Associate's Degree

To earn an associate's degree in communication arts, you must complete 31 hours of core curriculum requirements as well as requirements depending upon chosen concentration.

Advertising

• COMM 123 Survey of Mass Media
• COMM 206 Writing for the Media
• COMM 211 Media Literacy
• COMM 230 Principles of Advertising
• COMM 329 Audience Survey and Research
• COMM 332 Media Strategies in Advertising
• COMM 334 Issues in Advertising
• One COMM elective
• Two general electives

Electronic Media

• COMM 101 Oral Communication
• COMM 123 Survey of Mass Media
• COMM 206 Writing for the Media
• COMM 211 Media Literacy
• COMM 250 Screenwriting and Storycraft
• COMM 254 Television Studio Production
• COMM 354 TV, Video and Film Production
• COMM 452 Aesthetics and Techniques of Post-Production
• Two general electives

Organizational Communications

• COMM 101 Oral Communication
• COMM 207 Interpersonal Communication
• COMM 209 Group Dynamics
• COMM 260 Organizational Communication
• COMM 264 Persuasion
• COMM 301 Presentational Speaking
• Two COMM electives
• Two general electives

Public Relations

• COMM 101 Oral Communication
• COMM 206 Writing for the Media
• COMM 207 Interpersonal Communication
• COMM 211 Media Literacy
• COMM 270 Principles of Public Relations
• COMM 329 Audience Survey and Research
• COMM 372 Junior Seminar: Publics in Public Relations
• One COMM elective
• Two general electives