Communication Arts

Students must complete five (5) courses from the following:

Required:

• COMM 115 Human Communication

Choose four (4) courses from the Communication, Media, and Performance curriculum, with the advice of a member of the Communication, Media, and Performance Department.
 

Students must complete five (5) courses from the following:

Required:

• COMM 226 Writing for Visual Media
• COMM 280 Introduction to Film Production

Plus choose three (3) of the following:

• COMM 206 Experimental Film Production 
• COMM 262 Television Studio Production
• COMM 309 Video Editing & Effects
• COMM 312 Screenwriting
• COMM 317 Video Production: Vlogging
• COMM 366 Documentary Filmmaking
• COMM 380 Advanced Film Production

Required Courses (2):

• MUSC 136 Pathways to Musical Understanding
• MUSC 201 Theory I: Materials of Music

One (1) required creative or performance component:

• MUSC 222 Music Technology and Production I

OR

• MUSC 280 Performative Exploration of Music

NOTE: Neither MUSC 222 nor MUSC 280 can be used for both the creative component and one of the three elected courses.

Three (3) additional music courses elected from the following:

• MUSC 222 Music Technology and Production I
• MUSC 121 Music Appreciation
• MUSC 141 American Musics
• MUSC 151 History and Literature of Jazz
• MUSC 171 World Music Cultures
• MUSC 220 Women in Music
• MUSC 248 History of Rock Music to the 1970s
• MUSC 275 History of Rock Music from the 1970s to Today
• MUSC 280 Performative Exploration of Music

To declare a Science Communication minor, students must complete the appropriate form and obtain the signature of one of the following department chairs: Communication, Media, & Performance, English, or Environment, Society, & Sustainability. Students should meet with an advisor in the minor to design a plan for completing the minor. The specific courses taken depend in part on the student’s major. To complete the minor, four (4) of the five (5) courses must be taken outside the student’s major department. No Science Communication minor will be awarded without compliance with the above format.

The minor in Science Communication consists of three (3) required courses, one (1) additional course in written, oral, or visual communication, and one (1) additional science course beyond the General Education requirements of Domain II-B, as follows:

The minor requires five (5) courses as follows:

A. Three (3) required courses:

• COMM 215 Science Communication
• ENGL 311 Writing about Science
• SCOM 495 Internship in Science Communication

* Upon request, internships will be arranged for students who meet the prerequisites for SCCO 495.

B. One additional course in written, oral, or visual communication: Note: Science Communication is an interdepartmental minor, and as such, students may only take one course from their major to count toward this minor. Accordingly, Communication Arts majors may not take courses in this group with a COMM prefix and English majors may not take courses with an ENGL prefix to satisfy requirements for this minor.

• COMM 107 Effective Speaking
• COMM 130 Visual Communication
• COMM 201 Oral Interpretation of Literature
• COMM 213 Advanced Public Speaking
• COMM 214 Introduction to Acting
• COMM 226 Writing for Visual Media
• COMM 260 Voice and Articulation
• COMM 280 Introduction to Film Production
• COMM 328 Argumentation and Advocacy
• ENGL 225 Introduction to Journalism
• ENGL 280 Persuasive Writing
• ENGL 286 Professional Writing
• ENGL 335 Feature Writing
• ENGL 372 Technical Writing
• ENGL 377 Writing for Online and Social Media

C. One (1) additional science course beyond the General Education requirements of Domain II-B:

Upon completion of Domain II-B General Education Requirements, students must take one (1) other science course from the list below. The course must have a prefix different from their major and from the other General Education courses they have completed.

• ASTR 128 Solar System Astronomy
• ASTR 230 Stars and Galaxies
• BIOL 101 / 101L Biological Concepts with Lab or
• BIOL 109 / 109L Introduction to Biological Science with Lab or
• BIOL 130 / 130L Principles of Biology with Lab
• BIOL 103 Biological Perspectives on Environmental Issues
• BIOL 114 A Human Perspective on Genetics
• BIOL 142 / 142L Introduction to Human Biology with Lab
• BIOL 160 / 160L Introduction to Organismal Biology with Lab
• BIOL 203 Plants and Society
• CHEM 101 The Chemistry of Life
• CHEM 103 / 103L Introductory Chemistry with Lab
• CHEM 107 / 107L Principles of Chemistry with Lab
• CHEM 108 / 108L Principles of Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis with Lab
• CHEM 131 / 131L Science – Environment and Health with Lab
• EASC 101 Climate Change is Now: An Introduction to Earth Systems
• EASC 108 Understanding the Weather: Introduction to Meteorology
• EASC 118 Our Blue Planet: An Introduction to Oceanography
• ENVS 101 Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy
• FDSC 151 Principles of Food Science
• FDSC 161/161L Introduction to Food Science and Technology with Lab
• GEOL 108/108L Our Dynamic Planet: Introduction to Physical Geology with Lab
• GEOL 208/208L Principles of Physical Geology with Lab
• NUTR 110 Fundamentals of Nutrition Science
• PHSC 109 Introduction to Physical Science (with Lab)
• PHYS 111/111L Physics, Nature and Society with Lab
• PHYS 201/201L Physics with Applications to Earth and Life Systems with Lab
• PHYS 211/211L Principles of Physics I with Lab

NOTE: Students in this minor are also recommended to take a course in statistics.

The Minor in Strategic Communication focuses on the theories, concepts, and practices related to communication in diverse organizational and professional settings. Students explore a broad range of topics, including public relations, advertising, organizational  communication, crisis communication, campaigns, multimedia content creation, and social media. This minor aims to help students practice creating and implementing effective communication strategies designed to achieve commercial, non-profit, or governmental institutional goals. Courses encourage students to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills by analyzing case studies, engaging in group projects, and co ducting research. Students also exercise their written and verbal communication skills by producing a range of communication materials, including press releases, social media posts, multimedia contents, speeches, and reports.

Students must complete five (5) courses from the following:

Three (3) core courses:

• COMM 3575 Strategic Communication
• COMM 297 Communication and Social Media
• COMM 231 Advertising Techniques or COMM 275 Public Relations

Choose One (1) of the following courses:

• ENGL 280 Persuasive Writing
• ENGL 282 Creative Writing
• ENGL 286 Professional Writing
• ENGL 311 Writing About Science
• ENGL 335 Feature Writing
• ENGL 338 Grant Writing
• ENGL 377 Writing for Online and Social Media

Choose One (1) of the following courses:

• MRKT 181 Marketing Principles
• MRKT 218 Personal Branding and Business Etiquette
• MRKT 240 Consumer Behavior
• MRKT 301 Brand Management
• MRKT 308 Digital and Social Media Marketing
• MRKT 310 Marketing Research
• MRKT 313 Advertising and Promotions
• MRKT 480 Strategic Marketing
• MGMT 215 Legal Environment of Business
• MGMT 280 Organizational Behavior
• MGMT 308 Managing Across Cultures

Students must complete five (5) courses from the following:

Required:

• COMM 180 Introduction to Theatre Studies

Choose four (4) of the following:

• COMM 201 Oral Interpretation of Literature
• COMM 214 Introduction to Acting
• COMM 264 Theatre Production*

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• COMM 364 Aspects of Theatre*
• COMM 414 Scene Study