Communication Major Objectives
Students in the Communication major will:
- Describe the process of interpersonal and mediated communication.
- Explain the process by which communication knowledge is generated and advanced.
- Develop, create, deliver, and assess appropriate and effective mediated messages.
- Create, deliver, and assess appropriate and effective interpersonal messages.
- Apply communication theory and research to real-world situations.
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Communication Requirements
First-Year Gateway Experience | ||
Global Foundations of Character and Leadership | ||
Global Foundations of Organizations and Business | ||
Writing Workshop | ||
Bryant IDEA: Innovation and Design Experience For All | ||
Communication Major Requirements | ||
Introduction to Communication | ||
or COM 204 | Honors The Process of Communication | |
Interpersonal Communication | ||
Mass Communication | ||
Communication Research Methods | ||
Senior Seminar in Communication Theory | ||
Five Communication Electives (any level) | ||
Two Communication 400-level Electives | ||
Liberal Arts Core Requirements | ||
Microeconomic Principles | ||
Macroeconomic Principles | ||
Introduction to Literary Studies | ||
Mathematical Analysis | ||
Statistics I | ||
Two Humanities Survey Courses | ||
Liberal Arts Distributions - Modes of Thought 1 | ||
Two Social Science Modes of Thought | ||
One Historical Mode of Thought (Upper Division) | ||
One Literary Mode of Thought (Upper Division) | ||
Two Scientific Modes of Thought 2 | ||
Business Minor Requirement | ||
Selection is made from a variety of business minors (Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Global Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, Marketing Analytics, and Sales). | ||
Electives | ||
Subject to programmatic constraints, students may elect to take additional business courses beyond the required minor, not to exceed a combined total of 30 credit hours in the College of Business. |
1 | Modes of Thought requirements can be met by appropriate courses in the major. |
2 | Include one Lab Science. One science course must be taken at the 300 or 400 level. |
A minimum of 122 credit hours required for graduation