127 High School Speech and Debate Contests The Department of Communication hosts the annual Weber State Leland H. Monson High School Debate and Individual Event Tournaments each year. Now in their eighth decade, these tournaments attract hundreds of competitors from Utah and neighboring states. A generous grant from the Keystone Foundation supports speaker awards for outstanding students. Signpost Journalism students have the opportunity to work on the Weber State student newspaper, Signpost. Weber State Broadcasters Students practice and develop their knowledge and resumes by joining Weber State's student-run media operations • Radio station KWCR-FM 88.1 broadcasts music, local sports, news and specialty programs. Spanish-language programming every Sunday serves as an important connection to the Hispanic community. • Weber State News serves as the only local television newscast for Weber and Davis counties. The student crew produces two newscasts each week. COMMUNICATION MAJOR BACHELORS DEGREE (BS OR BA} » Program Prerequisite: Be admitted as a major (see Admission Requirements below). » Minor: There is no minor required for students majoring in Communication, although a minor is an option for students who choose to concentrate in Journalism or Public Relations & Advertising. A student may not receive both a major and a minor from the Department of Communication. » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in courses required for this major (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable), in addition to an overall GPA of 2.00 or higher for all courses. » 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 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 encouraged to meet with the appropriate department advisor depending on thdr selected interdisciplinary concentration. Refer to the Communication Department Web page for a current list of department advisors - weber.edu/communication. Admission Requirements To be admitted as a major in the Department of Communication, students must have completed the following requirements: 1. Complete the following three pre-major foundation courses with an overall grade point average of 2.5 and at least a grade of "C" in each course: 1) COMM HU1020, 2) COMM 1130, and 3)COMMHU2110. 2. Achieve a grade point average of 2.5 or higher over 30 credit hours. 3. Meet the general education requirements for Composition and Quantitative Literacy. General Education Refer to pages 38-43 for either Bachdor of Arts or Bachelor of Science requirements. See specific requirements under the major course requirements for the BA and BS. The following courses, required for the Communication major, will also satisfy general education requirements: COMM HU1020, COMMHU2110. Major Course Requirements for BS or BA Degree Students must successfully complete a series of foundation, core, and breadth courses. Foundation Courses - Communication courses required for admission to the major. Core Courses - Communication courses required of all Communication majors regardless of their chosen concentrations. Depth Courses - required and elective Communication courses that are spedfied and vary based on the interdisdplinary concentration and area of specialization selected. Breadth Courses - required and dective courses from non-Communication departments within the University that are specified and vary based on the interdisciplinary concentration and area of specialization sdected. Foundation Courses for all Majors (9 credit hours) COMM HU1020 Prindples of Public Speaking (3) COMM 1130 Media Writing (3) COMM HU2110 Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3) Core Courses for all Majors (IS credit hours) COMM 3000 Communication Theory (3) COMM 3150 Communication Research Methods (3) COMM 3650 Communication Law (3) COMM 4890 Internship (External) (3) COMM 4990 Senior Seminar (3) 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 oftheBS degree. COMM 3150 Research Methods COMM 4990 Senior Seminar ANTH 4300 Anthropological Research Methods ENGL 3010 Introduction to Linguistics POLS 3990 Introduction to Political Sdence Research PSYCH 3600 Statistics in Psychology PSYCH 3660 Research Methods in Psychology SOC 3600 Social Statistics SOC 3660 Sociological Research WS 4830 Women's Studies Research Methods CHEM PS 1360 Prindples of Physical Science GEOG PS 1000 Natural Environments of the Earth GEO PS 1030 Earthquakes & Volcanoes GEO PS 1350 Prindples of Earth Science HNRS PS 1500 Perspectives in the Physical Sdences PHYS PS 1010 Elementary Physics BTNY LS 1370 Prindples of Life Science HNRS LS 1510 Perspectives in the Life Sciences HLTH LS 1020 Foundations in Nutrition ZOOL LS 1020 Human Biology ZOOL LS 1030 The Nature of Sex ZOOL LS 13 70 Prindples of Life Science Courses Required to fulfill the BA (12 credit hours) Complete either Option 1 or Option 2 Option 1 - Foreign Language Select 4 courses (12 credit hours) in a foreign language General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning & Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS/BIS ESL LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology AUSV/ATTC CMT CEET/EE CS MFET/ETM MET DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts& Humanities MPC/MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/MTAX ACTG BS AD/FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Heaifh Professions MHA/MSN MSRS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM MLS NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2011-2012 Catalog