Department of Communication

The Department of Communication offers a program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Communication.

The mission of the Communication program is to support Cameron University’s mission of offering educational opportunities for a diverse student body. The program strives to develop students’ intellectual capacities, prepares students for entry into graduate school and communication-related professions, and plays a role in general education.

The Bachelor of Arts in Communication attempts to balance theory and performance-based skills in four areas of concentration: speech communication, radio/television, journalism, and public relations/organizational communication. As the four areas demonstrate, the disciplinary perspective of the Communication program tends to be centered in all areas of oral and mass communication. Major activities of the department include: AggieCentral.com (convergence journalism campus news website), Broadcast contests, CUTV, High School Speech Demonstration Day, KCCU, Public Relations contests, Speech and Debate Team, Summer Speech-Debate Camp for high school students, and The Cameron Collegian (weekly campus newspaper). Five student organizations in the department are: Broadcast Club, Lambda Pi Eta, Pi Kappa Delta, Public Relations Student Society, and Society for Professional Journalism. (See Communication Department's web pages http://www.cameron.edu/communication.)

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
MAJOR IN COMMUNICATION (140)

I. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 hours

General Education Requirements

II. MAJOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 hours

All Communication majors are required to keep a portfolio of their work. (See advisor for details.)

Required Core Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 hours
RTV 1013, JOUR 2113, COMM 3393, COMM 3383 or PBRL 3113

Concentration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 hours
Majors must choose one or more of the following concentrations: Speech Communication, Radio/Television, Journalism, Public Relations or Organizational Communication.

Speech Communication
Required Courses: COMM 1133, COMM 2313, COMM 3313, COMM 3633, COMM 3713, COMM 4623.
Electives (12 hours) may be chosen from the following courses or from courses in the areas of Radio/Television; Journalism; and Public Relations and Organizational Communication: COMM 2143, COMM 2533, COMM 2593, COMM 3103, COMM 3113, COMM 3121-4, COMM 3353, COMM 3643, COMM 3833, COMM 3991-3, COMM 4773, COMM 4991-3.

Radio/Television
Required Courses: RTV 2213, RTV 2313, RTV 3123, RTV 3323, RTV 3513, RTV 3911-2 (RTV 3911-2 Broadcast Lab 3 hours required).
Electives (12 hours) may be chosen from the following courses or from courses in the areas of Speech Communication; Journalism; and Public Relations & Organizational Communication: RTV 2113, RTV 3223, RTV 3353, RTV 3413, RTV 3931-3, RTV 4133, RTV 4333, RTV 4343, RTV 4923, RTV 4941-3, JOUR 4813.
Radio/Television students may select three hours of their electives from the following: THTR 1203, THTR 3303, THTR 3703.

Journalism
Required Courses: JOUR 3013, JOUR 3043, JOUR 3133, JOUR 3343, JOUR 4133, JOUR 4813.
Electives (12 hours) may be chosen from the following courses or from courses in the areas of Speech Communication; Radio/Television; and Public Relations & Organizational Communication: JOUR 3233, JOUR 3991-3, JOUR 4213, JOUR 4803, JOUR 4963, JOUR 4981-3, ART 1113, ART 1213, MM 1133, RTV 3413.

Public Relations and Organizational Communication
Required Courses: COMM 3383 and PBRL 3113, JOUR 3013, JOUR 3043, COMM 3313, JOUR 3343, COMM 3633
Electives (12 hours) may be chosen from any following courses or from courses in the areas of Speech Communication; Radio/Television; and Journalism: RTV 2313, JOUR 3133, JOUR 4213, COMM 2313, COMM 2593, PBRL 3213, COMM 3353, COMM 3833, PBRL 3941-3, PBRL 4413, COMM 4723, PBRL 4823, PBRL 4931-3, PBRL 4973.
Students in Public Relations and Organizational Communication may select three hours of electives from the following: MGMT 3013, MKTG 3413, MKTG 4433.

III. MINOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 hours

Students may choose another area of concentration for a minor or may choose a minor in another discipline.

IV. ELECTIVES TO COMPLETE 128 HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION.