COLLEGE of ARTS and SCIENCES
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Associate Professor Anne P. Hubbell, department head
Professors Hacker Associate Professors Lindsey, Assistant Professors Morgan, Verser College Assistant Professors Brown, Buker, Messal
(575) 646-2801
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: Communication Studies
MINOR: Communication Studies
The communication studies program is designed to enhance students’ interpersonal skills, presentational skills, and critical thinking skills. Thus the successful graduate should be able to work effectively with people, assimilate, organize and analyze information, solve problems, make effective presentations, and show potential for leadership. The program prepares students for careers in several professions, such as training and development, public relations, law, advertising and sales, government service, mediation, customer relations, human resources, international service, fund raising, and the ministry.
MAJOR: Communication Studies
In addition to completing the general education requirements of the university and the college, students majoring in communication studies are required to complete 18 credits of core COMM courses and 18 credits of COMM electives for a total of 36 credits. Any exception to these policies requires department head approval.
All COMM courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Communication Studies Core Courses (18 credits)
| COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication | 3 |
| COMM 285, Survey of Communication Theory | 3 |
| COMM 305, Communication Research Methods | 3 |
| COMM 370, Organizational Communication | 3 |
| COMM 376, Communication and Culture | 3 |
| COMM 384, Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
Communication Studies Elective Courses (18 credits)
To reach a total of 36 credits, students must complete successfully an additional 18 COMM credits of their choosing.
MINOR: Communication Studies
| COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication. 3 Two of COMM 370, Organizational Communication; COMM 376, Communication and Culture; and COMM 384, Interpersonal Communication. | 6 |
| Three of COMM 253G, Public Speaking; COMM 285, Survey of Communication Theory; COMM 305, Communication Research Methods; COMM 351, Persuasion Theory and Practice; COMM 353, Advanced Public Speaking; COMM 377, Conflict Management; COMM 425, Small Group Communication; COMM 435, Psychology of Human Communication; COMM 440, Political Communication; COMM 450, Technologies of Human Communication; COMM 465, Nonverbal Communication; COMM 470, Leadership Communication; COMM 475, International Communication; COMM 480, Health Communication; COMM 490, Independent Study; COMM 491, Selected Topics | 9 |