Communication (Bachelor of Arts, B.A.)
*Effective Fall 2020, this program is being phased out and has a 3-year teach out plan. More information can be found here.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Requirements | ||
| Students must complete General Studies courses | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| COM 205 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 |
| COM 210 | Presentational Communication | 3 |
| COM 222 | Communication Theory | 3 |
| COM 304 | Media and Society | 3 |
| COM 305 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COM 314 | Persuasion | 3 |
| COM 320 | Research Methods In Communication | 3 |
| COM 324 | Small Group Communication | 3 |
| COM 338 | Survey of Rhetorical Theory | 3 |
| COM 342 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COM 345 | Nonverbal Communication | 3 |
| COM 410 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| Applied Learning | ||
| COM 460 | Internship 1 | 3 |
| COM 481 | Senior Portfolio 2 | 1 |
| Bachelor of Arts Foreign Language Requirement | ||
| Credit hours in one foreign language | 12 | |
| 1 | Or other department approved course. |
| 2 | Must be completed during the semester of graduation, except for Summer graduates who must complete the course in the Spring semester prior to graduation. |
Program Graduation Requirements
- No more than one D permitted in major coursework.
- Earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 and a major GPA of at least 2.0.
- Earn 12 credit hours of foreign language.
University Graduation Requirements
- Earn a minimum of 120 credit hours (100 level and higher, maximum of 6 CED credit hours applicable).
- Earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in upper-division courses. Lower-division transfer courses accepted as meeting upper-division departmental course requirements cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
- Earn 30 of the last 45 credit hours at MWSU in institutional coursework (exclusive of credit by examination).
- Participate in required departmental and campus wide assessments.
- Fulfill the Missouri Constitution requirement.
- Successfully pass the Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement exam.