2001-2002 Academic Catalog

Communication Arts The communication arts major prepares students for careers in public relations, personnel management, consultancy programs, media communications, and corporate executive training. Because of the importance ofexcellent communication skills in many professions, this major has also been chosen by those pursuing careers in sales or politics. It also serves as excellent undergraduate preparation for those planning additional graduate professional training such as law, theology, and business. Graduating seniors in communication aris culminate their programs with an individualized senior project under the direction of a faculty mentor. This project involves either a senior recital or a senior thesis. The senior recital emphasizes the performance training in areas ofacting, oral interpretation, and public speaking and results in a public performance. The senior thesis emphasizes research and writing and results in a public presentation. Course requirements involve 65 quarter hours including 37 hours in core requirements and 28 hours in an area of emphasis chosen with the advice of the student's academic advisor. Core requirements ................................................................. 37 COM-100 Introduction to Communication Studies ................. 3 COM-200PersuasiveThe01y ................................................... 5 COM-205 CommunicationThe01y ........................................... 3 COM-220CommunicationinAppliedContexts ....................... 4 COM-222ResearchinCommunication .................................... 4 COM-310 Advanced Public Speaking ...................................... 5 COM-324 Interpersonal Communication .................................. 3 COM-411 History ofPublic Address ....................................... 5 *COM-482 Senior Project I- Research (2) *COM-483 Senior ProjectII- Research (3) or *COM-484 Senior Project I -Recital (2) or *COM-485 Senior Project II -Recital (3) Students planning to do a recital should take COM-123 Voice and Diction, COM-241 Fundamentals ofOral Interpretation, and COM-243 Principles ofActing as prerequisites. Those doing the senior research should take COM-205 Communication ~he01y and COM-222 Research in Communication as prerequi– sites. Dr. Wes Baker, pm/essor of' Communication Arts, shares his vast mid diverse e.\perience iii electmnic media with students. Cedarville 's forensic team. w?n the Individual Events championship at the 2000-01 Nat10nal Clmst1m1 College Forensic Invitational. ln addition, the squad posted two overall championships: Tim Cochrell (le.ft), was named National Varsity Champion, and A£ark Awabdy (right) was named National Novice Champion. . Emphases, selected by the end of the sophomore year, mclude: Comprehensive Communication Media Communication Organizational Communication Public Communication Rhetorical Communication Emphases requirements may be adjusted to the needs of individual students with the written permission of the depart– ment chairman. Comprehensive communication emphasis requirements ...... 28 COM-412 ContempormyRJietoric ........................................... 4 Electives (24 hours) May be selected from courses within the department, or courses from other departments, to meet specific life goals of the student. The student must have an approved program plan for the emphasis before registration of the third term in comprehensive emphasis which must be approved by the department chair and advisor. Elective courses used only as a prerequisite for Senior Project I - Recital: COM-484 (Hours do not count toward Major requirements of 65 hours) COM-123 Voice and Diction ................................................. 3 COM-241 Fundamentals ofOralinterpretation .................... 5 COM-243 Principles ofActing ............................................. 3 Media communication emphasis requirements .................... 28 COM-312 Argumentation and Debate .................................... 5 COM-314 Intercultural Communication .................................... 4 (orCOM-315 Women in America ......................................... 3) COM-4060rganizationa1Leadership ....................................... 4 MMT-341 Issues & Ethics in Electronic Media ....................... 3 Electives (I 3-14 hours selectedpom): COM-232 Theories ofMass Communication ........................... 5 COM-322VisualC01mnunication ............................................. 4 COM-464Specia1Topics ...................................................... 3-5 COM-481 Internship in Communications ............................. 5** ENG-221 Principles ofJournalism ............................................. 5 ENG-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers .............................. 4 ENG-362PracticuminJournalism ............................................. 1 **Only 5 hours ofinternship hours may count tmvard this emphasis.