A major in strategic communication leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree requires completion of at least 50 credits, including at least 26 credits in journalism and mass communications and at least 72 credits outside the department.
1. Courses required for the major: JOUR 101, 201, 227, 273, 301, 330, 345
2. Statistics: SOAN 218
3. Diversity of Experience: Take one course chosen from the following: ENGL 262, 359, 361, 366; HIST 253, 260, 268; JOUR 266, 268; PHIL 235, 238, 242, 243, 244, 254; POL 250, 255, 292; POV 101; SOAN 228, 268, 280; or, when appropriate, CBSC 296; students may also petition the department head for approval of another course that meets this requirement.
4. Take either: JOUR 202 or BUS 321
5. One course chosen from: JOUR 220, 230, 341, 351, 362, 365, 371, 372
6. One course chosen from: JOUR 325, 331, 344; BUS 370, 371
7. Two credits of internship from: JOUR 451, 452, 461, 462
8. Completion of a minor other than mass communications or of four additional courses of at least three credits at the 200 level or above in another discipline.
9. Completion of a portfolio in the senior year for assessment.
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