2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Communication Studies, BA

Location(s): Henniker Campus

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Description and Learning Outcomes

Requirements

(49 Credits)

All courses in the Communication Studies major must earn a minimum grade of C-.

Communication Core Courses

CO 1010 - Introduction to Communication Studies Credits: 4
CO 2010 - Speaking with Purpose Credits: 4
Minimum 4 credits of CO 2250 - WNEC-FM Credits: 1 to 4
CO 3250 - Media Literacy Credits: 4
CO 3410 - Freedom of Speech Credits: 4
CO 4430 - Senior Seminar Credits: 4
Minimum 4 credits of CO 4750 - Practicum in The NewEnglander Credits: 1 to 4
CO 4910 - Internship in Communication Studies Credits: 1 to 16

Communication Electives

A minimum of 20 elective credits with the CO designation.

Note:

Students wishing to incorporate relevant courses from other departments into their major should use the substitution waiver form.

Liberal Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, Bachelor’s Degree

LAS 1000 - First-Year Seminar Credits: 2
WR 1010 - Composition Credits: 4 or approved LAS Writing course.
MT 1100 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 4 (MT courses numbered higher than 1100 are acceptable)
LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World Credits: 4
LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values Credits: 4
LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts Credits: 4
LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences Credits: 4
LAS 5 (LAS 2130) - Natural and Biological Sciences Credits: 4
LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities Credits: 4
LAS 7 (LAS 3110) - Global Perspectives Credits: 4
LAS Elective Credits: 4 (One additional course that meets any LAS requirement or combination of two 2-credit approved electives.)

Electives

Select additional electives to reach 120 credits for a Bachelor’s degree.

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