Communication Major
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