication (3 hrs.)
COMM 357: Survey of Rhetoric (3 hrs.)
COMM 471: Persuasion Theory (3 hrs.)
Select two of the following for 6 hours:
COMM 315: Family Communication (3 hrs.)
COMM 330: Argumentation (3 hrs.)
COMM 370: Group Process (3 hrs.)
COMM 375: Rhetoric and Medicine (3 hrs.)
COMM 385: American Rhetorical Traditions (3 hrs.)
COMM 390: Classical Rhetoric (3 hrs.)
COMM 401: Rhetoric of Women’s Rights (3 hrs.)
COMM 420: Intercultural Communication (3 hrs.)
COMM 429: Political Communication (3 hrs.)
COMM 490: Contemporary Rhetoric (3 hrs.)

JOURNALISM* (15 HOURS)
COMM 251: Media Writing (4 hrs.)
COMM 367: News Reporting and Writing (4 hrs.)
COMM 355: Broadcast Production (4 hrs.)
COMM 455: Media Law (3 hrs.)

PUBLIC COMMUNICATION* (16 HOURS)
COMM 251: Media Writing (4 hrs.)
COMM 471: Persuasion Theory (3 hrs.)
COMM 455: Media Law (3 hrs.)
Select two of the following for 6 hours:
COMM 353: Critical Perspectives on Public Relations (3 hrs.)
COMM 375: Rhetoric and Medicine (3 hrs.)
COMM 429: Political Communication (3 hrs.)
COMM 442: Publication Design and Layout (3 hrs.)
COMM 454: Advertising (3 hrs.)
COMM 480: Organizational Communication (3 hrs.)

Select 8-9 hours of electives from the communication curriculum or from the list below for a total of 39 hours in the major. Six hours must be at the 300 level or above. None of the elective courses can be used to complete other requirements in the major or LSP.
COMM 263: Communication and Democracy (3 hrs.)
COMM 270: Advanced Public Speaking (3 hrs.)
COMM 272: Speech Communication Activities (1 hr.)
COMM 273: Oral Interpretation (3 hrs.)
COMM 274: Parliamentary Procedure (1 hr.)
COMM 276: Oral Advocacy and Debate (3 hrs.)
COMM 278: Business and Professional Communication (3 hrs.)
COMM 340: Critical Perspectives on Performance (3 hrs.)
COMM 351: Communication Practicum (2 hrs.)
COMM 352: History of American Journalism (3 hrs.)
COMM 410: Media and Social Theory (3 hrs.)
COMM 450: Editing (4 hrs.)
COMM 453: Magazine and Feature Writing (3 hrs.)
COMM 456: Advanced Radio Broadcasting (3 hrs.)
COMM 457: Advanced Television Production (3 hrs.)
COMM 458: Special Topics Seminar (3 hrs.)
COMM 478: Readers Theater/Chamber Theater (3 hrs.)
COMM 481: Undergraduate Readings in Communication (1-4)
COMM 487: Internship (1-6 hrs.)
COMM 488: Internship Evaluation (1-3 hrs.)

* Certain courses have prerequisites that must be met. Please check the 2005-2007 General Catalog (or catalog for your worksheet year) for a complete listing of prerequisites.

Take both Common Core courses* (6 hrs.)
Choose one Methods of Inquiry course* (3 hrs.)
Electives*, with at least 6 hours at the 300 level or above (a minimum of 6 elective hrs.)

Communication majors must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.0. No grade of “D” in major courses will be accepted toward the major or minor. Students must complete the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements for the Liberal Studies Program, the Missouri Statute requirement and demonstrate intermediate proficiency in a foreign language in addition to the requirements set out below. Students must complete the requirements set out for all majors, as well as specialize in one of three emphases: Communication Studies, Public Communication or Journalism, plus complete sufficient electives to total 39 hours in the major.