Communication Studies (Rhetoric, Culture and Performance Concentration), BA
SUMMARY
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum Requirements | 42 | |
| Major Requirements (30 hours) | ||
| COMM 130 | Introduction to Communication Studies | 3 |
| COMM 200 | Intro to Media Research Tech | 3 |
| COMM 220 | Media Literacy | 3 |
| COMM 221 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM 232 | INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| COMM 330 | PROFFESS DEVELOPMENT & ETHIC | 3 |
| COMM 331 | Persuasion | 3 |
| COMM 336 | Comm Research Design | 3 |
| COMM 332 | Computer Applications in Communication | 3 |
| COMM 430 | Experiential Learning | 3 |
| Rhetoric, Culture, and Performance Concentration Courses (27 hours) | ||
| COMM 335 | RHETORICAL CRITICISM | 3 |
| Choose 24 additional hours of concentration courses from the approved list | 24 | |
| VOICE & DICTION | ||
or COMM 230 | STUDIES URBAN RHETORICAL | |
or COMM 236 | ARGUMENTATION & DEBATE | |
or COMM 339 | Perf. Theory & Methods | |
or COMM 421 | Rhetoric of Social Movements | |
or COMM 423 | Sexuality, Gender and Perform | |
or COMM 492 | Spec Topics in Rhetoric & Cult | |
or COMM 494 | Special Topic in Performance | |
| Or "COMM 325 | African American Rhetoric" | |
| Or "COMM 326 | Theory & Method Black Feminist Rhetoric" | |
| Electives | ||
| FS 102 | Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience | 1 |
| 20 hours of electives Transfer students do not take FS 102. They will take 21 SCH of electives | 20 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Degree Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 1301 | Freshman English I | 3 |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
| BIOL 1308 | Survey of Life Science | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | Soc & Pol Hist US to 1877 | 3 |
| ARTS 1315 |
Intro African Art or Topics in Contemp Art & Cultur or Music Appreciation or Fine Arts In Daily Living or Introduction to Theatre |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 1302 | Freshman English II | 3 |
| GEOL 1303 | Introduction To The Earth | 3 |
| POLS 2305 | American Government | 3 |
| COMM 1315 or COMM 1321 |
Public Address or Business & Professional Comm |
3 |
| PSYC 2301 |
General Psychology or Introduction To Sociology or Contemporary Social Issues |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Third Semester | ||
| ENGL 2326 |
American Literature or African-American Literature or World Literature I or World Literature II |
3 |
| HIST 1302 | Soc & Pol Hist US Since 1877 | 3 |
| POLS 2306 | Texas Government | 3 |
| COMM 130 | Introduction to Communication Studies | 3 |
| COMM 232 | INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| COSC 1301 | Intro To Compr Science I | 3 |
| COMM 200 | Intro to Media Research Tech | 3 |
| COMM 220 | Media Literacy | 3 |
| "COMM 221 | Intercultural Communication" | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fifth Semester | ||
| COMM 332 | Computer Applications in Communication | 3 |
| COMM 336 | Comm Research Design | 3 |
| COMM 335 | RHETORICAL CRITICISM | 3 |
| Concentration Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| COMM 330 | PROFFESS DEVELOPMENT & ETHIC | 3 |
| COMM 331 | Persuasion | 3 |
| Concentration Course | 3 | |
| Concentration Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Seventh Semester | ||
| COMM 430 | Experiential Learning | 3 |
| Concentration Course | 3 | |
| Concentration Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| Concentration Course | 3 | |
| Concentration Course | 3 | |
| Concentration Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |