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Major Requirements

We offer the Communication and Media BA in two modalities: on-campus and fully online.

Major requirements for each modality are unique. On-campus major requirements are listed below, and online major requirements are listed in t​he Academic Catalog.

View online requirements in the Catalog

On-Campus Major Requirements

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

One presentation skills course from the following selection of classes:

Course Title Quarter Hours
CMNS 201BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION4
CMNS 230PERFORMANCE: COMMUNICATION, CREATIVITY AND THE BODY4
CMNS 330TOPICS IN PERFORMANCE4
CMNS 336STORYTELLING: COMMUNICATION AS NARRATIVE4
CMNS 339PERFORMANCE OF GENDER & SEXUALITY4
CMNS 354EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEWING4
CMNS 364PERFORMING MY FUTURE 4
CMNS 365ARGUMENTATION, ADVOCACY, AND DELIBERATION4
CMNS 367PERFORMANCE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE4
CMNS 369PERFORMANCE OF HUMOR4
CMNS 371PERFORMANCE OF RITUAL4

One media analysis course from the following selection of classes:

Course Title Quarter Hours
MPOP 231INTRODUCTION TO DOCUMENTARY STUDIES4
MPOP 271MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES4
MPOP 273STORYTELLING & STYLE IN CINEMA4

Two elective courses (8 hours) from CMNS2

Two elective courses (8 hours) from JOUR, MPOP, PRAD and/or SPRTCMN2

Four courses (16 hours) from CMN, CMNS, JOUR, MPOP, PRAD, SPRTCMN and/or the College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) courses listed below (maximum 2 CDM courses)1, 2:

Course Title Quarter Hours
DOC 224DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I
DOC 324DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION II
FILM 110CINEMA PRODUCTION I FOR MAJORS
FILM 150CINEMATOGRAPHY I (FORMERLY FILM 250)
FILM 210CINEMA PRODUCTION II
FILM 245MEDIA LITERACIES
POST 110EDITING I
POST 124SOUND DESIGN I
SCWR 100INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING
SCWR 250DEVELOPING THE TELEVISION SERIES
SCWR 302WRITING THE FEATURE SCREENPLAY
1

Students may take up to 4 hours of credit in CMN 397 RESEARCH PRACTICUM  and CMN 399 INDEPENDENT STUDY toward graduation requirements. 

2

A maximum of 8 credits from two credit College of Communication courses can be applied to major requirements. 

Internship Credit

Students in the major may take CMN 394  and/or CMN 395 (when work relates to the major). In order to take CMN 394 or CMN 395, students must have completed two of the four communication core classes (CMN 101, CMN 102, CMN 103, CMN 104), two courses in the chosen major and have fulfilled internship program eligibility requirements.

​​​​​Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

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