Communication Studies Major (CMST), BA

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 44 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts  program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• COMM 1010  satisfies 3 hours of Literacy and Expression.

Required:

• Student must pass ENG 1100  or ENG 1110  before enrolling in COMM courses numbered COMM 2300 and above.

Recommended:

• MATH 1200  is recommended to satisfy 3 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning.

Major: 53 Hours

Communication Core: 24 Hours

• COMM 1010 - Communication Principles Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 2000 - Media Software Tools Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 2950 - Internship Preparation Credit Hours: 1
• COMM 3200 - Communication Theory Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 3230 - Writing for Mass Media Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 3670-3673 - Communication Internship Credit Hours: 0-2

• (Must be taken for at least 1 hour to meet program requirements.)

• COMM 4120 - Communication Law Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 4150 - Communication Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 4510 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 1
• COMM 4550 - Communication Ethics and Scripture Credit Hours: 3

Communication Studies: 29 Hours

• COMM 3005 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 3180 - Linguistics Credit Hours: 3

• or CSD 2900 - Phonetics Credit Hours: 3 

• or ENG 4220 - Nature and History of Language Credit Hours: 3 

• COMM 3610 - Nonverbal Communication Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 3620 - Small Group and Organizational Communication Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 3630 - Argumentation and Persuasion Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 3640 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 3650 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3
• Choose six hours from COMM (at least three hours must be upper-level).

Minor: 18 Hours

Remaining Bible/Electives: 6 Hours

COMM 4550  satisfies the Bible requirement in the semester it is taken.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.  

Total Hours: 121