General Education Courses |
40 or 41 |
Building a Sense of Community UNI 100 First-Year Seminar OR UNI 101 Introduction to University Studies OR HON 100 Honors and University Orientation
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1 |
Composition ENG 101 English Composition I OR HON 150 Honors Composition I |
3 |
Public Speaking CDC 101 Public Speaking |
3 |
Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Any Mathematics or Quantitative Literacy Course |
3 |
Health and Wellness Any Health and Wellness Course
|
3 |
Technological Literacy Any Technological Literacy Course |
3 |
Humanities Any Humanities Course
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3 |
Fine Arts Any Fine Arts Course
|
3 |
Natural Sciences Any Natural Sciences Course |
3 or 4 |
Social Sciences Any Social Sciences Course |
3 |
Ethics and Multicultural Awareness PHI 220 Ethics
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3 |
General Education Options
Select one of the following courses related to reasoning:
- CDC 201 Argumentation and Advocacy
- PHI 115 Logic and Language
- PHI 311 Formal Logic I
Select one of the following courses related to aesthetic appreciation:
- CCDC 252 The Art of Film
- PHI 335 Aesthetic Theory
- ART 270 Art History Today
Select one of the following courses related to written expression:
- ENG 102 English Composition II
- ENG 211 Business and Professional Writing
- ENG 217 Sci and Tech Writing
- HON 250 Honors Comp II
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9 |
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Core Major Courses |
30 |
CDC 100 Communication Perspectives |
3 |
CDC 120 Visual Communication I |
3 |
CDC 150 Imagine, Design, Create |
3 |
CDC 151 Producing Media Messages I |
3 |
CDC 200 Truth and Representation |
3 |
CDC 220 Visual Culture |
3 |
CDC 230 Strategic Professional Communication |
3 |
CDC 304 Communication Research OR PHI 335 Aesthetic Theory |
3 |
CDC 490 Theorizing Human Communication OR ART 422 After Modernism |
3 |
CDC 498 Senior Project in Communication, Design and Culture OR CDC 499 Career Design Strategies |
3 |
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Advanced-Standing Courses (select four courses) |
12 |
Conversations/Seminars Select at least one course from the following:
- CDC 310 Seminar in CDC
- CDC 350 Image, Sound, Text
- CDC 431 PR Cases and Problems
- CDC 461 Communication and Social Meaning
- CDC 465 Media Ethics
- CDC 490 Theorizing Human Communication
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3 or 6 |
Experiential Learning Select at least one course from the following:
- CDC 301 Advanced Performance
- CDC 311 Special Experience Lab in CDC
- CDC 331 Public Relations Applications
- CDC 351 Media Production II
- CDC 430 PR and Integrated Communication Practicum
- CDC 432 Public Relations Campaign Management
- CDC 451 Producing Media Messages III
- CDC 455 Media Writing III
- CDC 497 Internship in CDC
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3 or 6 |
Area Studies Select at least one course from the following:
- ART 422 After Modernism
- CDC 210 Special Topics in CDC
- CDC 302 Persuasion
- CDC 303 Organizational Communications
- CDC 304 Communication Research
- CDC 305 Sports Com and Media Relations
- CDC 312 Area Studies in CDC
- CDC 330 Intro to Public Relations
- CDC 355 Media Writing I
- CDC 356 Media Writing II
- CDC 357 Media Management
- CDC 370 Challenges in Communicating Science
- CDC 431 PR Cases and Problems
- CDC 450 Media, Society, Culture
- CDC 460 Phil of Art, His, Theory and Criticism
- CDC 498 Senior Project in CDC
- CDC 499 Career Design Strategies
- PHI 335 Aesthetic Theory
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3 or 6 |
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Free Electives |
38 |
This category includes courses of interest to students, courses toward a minor and
internships. |
38 |
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Total |
120 |