Jan 17, 2025

2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog

2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication, Culture and Social Influence Concentration, B.A.

Communication Studies
615-898-2275
Heather Hundley, department chair
Heather.Hundley@mtsu.edu

The major in Communication with a concentration in Culture and Social Influence emphasizes communication skills that will help students make a difference in their careers, personal lives, and communities. This concentration allows flexibility in areas of emphasis as students analyze varying perceptions and values, develop rhetorical skills, and deepen their understanding of personal relationships. The degree offers entry into a wide range of careers, graduate studies, community service, and personal development.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Communication, Culture and Social Influence, B.A., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (45 hours)

Communication Major Core (15 hours)

COMM 2100 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 2300 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3100 - Critical Methods in Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3300 - Communication Theory 3 credit hours
COMM 3750 - Quantitative Research Methods in Communication 3 credit hours

Culture and Social Influence Concentration (12 hours)

COMM 3560 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 4320 - Persuasion 3 credit hours
COMM 4650 - History and Theory of Rhetoric 3 credit hours
COMM 4700 - Senior Seminar in Communication 3 credit hours

Culture and Social Influence Electives (12 hours)

Select 12 credit hours from the following:

COMM 3210 - Argumentation and Debate 3 credit hours
COMM 3225 - Gender Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3230 - Professional Public Speaking 3 credit hours
COMM 3350 - Diversity in Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3400 - Romantic Relationship Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3580 - Political Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3680 - Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 4100 - Rhetoric, Identity, and Difference 3 credit hours
COMM 4260 - Independent Study 1 to 3 credit hours
COMM 4350 - Nonverbal Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 4400 - Sexual Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 4800 - Topics in Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 4900 - Internship in Communication Studies 1 to 3 credit hours

Major Electives (6 hours)

Choose two COMM courses not already taken

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

Students must complete 2010 and 2020 or any 6 hours above the 2000 level in a foreign language or otherwise demonstrate competency in a foreign language.

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives

To make 120 hours

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Communication, Culture and Social Influence

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following is a suggested pattern of study. Consult with an advisor before each registration.

Freshman Fall

COMM 2100 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Foreign language 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2300 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours
Foreign language 3 credit hours
Natural Science 4 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
COMM 3100 - Critical Methods in Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3300 - Communication Theory 3 credit hours
Foreign language or elective 3 credit hours
Natural Science 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 hours

Sophomore Spring

COMM 3560 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Foreign language or elective/minor 3 credit hours
CSI concentration elective 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Fall

COMM 3750 - Quantitative Research Methods in Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 4650 - History and Theory of Rhetoric 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Elective/minor 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Communication, Culture and Social Influence Concentration, B.A.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (45 hours)

Communication Major Core (15 hours)

Culture and Social Influence Concentration (12 hours)

Culture and Social Influence Electives (12 hours)

Major Electives (6 hours)

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Communication, Culture and Social Influence

Freshman Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

Subtotal: 16 hours

Sophomore Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

Subtotal: 13 Hours