Undergraduate Bulletin

Fall 2024

Requirements for the Major and Minor in Communication (COM)

Requirements for the Major

Required Courses (24 credits)


Choose four of the following electives (12 credits)

  • COM 357 Health Communication
  • COM 358 Nonverbal Communication
  • COM 346 Race, Class, and Gender in Media
  • COM 365 Talking Science
  • COM 386 Special Topics: Issues in Communication
  • COM 400 Advanced Communication Research
  • COM 401 Organizational Communication
  • COM 402 Crisis Communication
  • COM 403 Strategic Communication
  • COM 404 Communication for Social Change and Public Advocacy
  • COM 405 Political Communication
  • COM 406 Risk Communication
  • COM 407 Social Media Analytics
  • COM 415 Data Analysis and Storytelling
  • COM 436 Environmental Communication
  • COM 487 Independent Study
  • COM 496 Internship

Requirements for the Minor

Required Courses (6 credits)

  • COM 100: Introduction to Communication
  • COM 120: Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Choose one of the following courses (3 credits)

  • COM 202: Intercultural Communication
  • COM 206: Interpersonal Communication

Choose three of the following electives at or above the 300 level (9 credits)

  • COM 314: Communication Research
  • COM 315: Communication Theory
  • COM 351: Team Collaboration
  • COM 357: Health Communication
  • COM 358: Nonverbal Communication
  • COM 346: Race, Class, and Gender in Media
  • COM 365: Talking Science
  • COM 386: Special Topics: Issues in Communication
  • COM 400: Advanced Communication Research
  • COM 401: Organizational Communication
  • COM 402: Crisis Communication
  • COM 403: Strategic Communication
  • COM 404: Communication for Social Change and Public Advocacy
  • COM 405: Political Communication
  • COM 406: Risk Communication
  • COM 407: Social Media Analytics
  • COM 415: Data Analysis and Storytelling
  • COM 436: Environmental Communication