Program Requirements

To earn their Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications Arts, students complete 127 credits in core, major-sequence and elective requirements, as outlined below. For more information about courses, please see the College of Professional Studies section of our Undergraduate Bulletin.

Common Core — 42 Credits

DNY1000C3
ENG1000C3
ENG1100C3
HIS1000C3
SCI1000C3
PHI1000C3
PHI10243
PHI3000C3
THE1000C3
THE1040 series3
THEChoose any THE elective.3
SPE1000C3
 Modern Foreign Language / Cultural Studies6

Other Liberal Arts Requirements — 6 Credits

MTH 1009 or 10213
(Social Science)Choose 3 credits from any ANT, ECO, GOV, HIS, PSC, PSY or SOC.3

Major Sequence — 40 Credits

Required Courses

Choose 7 credits from COM 1100, MCC 1000 and COM 3101 or 3102

7
Production Courses

Choose 3 credits from COM 2201, COM 2204, COM 2209, COM 2280, COM 2290; TVF 2301, TVF 2302, TVF 2303.

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Writing CoursesChoose 6 credits from COM 2301, COM 2303, PRL 2301, ADV 2301, TVF 2301, TVF 2302, TVF 2303.6
Selected CoursesChosen from COM 2401-2404, TVF 1400, 2402, JOU 1400, 1401, ADV 2100, PRL 21003
Industry PracticesChoose 3 credits from COM 2401, COM 2402, COM 2403, COM 2404, TVF 1400, TVF 2402, TVF 2403, JOU 1400, JOU 1401, ADV 2100, PRL 2100.3
AestheticsChoose 3 credits from COM 2500, COM 2570, ADV 2500; JOU (any 1500 series); TVF (any 1500 series).3
Major Area ElectivesChoose 18 credits from ADV, COM, PHO, PRL, TVF. (A maximum of 9 credits can be chosen from ENG literature, JOU and SPE.)18

Business Area — 21 Credits

 

Choose 21 credits from the following: ACC 1007, ACC 1013, BLW 1001, BLW 1005, ECO 1001, ECO 1002, MGT 1001, MGT 1003, MKT 1001, MKT 1002, ENG 1006, COM 2402, COM 2403, COM 2404, ADV 2100, ADV 3400.

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Free Electives — 18 Credits