Communication Major (B.A.)

Fahy Hall
CHDCM@shu.edu
shu.edu/academics/ba-communication.html

Program Code: EC_COMM_BA
Academic Advisers: Kimble; Radwan; Rauchberg; Robinson; Tsuria; Zizik

The Communication major is a comprehensive and flexible program of study that focuses on immediate interaction in face to face real-time contexts. This basis provides a foundation for examining all forms of human communication.

A list of required courses for the Communications major can be found below. In consultation with a faculty adviser, students must also select the “approved elective” courses from associated communication disciplines.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required in the College Core
COMM 2616	History of Rhetoric (Fulfills Core A or B)	3
Subtotal		3
Required Courses
COJR 2136	Media Law	3
COJR 1421	Writing for the Media	3
COMM 1670	Introduction to Communication Theory	3
COMM 2134	Communication Ethics	3
COMM 2135	Communication Research Methods	3
COMM 2640	Organizational Communication *	3
COMM 5899	Senior Sem Communication Stu	3
Subtotal		21
Elective Courses
Select one of the following:		3
COMM 1610	Dynamics-Human Comm
COMM 2130	Intercultural Communication
COMM 2630	Non-Verbal Communication
COMM 2626	Rhetorical Criticism	3
or COMM 2627	Great Speeches of Our Time
Select three of the following:		9
COMM 2622	Team Building and the Group Process
COMM 3200	Moral Argumentation and Debate *
COMM 2623	Persuasive Speaking *
COMM 2625	Public - Presentational Spkng *
COMM 2620	Performing Literature: Story-Telling and the Narrative Process
Subtotal		15
Select two additional elective courses **		6
Total Hours		45

*

COST 1600 Speaking and Listening in a Digital and Global Age is a pre-requisite.

**

From approved electives from other Communication and the Arts programs, Philosophy, English, or Political Science as approved by the adviser. Students select courses each semester in consultation with his/her adviser and recommended study plan.

Plan of Study

Requirements for the program are outlined in the "Requirements" tab of this Catalogue.  This Planner tab offers a sample semester-by-semester model schedule which accounts for historical course availability.  For timely completion of the program, students must routinely meet with their assigned academic adviser to carefully plan their schedule based on available courses.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Semester		Hours
CORE 1001	University Life	1
CORE 1101	Journey of Transformation	3
ENGL 1201	Core English I	3
COST 1600	Speaking and Listening in a Digital and Global Age	3
CHDCM B.A. Core: Mathematics Requirement		3
CHDCM B.A. Core: World Language/Culture Requirement		3
	Hours	16
Second Semester
ENGL 1202	Core English II	3
COMM 2134 or PHIL 1105	Communication Ethics or Ethics	3
CHDCM B.A. Core: Creative Process Requirement		3
CHDCM B.A. Core: Science Requirement		3
CHDCM B.A. Core: World Language/Culture Requirement		3
	Hours	15
Second Year
First Semester
CORE 2101	Christianity and Cult in Dial.	3
COMM 2616	History of Rhetoric	3
COJR 1421	Writing for the Media	3
COMM 1670	Introduction to Communication Theory	3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Second Semester
COMM 2640	Organizational Communication	3
COMM 2623	Persuasive Speaking	3
COMM Elective Group One		3
COMM Elective Group Two		3
CHDCM B.A. Core: Social/Political Requirement		3
	Hours	15
Third Year
First Semester
CORE 3XXX Engaging the World		3
COMM 2135	Communication Research Methods	3
COMM Elective Group Two		3
COMM Elective Group Three		3
CHDCM B.A. Core: Social/Political Requirement		3
	Hours	15
Second Semester
COMM 2136	Media Law	3
COMM Elective Group Two		3
COMM Elective Group Three		3
CHDCM B.A. Core: Historical Context Requirement		3
CHDCM B.A. Core: Aesthetics Requirement		3
	Hours	15
Fourth Year
First Semester
CHDCM B.A. Core: Identity/Difference Requirement		3
CHDCM B.A. Core: Identity/Difference Requirement		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Second Semester
COMM 5899	Senior Sem Communication Stu	3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	121