206 Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities Communication Courses Required of all Communication Teaching Majors (21 credit hours) • COMM 1020 HU - Principles of Public Speaking Credits: (3) or • COMM 2110 HU - Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Credits: (3) * • COMM 1130 - Media Writing Credits: (3) • COMM 2010 HU - Mass Media and Society Credits: (3) • COMM 3000 - Communication Theory Credits: (3) • COMM 3150 - Communication Research Methods Credits: (3) • COMM 3650 - Communication Law Credits: (3) • COMM 4990 - Senior Seminar Credits: (3) "Students must take either COMM 1020 or COMM 2110 as a foundation course requirement for the Communication 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. 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) NUTR1020 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) Multimedia Journalism Emphasis (26 credit hours) Required Courses (18 credit hours) • COMM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication Credits: (3) • COMM 2250 - Essentials of Digital Media Credits: (3) OR • COMM 3740 - Copy Writing for Audio and Video Credits: (3) • COMM 3130 - News Reporting and Writing Credits: (3) • COMM 3220 - Editing Credits: (3) • COMM 3350 - Visual Communication Credits: (3) • COMM 4840 - Teaching Journalism and Advising Student Media in the Secondary School Credits: (3) Electives (6 credit hours) Select 6 credit hours of electives from the following with approval from the department's communication education advisor for the Multimedia Journalism emphasis. COMM 1560 - Audio Production and Performance Credits: (3) COMM 2200 - In-studio Video Production and Performance Credits: (3) COMM 3050 - Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management Credits: (3) COMM 3080 - Intercultural Communication Credits: (3) COMM 3090 - Gender and Communication Credits: (3) COMM 3100 - Small Group Facilitation and Leadership Credits: (3) COMM 3440 - Public Relations Writing Credits: (3) COMM 3550 - Organizational Communication Credits: (3) COMM 3780 - Broadcast News Writing and Production Credits: (3) COMM 3820 - Persuasive Communication Credits: (3) COMM 4130 - In-depth and Investigative Journalism Credits: (3) Organizational Communication Emphasis, Communication (BS) Communication Major • Program Prerequisite: Not required. • Minor: Students may complete a minor approved by their academic advisor OR one of the tracks associated with any of the six interdisciplinary emphasis areas: Civic Advocacy, Digital Media, Interpersonal & Family Communication, Multimedia Journalism, Organizational Communication, and Public Relations & Advertising. A student may not receive both a major and a minor from the Department of Communication. • Grade Requ i re m ents: A grade o f" C" o r bette r 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 27-35 of these are required within the major, depending on the selected emphasis. To enroll in upper-division Communication courses, a student must 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 Communication. Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog