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Nov 22, 2024
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NSU Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Communication Studies (BA)
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No grade below a “C” will be accepted in a course taken to fulfill the Communication Studies requirements.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will describe the discipline and employ its theories, perspectives, and concepts. (Cross-curricular Skill: Foundational Lifelong Learning Skills)
- Students will engage in Communication inquiry. (Cross-curricular Skill: Inquiry and Analysis)
- Students will create influential messages appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Civic Knowledge and Engagement)
- Students will critically analyze messages. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Critical and Creative Thinking)
- Students will demonstrate the ability to accomplish communicative goals (self-efficacy). (Cross-Curricular Skill: Integrative Learning)
- Students will apply ethical communication principles and practices and embrace difference. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Ethical Reasoning)
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Area of Emphasis (12 credits)
Communication Studies Emphases
Critical Practice Emphasis
Group Communication elective – Choose two: (6 credits)
Performance elective - Choose two: (6 credits):
Public Relations Emphasis
Interdisciplinary elective – Choose one: (3 credits)
Writing elective – Choose one: (3 credits)
General Education Requirements
Baccalaureate degrees - 30 credits
Associate degrees - 24 credits
Goal #1: Written Communication (6 credits Baccalaureate/Associate)
Student enrollment in the initial English course is determined by the Board of Regents placement policy (2:7.6).
Goal #2: Oral Communication (3 credits Baccalaureate/Associate)
Goal #3: Social Sciences (6 credits Baccalaureate [in two disciplines]/3 credits Associate)
Baccalaureate - Six (6) credits hours (in two disciplines).
Elementary Education majors and Special Education majors must take POLS 100 , GEOG 210 , and HIST 151 or HIST 152 .
Goal #4: Arts and Humanities (6 credits Baccalaureate [in two disciplines]/3 credits Associate)
Baccalaureate - Six (6) credits hours (in two disciplines).
Goal #5: Mathematics (3 credits Baccalaureate/Associate)
Student enrollment in the initial Mathematics course is determined by the Board of Regents placement policy (AAC Guidelines 7.6).
Goal #6: Natural Sciences (6 credits Baccalaureate/3 Credits Associate)
Associate Degree Flexibility (3 credits)
Students have the flexibility to select an additional three credits from Goal #3, #4, or #6 with courses selected from different disciplinary prefixes.
Degree Requirements (BA) - 9 credits
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
Two additional courses from those listed in General Education Requirements Goal #4. The courses must be from different disciplines than those selected to satisfy General Education Requirements Goal #4.
A total of four courses are required for the BA degree:
- One year sequence of a foreign language.
- Two courses from different disciplines than foreign language.
TOTAL DEGREE: 120 CREDITS
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