Communication Concentration B.S.
This concentration meets the requirements of a variety of career paths and graduate studies related to advertising, public relations, and news reporting, editing, and corresponding related to scientific information. Students must complete a series of required courses along with 12 credit hours of upper-level electives to be determined in consultation with advisors. A minimum of 4 credit hours of Category 1 upper-level electives and 4 credit hours of Category 2 upper-level electives must be completed.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses:
| JOU 101 | Introduction to Journalism | 4 |
| JOU 221 | Multimedia Storytelling | 4 |
| JOU 271 | News Reporting and Writing | 4 |
| MAT 201 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| | And one of the following courses: | |
| COM 224 | Media and Society | 4 |
| COM 232 | Visual Literacy | 4 |
| | And one of the following courses: | |
| COM 242 | Digital Citizenship | 4 |
| ART 110 | Foundations: Digital Arts | 4 |
| | And one of the following courses: | |
| SPE 200 | Oral Communication | 4 |
| SPE 208 | Speech for Business and the Professions | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
Concentration Electives Requirement (Choose 12 credits total)
At least 4 credits must be taken from Category 1:
| COM 212 | Co-Creative Documentary Abroad | 4 |
| COM 284 | Principles of Public Relations | 4 |
| COM 302 | Digital Media and Design for Communication | 4 |
| COM 350 | Strategic Social Media | 4 |
| COM 384 | Writing for Public Relations | 4 |
| SPE 308 | Group Presentation and Leading Change | 4 |
| WRI 281 | Technical Writing | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4-8 |
Category 2 Elective Courses
At least 4 credits must be taken from Category 2:
| ENS 242 | Environmental Science and Policy | 4 |
| ENS 242L | Environmental Science and Policy Discussion | 0 |
| ENS 250 | Environmental Justice | 4 |
| ENS 307 | Environmental Microbiology | 4 |
| ENS 307L | Environmental Microbiology Laboratory | 0 |
| ENS 335 | Fisheries Science and Management | 4 |
| ENS 346 | Conservation Biology | 4 |
| ENS 346L | Conservation Biology Discussion | 0 |
| ENS 349 | Water, Wetlands and Wildlife | 4 |
| ENS 380 | Environmental Methods and Technology | 4 |
| ENS 380L | Environmental Methods and Technology Laboratory | 0 |
| ENS 399 | Environmental Studies Career Seminar | 1 |
| ENS 490 | Environmental Studies Internship | 1-4 |
| ENS 495 | Special Topics in Environmental Studies | 1-4 |
| GEO 205 | Principles of Resource Utilization | 4 |
| GEO 207 | Economic Geography | 4 |
| GEO 250 | Urban Geography: Cities in Global Context | 4 |
| PHL 210 | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
| PSC 285 | Environmental Politics | 4 |
| PSC 318 | Science, Technology and Public Policy | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4-8 |
Total Credit Hours: 40