116 Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities Advisement Communication students are required to meet with a faculty advisor at least annually for course and program advisement. Teaching majors are encouraged to also consult with advisors in the Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education (call 801- 626-6269). Admission Requirements Declare your program of study at the Communication department office, Elizabeth Hall 330. Teaching majors must meet the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department in this catalog). General Education Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements of this catalog for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. See specific requirements for the BAand BS under the major course requirements. The following courses required for this major will also fulfill general education requirements: COMM 1020 or COMM 2010 and COMM 2110. Concentration Requirements The State of Utah endorses secondary teachers in two areas of Communication: Speech and Journalism. Accordingly, the Communication Teaching Major is divided into two concentrations: Communication Studies (Speech) and Journalism. All Communication Teaching Majors must complete one of these two concentrations: Major Course Requirements for BS or BA Degree Communication Courses Required of all Communication Teaching Majors (21 credit hours) • COMM 1020 HU - Principles of Public Speaking (3) or • COMM 2110 HU - Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3) * • COMM 1130 - Media Writing (3) • COMM 2010 HU - Mass Media & Society (3) • COMM 3000 - Communication Theory (3) • COMM 3150 - Communication Research Methods (3) • COMM 3650 - Communication Law (3) • COMM 4990 - Senior Seminar (3) "Students must take either COMM 1020 or COMM 2110 as a fo u n da tio n cou rs e req u irem en tfo r the Co m m u nica tio n Teaching Major, whichever is not used for Teacher Education Admission requirements. Courses Required to fulfill the BS (12 credit hours) Select 4 courses (12 credit hours) from the following. Note that only one lower division course [3 credit hours] can be used toward completion of the BS degree. • COMM 3150 - Communication Research Methods (3) • COMM 4990 - Senior Seminar (3) ANTH 4300 - Anthropological Research Methods (3) ENGL 3010 - Introduction to Linguistics (3) POLS 3990 - Quantitative Analysis (3) PSY 3600 - Statistics in Psychology (3) PSY 3610 - Research Methods in Psychology (4) SOC 3600 - Social Statistics (3) SOC 3660 - Sociological Research (3) WS 4830 - Directed Readings (1-3) CHEM 1360 PS - Principles of Physical Science (3) GEOG 1000 PS - Natural Environments oftheEarth(3) GEO 1030 PS - Earthquakes and Volcanoes (3) GEO 1350 PS - Principles of Earth Science (3) HNRS 1500 PS - Perspectives in the Physical Sciences (3) PHYS 1010 PS - Elementary Physics (3) BTNY 1370 LS - Principles of Life Science (3) HNRS 1510 LS - Perspectives in the Life Sciences (3) HLTH 1020 LS - Science and Application of Human Nutrition (3) ZOOL 1020 LS - Human Biology (3) ZOOL 1030 LS - The Nature of Sex (3) ZOOL 1370 LS - Principles of Life Science (3) Journalism Concentration (26 credit hours) Required Courses (20 credit hours) • COMM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Comm (3) • COMM 2350 - Communication Graphic Design (3) • COMM 2890 - Cooperative Work Experience for The Signpost (l) (2 credit hours required) * • COMM 3130 - News Reporting and Writing (3) • COMM 3220 - Editing (3) • COMM 3740 - Copy Writing for Audio and Video (3) • COMM 4840 - Teaching Journalism and Advising Student Media in the Secondary School (3) "One credit per semester Electives (6 credit hours) Select 6 credit hours of electives from the following with approval from the departments communication education a dv is o rfo r the Jo u rn a lism c o n cen tra tio n. COMM 1560 - Audio Production & Performance (3) COMM 2200 - In-studio Video Production and Performance (3) COMM 3050 - Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management (3) COMM 3080 DV - Intercultural Communication (3) COMM 3090 DV - Gender and Communication (3) COMM 3100 - Small Group Facilitation & Leadership (3) COMM 3440 - Public Relations Writing (3) COMM 3550 - Organizational Communication (3) COMM 3780 - Broadcast News Writing & Production (3) COMM 3810 - Persuasive Communication (3) COMM 4130 - In-depth and Investigative Journalism (3) Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog