Communication, Continuing Studies, B.A.

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A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for a Bachelor of Arts in Communication.

Core Requirements

40 Credits:

GE 200 - Mount Seminar Credits: (3)
ENGL 101 - College Writing Credits: (3)
ARTS - - Art, Literature, Music, Theatre Credits: (3)
HIST - - History Credits: (3)
ARHI - - Arts, Humanities, History, Language Credits: (3)
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SSCI - - Social Science Credits: (3)
Choose one from the following:

—- EDUC 100 Foundations of American Education (4)   Required for Education Majors

—- ECON 101 Foundations of Economics: Macroeconomics (3)

—- SOC 100 Foundations of Sociology (3)

—- CJUST 110 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
GNSCI 1XX - Laboratory Science Credits: (4)

MATH XXX Credits: (3)

Choose one from the following:
—- MATH 105 Elementary Statistics (3)
—- MATH 108 - Concepts of Mathematics for Teachers I (3)  Required for Education Majors
—- MATH 109 Concepts of Mathematics for Teachers II (3)   Required for Education Majors
—- MATH 211 Mathematical Thinking (3)
—- BUS 320 Statistics (3)

PHIL 200 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: (3) *
PHIL 301 - Moral Philosophy Credits: (3) **
XXNW/XXGE XXX - Non-West/Global Encounters Credits: (3)
THEOL 212 - Belief in Today’s World Credits: (3)
THEOL 312 - Encountering Christ Credits: (3) ***
Note:

*PHIL 103  (is offered by the Emmitsburg campus & may be taken in place of PHIL 200 )

**PHIL 300  (may be taken in place of PHIL 301 )

***THEOL 212  replaces THEOL 200  and THEOL 312  replaces THEOL 202 . (THEOL 220  & THEOL 320  are offered by the Emmitsburg campus & may be taken in place of THEOL 212  &THEOL 312 ).

Major Requirements

39 credits:

Core Courses (21 credits):

COMM 200 - Foundations of Writing Credits: (3)
COMM 201 - Media Writing Credits: (3)
COMM 210 - Media and Society Credits: (3)
COMM 230 - Public Speaking Credits: (3)
COMM 325 - Classical Rhetoric Credits: (3)
COMM 498 - Senior Seminar Credits: (3)
COMM 480 - Internship Credits: (3-6) (3 credits are required)

Communication Electives (18 credits) Choose from the following:

COMM 203 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: (3)
COMM 207 - Introduction to Public Relations Credits: (3)
COMM 245 - Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) Credits: (3)
COMM 327 - Crisis Communication Credits: (3)
COMM 330 - Public Relations Cases Credits: (3)
COMM 373 - Social Media Credits: (3)
Students may also choose from the following approved courses from other departments:
BUS 306 - Advertising and Promotion Credits: (3)
BUS 313 - Principles of Marketing Credits: (3)
BUS 328 - Facility and Event Management Credits: (3)
BUS 333 - Sport Marketing and Communications Credits: (3)
ENGL 286 - Introduction to Creative Writing Credits: (3)
FAAR 309 - Graphic Design I Credits: (3)
FAAR 310 - Graphic Design II Credits: (3)

Electives

41 credits

Note

To earn a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must also earn a major GPA of 2.0, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.