2003-2004 Academic Catalog

60 Communication Arts School of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Bible Communication Studies The communication arts major prepares students for careers in public relations, personnel management, consultancy pro- grams, media communications, and corporate executive training. Because excellent communication skills are important in many professions, this major has also been chosen by those pursuing careers in sales or politics. It also serves as excellent under- graduate preparation for those planning additional graduate professional training such as law, theology, and business. Graduating seniors in communication arts 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 of acting, 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 44 semester hours, including 20 semester hours in core requirements and 24 semester hours in an area of concentration chosen with the advice of the student’s academic advisor. An additional 17 hours in specific courses are required if the student performs a recital. Core requirements ............................................................... 19-20 COM-1000 Introduction to Communication Studies ........... 2 COM-2000 Persuasive Theory ............................................ 3 COM-2050 Communication Theory .................................... 3 COM-2200 Communication in Applied Contexts ................ 2 COM-2220 Research in Communication ............................ 2 COM-3100 Advanced Public Speaking .............................. 3 COM-3240 Interpersonal Communication .......................... 2 One of the following: *COM-4820 Senior Research Project ................................. 2 (or COM-4840 Senior Project in Theatre Performance ... 3) The following electives are required as senior recital prerequisites for Senior Project in Theatre Performance . 17 THTR-1230 Voice and Diction ............................................ 2 THTR-1410 Introduction to Theatre .................................... 3 THTR-1430 Stage Movement .............................................. 3 THTR-2350 Principles of Play Directing ............................. 3 THTR-2410 Fundamentals of Oral Interpretation ............... 3 THTR-2430 Principles of Acting .......................................... 3 *Capstone Course Concentrations Students should select a concentration by the end of the sophomore year from the following: • Comprehensive Communication • Media Communication • Organizational Communication • Public Communication • Rhetorical Communication Concentration requirements may be adjusted to the needs of individual students with the written permission of the department chairman. Comprehensive communication concentration ..................... 24 COM-4110 History of Public Address ................................. 3 COM-4120 Contemporary Rhetoric .................................... 2 COM-4810 Research Pre-Seminar .................................... 1 COM-4830 Research Post Seminar ................................... 0 Electives ............................................................................ 18 Electives may be selected from courses within the department or from other departments to meet the specific life goals of the student, and must be approved by the department chairman and the student’s advisor. Media communication concentration ......................................25 COM-3120 Argumentation and Debate .............................. 3 COM-3140 Intercultural Communication ............................ 3 (or COM-3150 Women in America ..................................... 3) COM-4060 Organizational Leadership ............................... 3 COM-4810 Research Pre-Seminar .................................... 1 COM-4830 Research Post-Seminar ................................... 0 Electives selected from the following: ............................... 15 COM-2320 Theories of Mass Media ................................... 3 COM-3220 Visual Communication ..................................... 3 COM-3840 Media Criticism ................................................. 3 COM-4640 Special Topics ............................................... 2-3 COM-4900 Internship in Communication* ......................... 3 ENG-2210 Principles of Journalism ................................... 3 ENG-3110 Style and Mechanics for Writers ....................... 2 ENG-3620 Practicum in Journalism ................................... 1 EMTC-3350 Documentary Films ......................................... 2 *Only 3 credit hours of internship may count toward this concentration. Organizational communication concentration ........................ 24 COM-3230 Organizational Communication ....................... 3 COM-3250 Interviewing ...................................................... 3 COM-3330 Organizational Training .................................... 3 COM-4060 Organizational Leadership ............................... 3 COM-4810 Research Pre-Seminar ..................................... 1 COM-4830 Research Post-Seminar ................................... 0 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management 3 MGMT-3530 Human Resources Management ................... 3 Electives selected from the following: ................................. 5 COM-2230 Group Discussion ............................................. 2 COM-2320 Theories of Mass Media ................................... 3 COM-3120 Argumentation and Debate .............................. 3 COM-3260 Organizational Negotiation .............................. 3 COM-4110 History of Public Address ................................. 3 COM-4610 Communication Ethics ...................................... 2 COM-4640 Special Topics ............................................... 2-3 COM-4720 Independent Study: Organizational Communication ................................................................ 1-3 COM-4900 Internship in Communication ...................... 3-12 ENG-3110 Style and Mechanics for Writers ....................... 3 MGMT-3550 Organizational Behavior ................................ 3 TPC-3090 Technical Marketing Communication ................ 3 Public communication concentration ......................................24 COM-3120 Argumentation and Debate .............................. 3 COM-3140 Intercultural Communication ............................ 3 (or COM-3150 Women in America ..................................... 3) COM-4810 Research Pre-Seminar ..................................... 1 COM-4830 Research Post-Seminar ................................... 0 Electives selected from the following: ............................... 17 COM-3220 Visual Communication ..................................... 3 COM 3820 Political Communication ................................... 2 COM-4060 Organizational Leadership ............................... 3 COM-4110 History of Public Address ................................. 3 COM-4120 Contemporary Rhetoric .................................... 2