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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Communication, B.A.
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Communication Studies
Mary Beth Asbury, chair
MaryBeth.Asbury@mtsu.edu
The Communication major, grounded in the liberal arts tradition at MTSU, builds valuable assets that can lead to many rewarding career opportunities. Areas of emphasis offer students the skills employers are looking for to obtain bright, creative, and savvy communication experts.
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Degree Requirements
| True Blue Core (TBC) |
41 hours |
| Major Requirement |
45 hours |
| Major Core |
(18 hours)* |
| Major Electives |
(27 hours) |
| Foreign Language |
6 hours |
| Minor |
15-18 hours |
| Electives |
10-13 hours |
| TOTAL |
120 hours |
*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours may increase.
True Blue Core (41 hours)
True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.
The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:
Major Requirements (45 hours)
Communication Major Core (18 hours)
NOTE: A minimum grade of C- is required in each major core course.
Communication Major Electives (27 hours)
- Select 27 credit hours with COMM prefix; no more than 6 credit hours may be lower division
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.
Curriculum: Communication, B.A.
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 (NWC)
- Written Communication 3 credit hours
- Non-Written Communication/Elective 3 credit hours
- Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
- Foreign language 1010/Elective 3 credit hours
Freshman Spring
- COMM 2300 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours (HSSR)
- Information Literacy 3 credit hours
- Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
- Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
- Foreign language 1020/Elective 3 credit hours
Sophomore Fall
- COMM 3300 - Communication Theory 3 credit hours
- Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
- COMM major elective 3 credit hours
- Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
- Foreign language 2010 3 credit hours
Sophomore Spring
- History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
- COMM major electives 6 credit hours
- Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
- Foreign language 2020 3 credit hours
Junior Fall
- COMM 3740 - Critical Methods in Communication 3 credit hours
- COMM major elective 3 credit hours
- Human Society and Social Relationships/Elective 3 credit hours
- History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
- Elective/minor 3 credit hours
Senior Fall
- COMM major electives 6 credit hours
- Electives 6 credit hours
- Elective/minor 3 credit hours
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