Department of Communication Studies
The B.A. In Communication Studies requires 124 semester hours. In addition to the General Education requirements of the university, there are 15 hours of core courses in Communication and 21 hours of electives. There is also a requirement of either a foreign language OR a quantitative block of courses. (See ASU Bulletin.)
Core Courses
SCOM 1203, Oral Communication
SCOM 2203, Introduction to Human Communication
SCOM 2373, Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
SCOM 2243, Principles of Argumentation
SCOM 3363, Human Communication Research Methods
Electives
At least 21 hours of Communication Studies courses. At least 18 of these hours must be upper-level courses in Communication Studies. The following courses can be chosen as electives:
SCOM 2253 Introduction to Health Communication
SCOM 3203 Business and Professional Communication
SCOM 3243 Principles of Persuasion
SCOM 3373 Gender Communication
SCOM 3523 Principles of Listening
SCOM 4203 Small Group Communication
SCOM 4243 Interpersonal Communication
SCOM 4253 Intercultural Communication
SCOM 4263 Organizational Communication
SCOM 4232 Communication in Personal Relationships
SCOM 4373 Conflict Resolution
SCOM 4383 Computer Mediated Communication
SCOM 4403 Health Communication
Foreign Language Option
12 hours of a foreign language (2 years of a high school foreign language may be used to waive six semester hours of this requirement)
Quantitative Block Option
CIT 2413, Word Processing
FIN 3733, Personal Finance
ECON 2113, Business Statistics
CIT 3013, Management Information Systems
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Questions and comments should be sent to comm@astate.edu.
Updated 2-19-09.