104 » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - a minimum of 46 of these must be Communication courses. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above) - a minimum of 22 of these is required within the major. To enroll in 3000- and 4000-level classes in the Department of Communication, a student must be admitted as a major or hold upper division standing in the university. Students must successfully complete at least 50 percent of their Communication course work at Weber State University in order to receive a major or a minor in Communication. Advisement Students are encou department advisor: Comm Studies (A-M) Comm Studies (N-Z) Electronic Media (A-M) Electronic Media (N-Z) Journalism Public Relations (A-F) Public Relations (G-L) Public Relations (M-R) Public Relations (S-Z) Minor & BIS Concentration Comm/Jrnlsm Teaching Intended Majors (A-M) Intended Majors (N-Z) raged to meet with the appropriate Omar Guevara TBA Kara Gould Terri Reddout Sheree Josephson Allison Hess Andrew Lingwall Richard Halley Joel Passey Randolph Scott Colleen Garside Mark Merkley Richard Sline (801) 626-6220 (801) 626-6438 (801) 626-6454 (801) 626-6682 (801) 626-6164 (801) 626-7499 (801) 626-8128 (801) 626-7072 (801) 626-7098 (801) 626-6464 (801) 626-6256 (801) 626-7120 (801) 626-6535 Admission Requirements To be admitted as a major in the Department of Communication, students must have completed the following requirements: 1. Complete three of the four courses listed below with an overall grade point average of 2.5 in the three courses selected and at least a grade of "C" in each of the courses selected: Comm HU 1020, HUl050, 1120,1130 2. Achieve a grade point average of 2.5 or higher in 30 credit hours. 3. Meet the general education requirements for Composition and Quantitative Literacy. General Education Refer to pages 36-41 for either Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science requirements (Bachelor of Arts recommended). The following courses required for the Communication major will also satisfy general education requirements: Comm HU 1020 and Comm HUl 050. Course Requirements for B.A. or B.S. Degree Level I: Core Communication Courses Required for all Majors (12 credit hours) Comm HU 1020 Principles of Public Speaking (3) Comm HU 1050 Intro to Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3) Comm 1120 Intro to Mass Communication (3) Comm 1130 Media Writing (3) CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENT Select one of the following concentrations: • Communication Studies Concentration (34 credit hours) LevelII: Communication Studies Courses Required (22 credit hours) Comm 1010 Intro to Communication Studies (1) Comm 3050 Comm SI3150 Theory & Literature of Interpersonal Communication (3) Communication Research Methods (3) Comm 3550 Organizational Communication (3) Comm 3810 Persuasive Communication (3) Comm 4150 Classical Rhetorical Theory & Criticism (3) Comm 4160 Contemporary Rhetorical & Communication Theories (3) Comm 4990 Senior Seminar (3) Level III: Communication Studies Concentration Electives (12 credit hours) Select 12 credit hours from the following with approval from your major advisor. Comm 2200 Argumentation & Debate (3) Comm 2210/4210 Intercollegiate Debate (1-4) Comm HU2280 Mass Media & Society (3) Comm 2890* Internship (on campus) (2) Comm 4890 Internship (off campus) (1-3) Comm 2920/4920** Short Courses, Workshops .. . (1-3) Comm 3060 Listening Theory (3) Comm 3070 Performance Studies (3) Comm DV3080 Intercultural Communication (3) Comm 3100 Small Group Communication Theory & Application (3) Comm 3120 Advanced Public Speaking (3) Comm 3230 Health Communication (3) Comm 3650 Communication Law (3) Comm 4500 Topics in Communication (3) Soclgy SI3600 Social Statistics (3) Soclgy SI3660 Sociological Research (3) • One aedit per semester **As offered, in conjunction with advisor • Electronic Media Concentration (34 credit hours) Level II: Electronic Media Courses Required (20 credit hours) Comm 2720 Audio Production & Performance (3) Comm 2750 In-studio Video Production & Performance (3) Comm 3650 Communication Law (3) Comm 3730 Media Programming & Audiences (3) Comm 3740 Writing for Audio & Video (3) Comm 4890 Communication Internship (2) Comm 4990 Senior Seminar (3) Level III: Electronic Media Concentration Electives (14 credit hours) Select 14 credit hours torn the following courses with approval from your major advisor. Comm 2280 Mass Media & Society (3) Comm 2730 Radio Production Workshop (1) Comm 2751 Field Video Prod & Perf (3) Comm 2920/4920* Short Courses, Workshops,.. . (1-3) Comm SI3150 Communication Research Methods (3) Comm 3780 Broadcast News Writing & Prod (3) Comm 3890b Adv Coop Work Exper w/KWCR (1-3) Comm 4750 Adv Video & Audio Production (3) Comm 4760 Electronic Media Management (3) Comm 4500 Topics in Communication (3) Comm 4800 Special Study & Indiv Projects (3) *As offered, in conjunction with advisor • Journalism Concentration (34 credit hours) Level II: Journalism Concentration Courses Required (19 credit hours) All Journalism students must be proficient in word processing. Comm 2350 Communication Graphics (3) Comm 2890 Coop Work Experience w/Signpost (1) Comm 3130 News Reporting & Writing (3) Weber State University 2004 - 2005 Catalog