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Jul 10, 2025
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DRAFT Advising Handbook 2025-2026
Communication and Media
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Communication and Media
Academic Bulletin
Area of Study: Values & Societies
Programs: Major and Minor
Major suggested timeline (46 credits):
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
Either Semester |
| Year 1 (8 credits) |
COMM 125 or COMM 145 |
COMM 125 or COMM 145 |
take 1 each semester |
| Year 2 (12 credits) |
200-level elective
COMM 241 |
200-level elective |
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| Year 3 (12-16 credits) |
200-level elective
COMM 241 |
300-level elective
COMM 581 |
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| Year 4 (10-14 credits) |
COMM 600 (2 cr)
300-level elective |
COMM 610 |
300-level elective (year 3 or 4) |
Junior Seminar & Senior Project Sequence: Students take the Jr. Seminar the spring semester of Year 3, at the end of which a Sr. Project advisor is assigned. Students work individually with their Sr. Project advisor during Year 4, crafting a proposal plus a major section in the fall and completing it in the spring.
200-level COMM Electives (3 courses for the Major or 2 courses for the Minor)
| COMM 235, Advanced Public Speaking |
COMM 256, Power, Politics & Communication |
| COMM 241, Media and Cultural Criticism |
COMM 261, The Business of Media |
| COMM 251, Gender & Popular Culture |
COMM 281, Integrated Marketing Communiction |
300-level COMM Electives (3 courses for the Major or 2 courses for the Minor)
| COMM 301, Advertising & Brand Storytelling |
COMM 351, Media & Inequality |
| COMM 320, Media & Global Cultures |
COMM 360, Communication Civic Engagement |
| COMM 331, Disease, Disability, & Difference in Popular Culture |
COMM 376, Ethnographic Methods in Media & Cultural Studies |
| COMM 342, Digital Media & Technology |
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Minor suggested timeline:
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
Either Semester |
| Year 1 (4 credits) |
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COMM 125 or COMM 145 |
| Year 2 (3 credits) |
200-level elective |
200-level elective |
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| Year 3 (4-8 credits) |
300-level elective |
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Department elective |
| Year 4 (4-8 credits) |
300-level elective |
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Students interested in declaring a major in Communication & Media should speak directly wit a faculty member to be their advisor or speak with the Department Chair of Communication, Media, and Performace. Students interested in declaring a minor should speak with the Department Chair.
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