118 COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENTAL HONORS Please contact the Communication Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses. To earn Departmental Honors in Communication, a student WILL: 1. Earn a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and a GPA of 3.7 in the major. 2. Complete COMM 4990 Senior Seminar with a grade of A on both the portfolio and thesis. 3. Present a paper or product in a professional setting, such as WSU's undergraduate research symposium, Utah Communication Association, Western States Communication Assodation, or a regional broadcasting or journalism conference. 4. Attend at least one Honors activity (Issues Forum, Food for Thought, or service or social adivity) each year after being accepted into the Honors program. Although not required, students are ENCOURAGED: • To join a professional association, such as Public Relations Society Student Sodety of America (PRSSA), Sodety of Human Resource Management (SHRM), Sodety of Professional Journalists (SPJ), National Broadcasting Society (NBS), Broadcast Education Assodation (BEA), etc. • To adively engage in a communication student organization, such as the Signpost, WSU News, KWCR radio station, the Forensics team, Lambda Pi Eta (the national undergraduate communication honor sodety for communication), etc. COMMUNICATION MINOR OR BIS CONCENTRATION » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in all courses. » Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 24 credit hours. Course Requirements for Minor Communication Courses Required (15 credit hours) Principles of Public Speaking (3) Media Writing (3) Intro to Mass Communication (3) Mass Media and Society (3) Intro to Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3) Communication Theory (3) Electives (9 credit hours including at least 6 upper division) Select 3 courses (9 credit hours) in consultation with and approval by your department advisor, 2 (6 credit hours) of which must be upper division. Note: A maximum of 3 credit hours total from the following Communication courses may be counted for the minor: COMM 2210, COMM 2730, COMM 2890, COMM 3890a, COMM 3890b, COMM 3890c, COMM 3890d, COMM 4210, and COMM 4800. Enrollment in COMM 4890 (1-3) Internship and COMM 4990 (3) Senior Seminar are limited to Communication majors. Course Requirements for BIS Concentration Communication Courses Required (12 credit hours) COMM 3000 Communication Theory (3) Select three of the following courses COMM HU1020 Principles of Public Speaking (3) Media Writing (3) Intro to Mass Communication (3) Mass Media and Society (3) Intro to Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3) COMMHU1020 COMM 1130 COMM 1500 orCOMMHU2010 COMMHU2110 COMM 3000 COMM 1130 COMM 1500 orCOMMHU2010 COMMHU2110 Electives (12 credit hours) The required courses listed above constitute up to 12 credits. The rest of your contract will consist of at least 4 elective courses you negotiate with the Department Chair. COMMUNICATION TEACHING MINOR » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in minor courses. » Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 23-24 credit hours, depending on selected concentration. Students who select the Communication Teaching Minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department in this catalog). Course Requirements for Minor COMMUNICATION STUDIES CONCENTRATION (24 CREDIT HOURS) Communication Courses Required (18 credit hours) COMMHU1020 orCOMMHU21104 Principles of Public Speaking (3) Intro to Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3) COMM 1130 Media Writing (3) COMM HU2010 Mass Media & Society (3) COMM 2270 Argumentation & Debate (3) COMM 3810 Persuasive Communication (3) COMM 4850 Teaching Speech & Directing Speech Activities in the Secondary School (3) *NOTE; Students must take either COMMHU1020 or COMMHU2110 as a foundation course requirement for the Communication Teaching Minor, whichever is not used for Teacher Education Admission requirements. Electives (6 credit hours) Select 6 credit hours from the following in consultation with and approved by the department's communication education advisorfor the Communication Studies concentration. COMM 3000 Communication Theory (3) COMM 3050 Theory & Literature of Interpersonal Communication (3) COMM 3060 Listening Theory (3) COMM 3070 Performance Studies (3) COMM 3100 Small Group Facilitation & Leadership (3) COMM 3120 Advanced Public Speaking (3) COMM 3550 Organizational Communication (3) COMM 3 65 0 Communication Law (3) COMM 4150 Classical Rhetorical Theory & Criticism (3) JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION (23 CREDIT HOURS) Communication Courses Required (17 credit hours) COMMHU1020 orCOMMHU21104 Principles of Public Speaking (3) Intro to Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3) Media Writing (3) Intro to Mass Communication (3) Mass Media and Society (3) Coop Work Experience - Signpost (2) Communication Law (3) Teaching Journalism & Advising Student Media in the Secondary School (3) *NOTE; Students must take either COMMHU1020 or COMMHU2110 as a foundation course requirement for the Communication Teaching Minor, whichever is not used for Teacher Education Admission requirements. **One credit per semester COMM 1130 COMM 1500 orCOMMHU2010 COMM289044 COMM 3650 COMM 4840 Weber State University 2009 - 2010 Catalog