Communication Arts Comprehensive Major: Strategic Communication Emphasis

Program Requirements

A minimum of 51 credits is required including the 9-credit Communication Arts Nucleus:

Communication Arts Nucleus
COM 205Communication Arts I3
COM 305Communication Arts II3
COM 405Communication Arts Seminar3
Total Credits9

And the following:

ART 173Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design3
BUAD 270Principles of Marketing3
COM 151Introduction to Mass Media (GT-AH2)3
COM 241Media Writing3
COM 264Introduction to Media Production I3
COM 274Public Relations Communication3
COM 323Media/ Arts Management3
COM 346Multimedia Communication3
COM 351Media Theory and Research3
COM 375Social Media Skills3
COM 474Campaign Planning in Advertising and Public Information3
COM 499Internship in Communication Arts3
Select one of the following:3
Small Group and Conflict Management
Intercultural Communication in the Digital Age
Select one of the following:3
Organizational Behavior
Marketing Communications
Consumer Behavior
Introduction to Personality
Social Class, Status, and Power
Total Credits42

Capstone Course Requirement

The following course fulfills the capstone course requirement for the Communication Arts Major: COM 405 Communication Arts Seminar.

Graduation Requirements

Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation.  Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above).  Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued. 

Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
COM 151 Introduction to Mass Media (GT-AH2) 3
ENG 102 Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area I) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area II) 4
HWTR 100 First Year Seminar 1
MATH 105
Mathematics for the Liberal Arts (GT-MA1)
or College Algebra (GT-MA1)
3
 Credits17
Spring
ENG 103 Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area I) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area II) 4
Gen Ed General Education (Area III) 3
 Credits13
Year Two
Fall
COM 205 Communication Arts I 3
COM 241 Media Writing 3
COM 274 Public Relations Communication 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area I) 3
Gen Ed General Education (Area III) 3
 Credits15
Spring
ART 173 Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design 3
COM 264 Introduction to Media Production I 3
BUAD 270 Principles of Marketing 3
Elective Elective or minor course 6
 Credits15
Year Three
Fall
COM 305 Communication Arts II 3
COM 346 Multimedia Communication 3
COM 371
Small Group and Conflict Management
or Intercultural Communication in the Digital Age
3
Elective BUAD/PSY/SOC elective course 3
Elective Elective or minor course 3
 Credits15
Spring
COM 375 Social Media Skills 3
COM 499 Internship in Communication Arts 3
Elective Elective or minor course 3
Elective Upper Division Elective course 6
 Credits15
Year Four
Fall
COM 405 Communication Arts Seminar 3
COM 351 Media Theory and Research 3
Elective Upper Division Elective course 9
 Credits15
Spring
COM 323 Media/ Arts Management 3
COM 474 Campaign Planning in Advertising and Public Information 3
Elective Elective or minor course 9
 Credits15
 Total Credits120