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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Communication, B.S.
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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 Requirements |
45 hours |
| Major Core |
(18 hours)* |
| Major Electives |
(27 hours) |
| Optional Minor/Electives |
34-40 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
Optional Minor/Electives (34-40 hours)
Curriculum: Communication, B.S.
The following is a suggested pattern of study. Consult with an advisor before each registration.
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
- 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
- Elective/Optional minor 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
- Elective/Optional minor 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 3 credit hours
- History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
- Elective/Optional minor 3 credit hours
Senior Fall
- COMM major electives 6 credit hours
- Electives 6 credit hours
- Elective/Optional minor 3 credit hours
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