School of Humanities
The Associate of Arts degree in Communication introduces students to key collegiate-level concepts and theories in the field of communication. Students will develop written and oral communication skills and examine cultural values, norms, and communicative behaviors. This degree program prepares students to succeed in a bachelor’s program in Media Studies, Mass Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Organizational Leadership, and many others. This program can be completed online.
To qualify for graduation, students must meet all graduation requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A. Essential Skills | ||
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Elementary Statistics (Recommended) | ||
| B. Institutional Options | ||
| COMM 1100 | Human Communication | 2-3 |
| or COMM 1110 | Public Speaking | |
| Select one of the following: | 2 | |
| Special Topics: Humanities | ||
| Special Topics: Mathematics | ||
| Special Topics:Science | ||
| Special Topics: Social Science | ||
| C. Humanities/Fine Arts | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| World Literature I | ||
| World Literature II | ||
| British Literature I | ||
| British Literature II | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| American Literature II | ||
| Latino Literature | ||
| African-American Literature | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Art History to Renaissance | ||
| Art History Renaissance to Pre | ||
| Humanities in Drama | ||
| World Literature I | ||
| World Literature II | ||
| British Literature I | ||
| British Literature II | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| American Literature II | ||
| Latino Literature | ||
| African-American Literature | ||
| Film Appreciation | ||
| History of Motion Pictures | ||
| Studies In Humanities | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Intro to Religion | ||
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish I | ||
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Theater Appreciation | ||
| D. Science, Mathematics, and Technology | ||
| Select two of the following, at least one must be a lab: 1 | 7-8 | |
| Introduction to the Universe | ||
| Astronomy of the Solar System | ||
| Stellar and Galactic Astronomy | ||
| Introduction to Biology I and Introduction to Biology I Lab | ||
| Introduction to Biology II and Introduction to Biology II Lab | ||
| Plants, Society & Environment | ||
| Principles of Biology I | ||
| Principles of Biology II | ||
| General Zoology | ||
| Principles of Nutrition | ||
| Survey of Chemistry I | ||
| Survey of Chemistry II | ||
| Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Lab | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Lab | ||
| Environmental Science I | ||
| Environmental Science II (lect | ||
| Environmental Science II | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Historical Geology | ||
| Science in Society | ||
| Physical Science I | ||
| Physical Science II | ||
| Introductory Physics I | ||
| Introductory Physics II | ||
| Principles of Physics I | ||
| Principles of Physics II | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Logic and Design | ||
| Introduction to Data Science | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Applied Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Elementary Statistics II (Recommended) | ||
| E. Social Sciences | ||
| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 |
| HIST 2111 | American History I | 3 |
| or HIST 2112 | American History II | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| World Civilization to 1500 | ||
| World Civ Since 1500 | ||
| Western Civilization I | ||
| Western Civilization II | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| World Civilization to 1500 | ||
| World Civ Since 1500 | ||
| Western Civilization I | ||
| Western Civilization II | ||
| American History I | ||
| American History II | ||
| Minorities in U.S. History | ||
| Economic History | ||
| Intro to Global Issues | ||
| Intro to Domestic Issues | ||
| Intro to General Psychology | ||
| Intro to Religion | ||
| Introductory Sociology | ||
| Intro to Social Problems | ||
| F. Courses Related to the Pathway | ||
| Communication Foundation Courses | ||
| Select 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Human Communication 2 | ||
| Public Speaking 2 | ||
| Introduction to Mass Media | ||
| Foreign Language | ||
| Select 3-6 hours from the following: | 3-6 | |
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Elementary Spanish II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish I | ||
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Select 3-9 hours from the following: 3 | 3-9 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Business | ||
| Communicating in Business, Tec | ||
| Fundamntls of Comp Application | ||
| Writing for Digital Media | ||
| Media Ethics | ||
| Professional Internship | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Studies In Humanities | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Intro to General Psychology | ||
| Psych of Gender & Sexuality | ||
| Sports Media | ||
| Introductory Sociology | ||
| Group Process | ||
| Theater Appreciation | ||
| Institutional Requirements Outside the Core | ||
| PHED 1010 | Concepts of Fitness/Health | 2 |
| Additional 2 credit hours of physical education | 2 | |
| Total Hours | 64-66 | |
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Courses with numbers ending with a K include a lab
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One of these will be applied to fulfill Area B requirements, and the other will be applied to fulfill Area F requirements.
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Student must take a minimum of 18 credit hours in Area F. The number of credit hours taken from this list depends on the number of credit hours taken under the “Area F Foreign Language” list, immediately above. So, if a student only takes 3 hours under “foreign language” the student must take at least 9 hours from this list in order to bring the Area F total hours to 18.