Communication Studies Program of Study

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Note: Students must complete all General Studies requirements as well as requirements for a second major or minor. A 48-hour option is available by advisement in the communication studies and organizational leadership and public relations concentration areas. Choose 12 hours of unduplicated courses in the concentration.

2023-24 Academic Year

Freshman
CNA 100 Principles of Human Communication (General Studies CAT 2) (3)
CNA 101 Intro to Theatre or CNA 223 Acting (General Studies CAT 4) (3)
CNA 102 Media Literacy (General Studies CAT 8) (3)
CNA 201 Small Group Communication (3)
CNA 240/440 Intercollegiate Forensics (1-3)
CNA 252 Public Address (3)
ENG 102 Composition Skills (General Studies CAT 1) (take second semester) (3)
General Studies CAT 5 and CAT 6 (6)

Sophomore
CNA 302 Language and Human Behavior (3)
CNA 317 Argumentation (3)
CNA 346 Organizational Communication I (3)
CNA 352 Organizational Presentations (3)
CNA 471 Mass Media and Society (3)
Math by advisement (General Studies CAT 3) (3)
General Studies CAT 7 (3)

Junior
CNA 210 Interpersonal Communication (General Studies CAT 9) (3)
CNA 418 Health Communication (3)
CNA 442 Communication and Rhetorical Theory (3)
CNA 459 Organizational Leadership (3)
CNA 465 Qualitative Research Design (3)
CNA 467 Intercultural Communication (3)
CNA 470 Family Communication (3)
General Studies CAT 10 (3)

Senior
CNA 342 Persuasion (3)
CNA 377 Public Relations Writing (3)
CNA 448 Organizational Communication II (3)
CNA 451 Speech Pathology (3)
CNA 455 Senior Seminar in Communication Arts (3)
CNA 457 Special Topics (3)
CNA 461 Case Studies in Organizational Leadership (3)
CNA 478 Communication Ethics (3)