Communication Core (27):

COM 101	Introduction to Communication*	3
COM 111	Foundations of Communication	3
COM 221	Cross-Cultural Communication*	3
COM 231	Mass Media and Society	3
COM 301	Communication Theory	3
COM 333	Comumunication Law and Ethics	3
	COM ELECTIVE
COM 400	Capstone Cousre in Communication	3
	Cognate Course
ENG 321	Advanced Expository Writing	3

*This course fulfills 3 credits of core requirements.

Journalism Concentration (15-18):

 

Total Concentration Credits	15-18
Total general major credits	27
Core requirements remaining	54-60
Electives	24-30
Total	126

COURSES:

COM 101 Introduction to Communication
Before students can engage people and culture for Christ, they must understand people and culture. This course deals with understanding people, cultures, and the media through the use of visual and auditory perception. Active listening skills are taught as initial steps in a personal evangelism process. Cross-cultural ministry provides the context for understanding other cultures in relation to one’s own. Worldview discernment is taught through an examination of film and music media. (3 credits)

COM 111 Foundations of Communication
This course establishes a foundation for the study of communication: its breadth, various cultural contexts, and the major issues and concerns in the field. It sets the agenda for developing a Christian worldview on communication studies. (3 credits)

COM 231 Mass Media and Society
This course examines the nature of mass communication systems, the communication industries, the media support systems, and the impact of mass communication on society. Form, content, and consequences of mass media are emphasized through lectures, research, discussion and application to the student’s own media experience. (3 credits)

COM 301 Communication Theory
This course is an overview of theoretical perspectives on the dimensions and forms of
communication in diverse contexts such as interpersonal, group, organizational, and rhetorical. Prerequisite: COM 111. (3 credits)

COM 333 Communication Law and Ethics
This course examines the ethical and moral dimensions of human communication, exploring dilemmas in interpersonal, group, and mediated communication, with special reference to problems encountered in communications professions. Biblical criteria are used in the critique of these issues. Case studies serve as resources for study and discussion. Prerequisite: COM 111 and PHL 101. (3 credits)

COM 400 Capstone Course in Communication
TBD

ENG 321 Advanced Expository Writing
This course will continue to hone a student’s writing after an initial exposure with different forms of writing begun in ENG 101.The student will gain practice in various forms of writing and chose an area of specialization according to the student’s interest (some of which might include journalistic prose, advertising copy, or argumentative essays). Prerequisites: ENG 101. (3 credits)

COM 225 Public Relations
Communication principles and theories are applied to the field of public relations. Emphasis is placed on developing successful approaches to establishing and maintaining mutual understanding between organizations and their publics through successful two-way communication. (3 credits)

COM 241 Introduction to Journalism
This course is an introduction to reporting and writing news for the print and broadcast media. It includes practice in writing several types of news stories, an overview of the historical and cultural foundations of journalism, and a critical examination of the theoretical foundations of journalism. Prerequisite: COM 111. (3 credits)

COM 242 Print Journalism
This course introduces students to interviewing, editing, in-depth reporting, critical and feature writing, developing headlines and titles, and copyediting. It explores ways that text and design work together and provides practice in production and layout. Prerequisite: COM 241. (3 credits)

COM 243 Broadcast Journalism
This course is a study of journalism for the broadcast media, including news gathering, writing, editing, and presenting broadcast news. Prerequisite: COM 241. (3 credits)

COM 340 Persuasion and Attitude Change
This course examines the basic theories and techniques of influence, providing the student with a critical awareness of the nature, function, and scope of persuasion. The class covers such concepts as attitudes, credibility, resistance to persuasion, ethics, logic and argumentation, and propaganda. (3 credits)

COM 450 Field Experience
The student will undertake an internship with a direct connection to communication studies. This course is an internship for one semester in an off-campus location that provides students with real-life experience in applying their communication major. Students may also be required to regularly meet (at the discretion of the overseeing professor) with professors and/or other students regarding internship experiences, current issues in the field of communication, and to develop skills for the job-seeking process. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors by permission of the overseeing professor. (3-6 credits)