Degree Requirements

In addition to the requirements of the academic major, students must comply with the General Academic Regulations for Graduation  and Undergraduate Academic Policies .  As part of these policies, students must complete the General College Curriculum , which is based on the degree.

Major Requirements

Communication Studies majors may specialize in one of seven concentrations for the Bachelor of Arts Degree: broadcasting and electronic media (traditional television/video and radio); communication generalist; communication pre-law; digital and new media; converged journalism (newspaper, magazine, and digital/electronic); and public and interpersonal communication; and public relations and corporate communication; or pursue the Bachelor of Science with a major in Health Communication, Sports Communication, or Communication Training and Development. Students also may pursue accelerated dual degrees in Health Communication with the Master of Science in Public Health (4+1) and Communication Studies Pre-Law with the Juris Doctorate (3+3). As stated in the general academic regulations, Communication Studies majors must have a “C” or better in each course in the major.

Core:

• COMM 280 - Introduction to Communication Theory (3)
• COMM 160 - Presentational Speaking (3)
• COMM 240 - Interpersonal Communication (3)
• COMM 311 - Introduction to Persuasion (3)
• COMM 370 - Communication Ethics (3)
• COMM 390 - Organizational Communication (3)
• COMM 420 - Communication Law (3)

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• COMM 450 - Internship (3)

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• COMM 470 - Capstone Seminar (3)

Departmental Electives:

• Six hours of additional communication studies courses at the 200-level or higher, with at least three hours at the 300-level or higher.

Required Cognate Courses:

Four courses from the following list:

• BADM 221 - Business Transactions, Financial Literacy, and the Law (3)
• BADM 222 - Business Organizations, Entrepreneurship, and the Law (3)

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• CRIM 300 - Introduction to Law (3)

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• POLS 300 - Introduction to Law (3)

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• HIST 300 - Introduction to Law (3)

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• ECON 462 - Law and Economics (3)
• ENGL 304 - Creative Writing – Prose (3)
• ENGL 424 - Argument and Persuasion (3)
• POLS 229 - The National Government (3)
• POLS 230 - State and Local Government (3)

Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law Coursework

Twenty hours of first year law school credits transfer to the major as elective credits.  Please consult the Law School website (https://law.campbell.edu/) for information about its curriculum.