Communication Studies Major
Communication Studies Major
The Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies is a 45-credit hour degree program.
To be admitted to the Pre-COMM program, students must have a minimum of a 2.25 overall gpa. Students who meet Kent State University's admission standards as entering freshmen or transfer students with an overall 2.25 gpa from their previous college will be admitted as Pre-Comm majors.
To be admitted to the Communication Studies major, students must complete COMM 20000, Foundations of Communication, with a minimum grade of "C" and have an overall GPA of 2.25. A 2.25 GPA is required in all COMM coursework for graduation. See the latest catalog for further description of the courses.
Requirements
Core Requirements (12 hours):
| COMM 15000 | Introduction to Human Communication |
| COMM 20000 | Foundations of Communication |
| COMM 25902 | Communication Theory |
| COMM 30000 | Communication Research Methods |
Diversity Requirement (3 hours) [Students must complete a two course diversity requirement, consisting of one with a domestic (U.S.) focus and one with a global focus. The domestic-focus course is fulfilled in this major with the required course JMC 20001 Media, Power & Culture. The global-focus course may be fulfilled in the major requirements with COMM 35852 Intercultural Communication.)
| COMM 26000 | Criticism of Public Discourse (domestic focus) |
| COMM 35852 | Intercultural Communication (global focus) |
| COMM 35912 | Gender and Communication (domestic focus) |
Select One Concentration (15 hours):
| Applied Communication | 4 year plan | 2 year plan | |
| COMM 35864 Organizational Communication* | |||
| COMM 45807 High Impact Public Speaking | |||
| COMM 45092 Internship in Communication Studies | |||
| JMC 40001 Fundamentals of Media Messages | |||
| VCD 37000 Visual Design for Media | |||
| Interpersonal Communication | 4 year plan | 2 year plan | |
| COMM 20001 Interpersonal Communication | |||
| COMM 35550 Small Group Communication | |||
| COMM 40001 Advanced Interpersonal Communication* | |||
| COMM 45959 Nonverbal Communication | |||
| COMM 46091 Senior Seminar | |||
| Organizational Communication | 4 year plan | 2 year plan | |
| COMM 25863 Business and Professional Communication | |||
| COMM 35600 Communication in Teams | |||
| COMM 35864 Organizational Communication* | |||
COMM 45865 Organization Communication Training | |||
| COMM 46091 Senior Seminar | |||
| Public Communication | 4 year plan | 2 year plan | |
| COMM 25464 Argumentation | |||
| COMM 36001 Public Communication in Society* | |||
| COMM 45007 Freedom of Speech | |||
| COMM 45902 Theories of Persuasion | |||
| COMM 46091 Senior Seminar | |||
* Meets University's Writing-Intensive Course Requirement.
Electives for Interpersonal, Organizational and Public Communication Concentrations:
12-15 hours, 9 of which must be upper-division (Note: this allows or completion of a second concentration, if desired). A writing intensive class must be included in electives, if not part of track selected above. Only 6 hours of Internship (45092), Individual Investigation (45196), and Workshop (45093) combined may count in the 12 upper division COMM hours. Workshops (COMM 45093) are limited to 3 semester hours toward the major.
Electives for Applied Communication Concentration:
15 hours of electives from courses in COMM (any course not in core or concentration), JMC or VCD, 9 of which must be upper division. At least 6 hours of these electives must be from JMC or VCD. May include no more than 6 hours combined from Internship (45092), Individual Investigation (45196), or Workshop (54093) courses.
Admission Requirements:
| 1. | A grade of C (2.00) or higher in COMM 20000 (Foundations of Communication) and a minimum of 2.25 cumulative GPA are required to be admitted into the Communication Studies major. |
| 2. | Students with a minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA, transfer students with a minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA from their previous colleges, and students who meet Kent State University's admission standards as entering freshman will be admitted as Pre-COMM majors until the standards above are met (see #1). |
Graduation Requirements:
| 1. | Students must earn 121 semester hours for graduation. |
| 2. | Students must earn 39 upper division hours to graduate. |
| 3. | A minimum overall GPA of 2.00 is needed to graduate. |
| 4. | A minimum GPA of 2.25 in Communication Studies major is required to graduate. |
| 5. | A grade of C (2.00) or better is required in COMM 46091Senior Seminar) and in writing intensive courses to graduate. |
| 6. | No more than 12 semester hours of course work may be taken pass/fail and only one course per semester. Only general elective course work may be taken pass/fail. None of the courses on the LER list may be taken pass/fail. |
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Two Year Plans Based on Catalog years