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Catalog 2021-2022

Communication Major with an Interpersonal Communication Concentration

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The Communication Major with an Interpersonal Communication concentration explores how meaning develops in messages within personal, social, and institutional relationships, as well as how patterns of human communication behavior contribute to Christian community.

Requirements for the major are 32 hours: 14 hours in the Communication Core, 16 hours in a Concentration, and 2 elective hours of any Communication course. The Core consists of 4 courses in performance, theory, research, and a senior capstone (in which each student submits a portfolio and has a senior assessment interview). These four core courses should be completed in sequence.

To complement core courses, students select a concentration in Interpersonal Communication, Media Studies, Rhetoric and Culture, or Theater. Within each concentration, there are requirements and electives with course work progressing from introductory to advanced levels of study.

General Education Requirement. The following courses fulfill the oral communication competency requirement:

Course List
Code Title Credits
COMM 101Public Speaking2
COMM 201Fundamentals of Oral Communication (Communication majors and minors only)4
COMM 252Argumentation and Debate4

This requirement should be completed by the end of the sophomore year.

Along with specific requirements for any major, all students in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree programs must meet all general education and graduation requirements under a single catalog.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Communication Core 14
COMM 201Fundamentals of Oral Communication4
COMM 301Communication Theory4
COMM 311Human Communication Research4
COMM 494Senior Seminar2
Concentration Courses (Required and Elective) 116
Required Concentration Courses6-8
COMM 221
Interpersonal Communication
COMM 424
Special Topics in Interpersonal Communication
Elective Concentration Courses8-10
COMM 223
Communication & Diversity
COMM 261
Strategic Communication
COMM 324
Communication and Diversity
COMM 362
Group Dynamics
COMM 363
Persuasion
COMM 367
Reconciliation & Conflict Resolution
COMM 424
Special Topics in Interpersonal Communication (Course may be repeated for separate topics.)
COMM 461
Organizational Communication
COMM 495
Independent Study
COMM 496
Internship
Communication Elective2
Select 2 or more credits from any offered COMM course
Total Credits32
1

Required and Elective Concentration courses must equal a total of 16 credits.

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