Communication Major

Communication is a liberal arts degree relevant to a variety of careers in community relations, public relations, politics, administration, law, sales management, and human resource management.

Required Core Courses for Both Communication and Journalism Majors:

  • COJO 1000. Introduction to Mass Media

  • COJO 2010. Public Speaking

  • COJO 2100. Media Writing

  • STAT 2050. Introductory Statistics (prerequisite for COJO 3070)

  • COJO 3070. Communication Research

Required Courses for Communication Majors:

  • COJO 1040. Introduction to Human Communication Theory

  • COJO 3010. Business & Professional Communication

  • COJO 3040. Advanced Communication Theory

  • 15 hours of departmental electives, of which 12 hours must be upper division

For a listing of COJO courses, please see the Coursework page. For a full text description of the courses, please see the University Catalog.

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