Requirements for Communication Science and Rhetorical Studies
A minimum of 10 courses and at least 30 credits are required for the major.1
Fundamentals
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
COM ARTS 260 | Communication and Human Behavior | 3 |
Core-Part One
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
| Introduction to Rhetoric in Politics and Culture | |
| Great Speakers and Speeches | |
| Rhetoric of Campaigns and Revolutions | |
Core-Part Two
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
| Introduction to Quantitative Research in Communication | |
| Theory and Practice of Persuasion | |
Applied Communication
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
| Theory and Practice of Argumentation and Debate | |
| Theory and Practice of Group Discussion | |
| Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | |
| Theory and Practice of Interpersonal Communication |
Theory-History-Criticism
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
| Topics in Rhetoric and Communication Science | |
| Gender and Communication | |
| Rhetoric and Health | |
| Introduction to Health Communication | |
| Media and Human Behavior | |
| Online Communication and Personal Relationships | |
| Introduction to Rhetoric in Politics and Culture | |
| Introduction to Quantitative Research in Communication | |
| Theory and Practice of Persuasion | |
| Great Speakers and Speeches | |
| Communication and Conflict Resolution | |
| Rhetoric of Campaigns and Revolutions | |
| Intercultural Communication & Rhetoric | |
| The Rhetoric of Religion | |
| Topics in Digital Studies (Communication Science & Rhetoric) | |
| The Psychology of Communication | |
| Contemporary Political Discourse | |
| Rhetoric and Technology | |
| Nature of Criticism-The Public Arts of Communication | |
| Rhetoric and Power on the Internet | |
| Digital Media and Political Communication | |
| Communication and Health Inequalities | |
| Digitally Documenting Everyday Communication | |
| Media, Deliberation, and Public Issues | |
| Communication Theory | |
| Theories of Deliberation and Controversy | |
| Communication and Interethnic Behavior | |
| Classical Rhetorical Theory | |
| Contemporary Rhetorical Theory | |
| Rhetoric of Globalization and Transnationalism | |
| Rhetoric of US Immigration and Naturalization | |
| Communication in Complex Organizations | |
| Dynamics of Online Relationships | |
| Special Topics in Rhetoric and Public Address | |
| Special Topics in Communication Science | |
| Mass Media and Youth | |
| Health Communication in the Information Age | |
| History of American Public Address | |
| Communication and Social Conflict | |
Radio-TV-Film
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
| Survey of Contemporary Media | |
| Film Comedy | |
| Topics in Film and Media Studies | |
| Critical Internet Studies | |
| Race, Ethnicity, and Media | |
| Introduction to Film | |
| Television Industries | |
| Film History to 1960 | |
| Film Genres | |
| Introduction to Media Production | |
| History of the Animated Film | |
| History of Documentary Film | |
| Sports Media | |
| Ethics of Entertainment Media | |
| Topics in Digital Studies (Radio, Television, & Film) | |
| Gender, Sexuality, and the Media | |
| Latino/as and Media | |
| Asian Americans and Media | |
| Media and National Identity | |
| Sound Cultures: Podcasting and Music | |
| Cultural History of Broadcasting | |
| Television Criticism | |
| Critical Film Analysis | |
| French Film | |
| Global Media Cultures | |
| New Media and Society | |
| Italian Film | |
| Global Art Cinema | |
| American Independent Cinema | |
| Avant-Garde Film | |
| Editing and Post-production for Video and Film | |
| Writing for Television and Film | |
| Cinematography and Sound Recording | |
| Producing for Internet TV and Video | |
| Television Genres | |
| Digital Game Cultures | |
| Contemporary Hollywood Cinema | |
| The American Film Industry in the Era of the Studio System | |
| Contemporary Media Industries | |
| Special Topics in Media and Cultural Studies | |
| Special Topics in Production | |
| Special Topics in Film | |
| Advanced Video Production and Direction | |
| German Film | |
| Advanced Motion Picture Production Workshop | |
| Film Theory | |
Electives:2
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
| Introduction to Digital Communication | |
| Introductory Topic in Communication Arts: Study Abroad | |
| Survey of Contemporary Media | |
| Communication and Human Behavior | |
| Theory and Practice of Argumentation and Debate | |
| Theory and Practice of Group Discussion | |
| Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | |
| Theory and Practice of Interpersonal Communication |
| Directed Study | |
| Directed Study | |
| Film Comedy | |
| Topics in Rhetoric and Communication Science | |
| Topics in Film and Media Studies | |
| Gender and Communication | |
| Rhetoric and Health | |
| Introduction to Health Communication | |
| Media and Human Behavior | |
| Online Communication and Personal Relationships | |
| Critical Internet Studies | |
| Race, Ethnicity, and Media | |
| Introduction to Film | |
| Television Industries | |
| Film History to 1960 | |
| Film Genres | |
| Introduction to Media Production | |
| History of the Animated Film | |
| History of Documentary Film | |
| Sports Media | |
| Introduction to Rhetoric in Politics and Culture | |
| Introduction to Quantitative Research in Communication | |
| Theory and Practice of Persuasion | |
| Great Speakers and Speeches | |
| Communication and Conflict Resolution | |
| Rhetoric of Campaigns and Revolutions | |
| Intercultural Communication & Rhetoric | |
| The Rhetoric of Religion | |
| Ethics of Entertainment Media | |
| Topics in Digital Studies (Radio, Television, & Film) | |
| Topics in Digital Studies (Communication Science & Rhetoric) | |
| The Psychology of Communication | |
| Gender, Sexuality, and the Media | |
| Latino/as and Media | |
| Asian Americans and Media | |
| Technology and Development in Africa and Beyond | |
| Media and National Identity | |
| Sound Cultures: Podcasting and Music | |
| Cultural History of Broadcasting | |
| Television Criticism | |
| Critical Film Analysis | |
| French Film | |
| Global Media Cultures | |
| New Media and Society | |
| Italian Film | |
| Global Art Cinema | |
| American Independent Cinema | |
| Avant-Garde Film | |
| Editing and Post-production for Video and Film | |
| Writing for Television and Film | |
| Cinematography and Sound Recording | |
| Producing for Internet TV and Video | |
| Contemporary Political Discourse | |
| Rhetoric and Technology | |
| Nature of Criticism-The Public Arts of Communication | |
| Rhetoric and Power on the Internet | |
| Digital Media and Political Communication | |
| Topics in Communication Arts: Study Abroad | |
| Communication and Health Inequalities | |
| Digitally Documenting Everyday Communication | |
| Media, Deliberation, and Public Issues | |
| Television Genres | |
| Digital Game Cultures | |
| Contemporary Hollywood Cinema | |
| The American Film Industry in the Era of the Studio System | |
| Contemporary Media Industries | |
| Communication Theory | |
| Theories of Deliberation and Controversy | |
| Communication and Interethnic Behavior | |
| Classical Rhetorical Theory | |
| Contemporary Rhetorical Theory | |
| Rhetoric of Globalization and Transnationalism | |
| Rhetoric of US Immigration and Naturalization | |
| Communication in Complex Organizations | |
| Dynamics of Online Relationships | |
| Special Topics in Media and Cultural Studies | |
| Special Topics in Production | |
| Special Topics in Rhetoric and Public Address | |
| Special Topics in Communication Science | |
| Special Topics in Film | |
| Mass Media and Youth | |
| Health Communication in the Information Age | |
| Advanced Video Production and Direction | |
| German Film | |
| Advanced Motion Picture Production Workshop | |
| History of American Public Address | |
| Film Theory | |
| Communication and Social Conflict | |
| Senior Thesis | |
| Senior Thesis | |
| Directed Study | |
| Directed Study | |
Footnotes
Sample Four-Year Plan
This Sample Four-Year Plan is a tool to assist students and their advisor(s). Students should use it—along with their DARS report, the Degree Planner, and Course Search & Enroll tools—to make their own four-year plan based on their placement scores, credit for transferred courses and approved examinations, and individual interests. As students become involved in athletics, honors, research, student organizations, study abroad, volunteer experiences, and/or work, they might adjust the order of their courses to accommodate these experiences. Students will likely revise their own four-year plan several times during college.
First Year |
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Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
COM ARTS 100 (meets Communication A) | 3 | COM ARTS 260 (meets Humanities or Social Science Breadth) | 3 |
Quantitative Reasoning A | 4 | Ethnic Studies | 3 |
Foreign Language (if needed) | 4 | Foreign Language (if needed) | 4 |
Elective | 3 | Biological Science Breadth | 3 |
COUN PSY 125 (optional) | 1 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | | 16 |
Second Year |
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Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
COM ARTS 272 (meets Communication B, Social Science Breadth, and COM ARTS applied) | 3 | COM ARTS Core Part One (meets Humanities Breadth) | 3 |
COM ARTS 361 (meets Quantitative Reasoning B, Social Science Breadth, and COM ARTS Core Part Two) | 3 | Science Breadth (Biological Science, if B.S.) | 3 |
Physical Science Breadth | 3 | Intermediate/Advanced COMP SCI, MATH, or STAT (if B.S.) | 3 |
Literature Breadth | 3 | Elective | 3 |
Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
Declare the major | | INTER-LS 210 (optional) | 1 |
| 15 | | 16 |
Third Year |
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Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
COM ARTS Theory-History-Criticism (meets Social Science Breadth) | 3 | COM ARTS Radio-TV-Film | 3 |
COM ARTS Theory-History-Criticism (meets Humanities Breadth) | 3 | Literature Breadth | 3 |
Intermediate/Advanced COMP SCI, MATH, or STAT (if B.S.) | 3 | Elective | 3 |
Science Breadth (Physical Science, if B.S.) | 3 | Elective | 3 |
Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | | 15 |
Fourth Year |
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Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
COM ARTS Theory-History-Criticism | 3 | COM ARTS Elective | 3 |
COM ARTS Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
Elective | 3 | Elective | 1 |
| 15 | | 13 |
Total Credits 120 |