Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts and Humanities 197 • Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation. A total of 40 upper-division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above). Between 27 and 35 of these are required within the major, depending on the selected concentration. To enroll in upper division Communication courses, a student must be admitted as a major or hold upper division standing in the university. Students must complete at least 50 percent of their Communication course work at Weber State University in order to receive a major or a minor in Commu nica tion. Advisement Students are encouraged to meet with the appropriate department advisor depending on their selected interdisciplinary concentration. Refer to the Communication Department Web page for a current list of department advisors — weber.edu/communication. Admission Requirements Declare your program of study at the Communication Department office, Elizabeth Hall 330. No special admission or application requirements are needed for this program. General Education Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements for either Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science requirements. See specific requirements for the BA and BS under the major course requirements. The following courses, required for the Communication major, will also satisfy general education requirements: COMM 1020, COMM 2010, and COMM 2110. Interdisciplinary Concentration Select one of the following: Civic Advocacy Digital Media Interpersonal & Family Communication Multimedia Journalism Organizational Communication Public Relations & Advertising Major Course Requirements for BS or BA Degree Students, regardless of their concentration, must successfully complete required and elective Communication courses that are specified for each concentration. Students must also complete required and/or elective courses from non- Communication departments. Required Courses for all Majors (24 credit hours) • COMM 1020 HU - Principles of Public Speaking Credits: (3) • COMM 1130 - Media Writing Credits: (3) • COMM 2110 HU - Interpersonal & Small Group Communication Credits: (3) • COMM 3000 - Communication Theory Credits: (3) • COMM 3150 - Communication Research Methods Credits: (3) • COMM 3650 - Communication Law Credits: (3) • COMM 4890 - Communication Internship Credits: (1-3) • COMM 4990 - Senior Seminar Credits: (3) Courses Required to fulfill the BS (12 credit hours) Select 4 courses (12 credit hours) from the folio wing. Pick 3 credit hours from Physical Sciences and 3 credit hours from Life Sciences. COMM 3000 - Communication Theory Credits: (3) COMM 3150 - Communication Research Methods Credits: (3) CHEM 1360 PS - Principles of Physical Science Credits: (3) GEOG 1000 PS - Natural Environments of the Earth Credits: (3) GEO 1030 PS - Earthquakes and Volcanoes Credits: (3) GEO 1350 PS - Principles of Earth Science Credits: (3) HNRS 1500 PS - Perspectives in the Physical Sciences Credits: (3) PHYS 1010 PS - Elementary Physics Credits: (3) BTNY 1370 LS - Principles of Life Science Credits: (3) HNRS 1510 LS - Perspectives in the Life Sciences Credits: (3) NUTR 1020 LS - Science and Application of Human Nutrition Credits: (3) HLTH 1020 LS - Science and Application of Human Nutrition Credits: (3) ZOOL 1020 LS - Human Biology Credits: (3) ZOOL 1030 LS - The Nature of Sex Credits: (3) Public Relations & Advertising Interdisciplinary Concentration (45 credit hours) The Public Relations & Advertising interdisciplinary concentration provides students with theoretical and practical skills in writing, critical thinking, marketing, advertising and communicating to influence public opinion across a range of media. In the Public Relations & Advertising concentration students must specialize in one of the following five emphases: (l) Copywriting, (2) Health Care Public Relations, (3) International Public Relations, (4) Marketing, or (5) Visual Communication. Required Courses (27 credit hours) • COMM 3130 - News Reporting and Writing Credits: (3) OR • COMM 3892 - Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Public Relations Credits: (1-3) Must take 3 credits • COMM 3350 - Communication Design Credits: (3) • COMM 3400 - Public Relations Credits: (3) • COMM 3440 - Public Relations Writing Credits: (3) • COMM 3850 - Advertising Credits: (3) • COMM 4400 - Public Relations Media and Campaigns Credits: (3) or • COMM 4440 - Developing and Evaluating Health Communication Campaigns Credits: (3) Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog