Columbia College - Day Campus

Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication Degree

As one of the most studied subjects in western civilization, the Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication provides students with a culturally vital and significant education. The study of oral, as well as written communication, is at the heart of all academic fields. This particular major offers the opportunity to explore how individuals create, maintain, and alter their identity in artistic and everyday endeavors.

The Speech Communication major combines well with other majors such as English, art, pre-law, sociology and psychology, by addressing students' artistic vision and critical thinking and writing skills.

The Speech Communication major locates its synergy in Aristotle's major works 'The Rhetoric' and 'The Poetics', as well as contemporary methods of communicating. For these reasons, students will choose between emphases in Communication Studies, Performance Studies, and/or Media Studies enhanced by interdisciplinary study in related fields.

Department:

Humanities Department

Degree Requirements:

A.	General Education			38-41 sem. hrs
	PHIL 330		Ethics	3 hrs
B.	Foreign Language Requirement			6 sem. hrs
C.	Multicultural Requirement			3 sem. hrs
	(Courses from this list are noted in the major requirements below with an asterisk.)
D.	Core Requirements			18 sem. hrs
	(All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken as Pass/Fail.)
	COMM 230		Introduction to Communication Theory and Research	3 hrs
	COMM 303*		Intercultural Communication*	3 hrs
	COMM 323		Advanced Public Speaking and Persuasion	3 hrs
	COMM 344		Visual Communication and Culture	3 hrs
	COMM 360		Oral Interpretation of Literature	3 hrs
	COMM 495		Speech Communication Integrative Seminar	3 hrs
E.	Track Related Electives			15 sem. hrs
	Students will select nine hours from one track and three hours from each of the others for a total of 15 hours. (Courses offered in more than one track or those that can be taken more than once can only count once under Track Related Electives.)
	Track A: Communication Studies
	COMM 203		Understanding Human Communication	3 hrs
	COMM 214		Mass Media and Society	3 hrs
	COMM 233/433		Topics	3 hrs
	COMM 313		Interpersonal and Small Group Communication	3 hrs
	COMM 343		Gender Communication	3 hrs
	COMM 393		Organizational Communication	3 hrs
	COMM 399/499		Communication Internship	3 hrs
	Track B: Performance Studies
	COMM 220		Introduction to Theatre	3 hrs
	COMM 224*		Film History and Analysis*	3 hrs
	COMM 233/433		Topics	3 hrs
	COMM 320		Advaned Theatre	3 hrs
	COMM 380		Performance Studies	3 hrs
	COMM 385		Performance Styles and Genres	3 hrs
	COMM 399/499		Communication Internship	3 hrs
	COMM 420		Advanced Acting and Production Techniques	3 hrs
	Track C: Media Studies
	COMM 214		Mass Media and Society	3 hrs
	COMM 224*		Film History and Analysis*	3 hrs
	COMM 233/433		Topics	3 hrs
	COMM 324		Film Styles and Genres	3 hrs
	COMM 334		Political Economy of Film and Media	3 hrs
	COMM 399/499		Communication Internship	3 hrs
	JOUR 301OR302		Newspaper Production	3 hrs
F.	Related Interdisciplinary Electives			6 sem. hrs
	Six 300- 400-level semester hours of electives chosen from the following areas of study: Art, English, Geography, History, Management, Marketing, Music, Religious Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology and Women's Studies.
G.	Electives			31-34 sem. hrs
				120 sem. hrs

Locations

The Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication degree is available at the following locations:

Main Campus, Day Program