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Bachelor of Science
The Communication major prepares students for a wide variety of fields including public relations, corporate communications and training, government relations, social media, professional writing, journalism, advertising, and other mass media professions. Students also have the opportunity to focus their studies through a variety of minors and internship experiences. At the same time, students are able to develop skill sets in particular areas that may be highlighted by portfolio work for future employment. Specific focus areas include business communication, new media, intercultural communications, leadership strategies, public relations, and professional writing.
The Communication (BA) program contains 53 identified courses across 4 requirement categories. The prerequisite data currently includes 44 known course relationships.
Structured catalog requirement categories, credit thresholds, and nested course rules.
42 Total Credits
42 credit(s) from: GenEd
33 Total Credits
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12 Total Credits
12 credit(s) from the following:
Students who would like to complete a graduate-level course must meet all requirements in the Undergraduates Taking Graduate Courses policy.
33 Total Credits
33 credit(s).
Known courses in this degree map with credits and prerequisite links from catalog data.
| Course | Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
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| COM 125 | Dissecting Pop Culture | 3 | None listed |
| COM 127 | Introduction to Communication | 3 |
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| COM 199 | Communication Studio I | 3 |
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| COM 299 | Communication Studio II | 3 |
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| COM 398 | Communication Studio III | 3 |
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| COM 399 | Communication Studio IV | 3 |
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| COM 498 | Communication Capstone I | 3 |
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| COM 499 | Communication Capstone II | 3 |
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| COM 229 | Visual Communication and Design | 3 |
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| COM 321 | Global Communication | 3 |
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| COM 405 | Personal Brand Communications | 3 |
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| COM 413 | Management of Communication Projects | 3 |
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| COM 431 | Organizational Branding | 3 |
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| COM 449 | Communication Law and Media Ethics | 3 |
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| BUS 210 | Managing and Leading in Business | 3 | None listed |
| COM 227 | Public Relations | 3 |
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| COM 312 | Crisis Communication | 3 |
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| COM 315 | Communication in the Digital Age | 3 | None listed |
| COM 322 | Advanced Public Speaking | 3 |
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| COM 329 | New Media Technologies | 3 | None listed |
| COM 336 | Electronic Public Relations | 3 |
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| COM 340 | Writing for Public Relations | 3 |
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| COM 343 | Technical Writing Communication | 3 |
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| COM 445 | Writing for New Media | 3 |
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| COM 452 | Public Relations Campaign Planning Seminar (Capstone) | 3 |
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| COM 500 | Communication, Media & Society | 3 | None listed |
| COM 510 | The Vantage Point: Knowledge & New Media | 3 | None listed |
| COM 565 | Communication with Media Technology | 3 | None listed |
| COM 566 | Pen to Platform | 3 | None listed |
| COM 655 | Reputation Management: Building a Brand | 3 | None listed |
| COM 656 | Spread the Word: Social Media Practices | 3 | None listed |
| ENG 220 | Business Communication | 3 |
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| ENG 323 | Introduction to Screenwriting Workshop | 3 |
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| ENG 347 | Intermediate Screenwriting Workshop | 3 |
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| ENG 357 | Advanced Screenwriting Workshop | 3 |
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| FAS 226 | Digital Photography | 3 | None listed |
| GRA 205 | Fundamentals of Design | 3 | None listed |
| GRA 310 | Digital Graphic Design for the Web | 3 |
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| IT 270 | Web Site Design | 3 | None listed |
| MGT 200 | Leadership and Team Building | 3 | None listed |
| MKT 205 | Applied Marketing Strategies | 3 | None listed |
| MKT 355 | Social Media Marketing Strategy | 3 |
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| OL 215 | Principles of Management | 3 |
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| SNHU 290 | Experiential Learning | 3 | None listed |
| SNHU 495 | Internship | 3 | None listed |
| COM 212 | Public Speaking | 3 | None listed |
| COM 213 | Public Speaking and Presentation Skills | 3 |
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| COM 220 | Intercultural Communication | 3 | None listed |
| COM 225 | Communication with Diverse Audiences | 3 |
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| COM 310 | Social Media | 3 |
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| COM 311 | Social Media Strategy | 3 |
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| COM 244 | Digital Video Production: Level I | 3 | None listed |
| COM 326 | Strategic Storytelling | 3 |
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| ENG 190External | Research and Persuasion | — | None listed |
| ENG 200External | Research and Composition | — | None listed |
| ENG 121External | External Requirement | — | None listed |
| ENG 120External | College Composition I | — | None listed |
| ENG 130External | Foundations of Written Communication | — | None listed |
| MKT 225External | Digital Marketing | — | None listed |