Concentration areas: Broadcast and Electronic Media; Media Studies; Print Journalism; Public Relations/Corporate Communications.

Requirements: Majors must take a minimum of 30 and maximum of 36 credits in Communication, pursuing one of the four concentration course sequences outlined below.* Of the basic 120-126 semester credits needed to graduate from Utah State University, Communication majors must take at least 90 credit hours outside the major, including 65 in the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences. Beyond the basic 120-126 hours needed for graduation, students may take as many COM courses as they like. In addition, majors must complete a minor/cognate area outside of COM, and a minimum of 18 credits from the department's list of approved "Breadth Requirements," courses in groups/disciplines outside the major. Thus, the basic Communication course of study looks like this:

Course Category	Credits
COM courses	36
University Studies	30
Minor/Cognate area **	18
Breadth requirements	18
Non-COM electives	24
Total	126

Major Status: Students may apply for major status upon completion of a minimum of 60 credits, including the Premajor Core requirements, while maintaining a 2.5 cum GPA. Majors must maintain a minimum 2.5 overall GPA, and must earn at least a C+ in all COM courses in order to remain in good standing. Students whose GPA drops below 2.5 will be placed on probation and may be dropped from the major if grades do not improve within one semester. No COM class may be repeated more than once.

Prerequisites: Courses outside the major that must be completed prior to beginning any COM coursework: (Courses awaiting new numbers from other departments)

Pre-Major Core Requirements (required of all majors; must be completed prior to application for major status; these courses must be taken in sequence)
COM 1000--Introduction to Mass Communication (3)
COM 1110--Beginning Newswriting for the Mass Media (3) (Pre.: C+ in 1000; ENG 101 or 105 or 111; Language Proficiency Test; Typing Test)
COM 2000--Media Smarts: Making Sense of the Information Age (3) (Pre.: C+ in 1000)		9 cr.
Major Requirements (required of ALL majors after acceptance into department; Prerequisite: Premajor Core)
COM 2110--Introduction to On-Line Information (2) (Pre.: C+ in 1110)***
COM 4030--Mass Communication Law (3) (Jr. standing, or permission of instructor.)
COM 4000--Senior Seminar in Mass Communication (1) (Pre.: Senior status)	6	15 cr.
A concentration area selected from
Broadcast & Electronic requirements	12	27 cr.
Media Studies requirements	15	30 cr.
Print Journalism requirements	9	24 cr.
Public Relations/Corporate Communications requirements	18	33 cr.
	____	___________
Other COM Electives	To Total 30-36 cr.

* COM majors must meet with their adviser every quarter prior to registration.
** Either a second major, a minor, an area studies certificate, the LAS certificate option, or a cognate area of courses selected in consultation with an adviser, totaling a minimum of 18 credits.
*** (7-week mini-course)

The Department of Communication offers students the opportunity to focus their students in one of four distinct concentration areas, selected in close consultation with department advisers to reflect individual student interests. NOTE: All COM Majors must complete the Pre-major & Major Requirements (see above) before beginning concentration area coursework. All Pre-majors and Majors must meet with their advisor every quarter.

Concentration Area		Totals
Broadcast & Electronic Media
Pre-Major and Major Requirements	15	15 cr.
COM 1200--Introduction to Video Production	3
COM 2210--Writing for Electronic Media	3	21 cr.
Then elect either Package I or II:
I: COM 4210--Newscast I (3) AND COM 4220--Newscast II (3)	6
	OR
II: COM 3210--Corporate Video (3) AND COM 5210/6210--Multimedia (3)	6	27 cr.
COM Electives	3-9	30-36 cr.
Media Studies
Pre-Major and Major Requirements	15	15 cr.
COM 5020/6020--Mass Communication Theory	3
COM 5400--Media Criticism	3	21 cr.
Select three courses (9 cr.) from among the following:
COM 3310--Persuasion (3)
COM 3400--Gender and Communication (3)
COM 3410--Film as Cultural Communication (3)
COM 4010--Mass Media Ethics (3)
COM 4020--The Mass Media and Society (3)
COM 5410/6410--Gender and the Mass Media (3)
COM 5420/6420--The Mass Media and Politics (3)	9	30 cr.
COM Electives	6	36 cr.
Print Journalism
Pre-Major and Major Requirements	15	15 cr.
COM 2120--Reporting Public Affairs	3
COM 3120--Copy Editing, Layout & Design	15	24 cr.
COM Electives	6-12	30-36 cr.
Public relations/corporate communications
Pre-Major and Major Requirements	15	15 cr.
COM 1300--Introduction to Public Relations	3
COM 2310--Writing for Public/Corporate Relations	3
COM 3300--Corporate Communications	3	24 cr.
Select three courses (9 cr.) from among the following:
COM 3010--Communication Research Methods (3)
COM 3210--Corporate Video (3)
COM 3310--Persuasion (3)
COM 3320--Crisis and Conflict Management (3)
COM 5210/6210--Multimedia (3)
COM 5300/6300--Case Studies in Public Relations (3)
COM 5310/6310--Mass Media Management (3)	9	33 cr.
COM Electives	3	36 cr.

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