Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

The requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies are listed below, including
~ General Education Requirements
~ Mass Media Concentration
~ Organizational and Strategic
Communication Concentration

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Internships

Lambda Pi Eta
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Communication
Studies Club

National
Communication
Association

PRSSA

AEJMC

International
Communication
Association

General Education Requirements
The General Education curriculum is much more that "required courses."
True, Gen Ed courses are required of Longwood students. These courses
are required of all of our students because Longwood University firmly believes
that the foundation of a classic liberal arts education is critical to the school's
mission to "develop citizen leaders who are prepared to make positive contributions
to the common good of society."
According to our Dean, Dr. Chuck Ross, "a classic liberal arts and sciences education
gives students the foundation to fulfill their roles as citizen leaders, and adapt to the
changing world in which we live.”

Click here to learn more about General Education Goals 1 - 15, and the courses
you can take to satisfy these goals.

Mass Media Concentration

A. General Education Requirements                         41 credits

B. Additional Requirements for the B.A. Degree       6 credits

C. Major Requirements                                                 47 credits

1. Communication Studies Core                           23 credits*
   COMM 101 Public Speaking (3 credits)
   COMM 200 Communication Theory (3 credits)
   COMM 210 Media & Society (3 credits)
   COMM 310 Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
   COMM 400 Communication Ethics (3 credits)
   COMM 460 Communication Research Methods (3 credits)
   COMM 461 Senior Seminar (3 credits)
   COMM 492 Communication Internship (3 credits)
   *(One credit from COMM 492 satisfies General Education Goal 15)

2. Concentration                                                            24 credits
   ART 221 Graphic Design I (3 credits)*
   COMM 241 Basic Media Reporting and Writing (3 credits)
   COMM 322 Media Law (3 credits)
   COMM 325 Media Criticism (3 credits)
   COMM 341 Advanced Media Reporting and Writing (3 credits)
   COMM 343 Broadcast Production (3 credits)
   COMM 410 Computer-Mediated Communication (3 credits)
   COMM 443 Advanced Broadcast Production (3 credits)
   *Pre-requisite for ART 221: ART 120

D. General Electives                                                      26 credits

E. Total credits required for B.A. in Communication Studies   120 CREDITS
(Mass Media Concentration)

Organizational and Strategic Communication Concentration

A. General Education Requirements                         41 credits

B. Additional Requirements for the B.A. Degree       6 credits

C. Major Requirements                                                 47 credits

1. Communication Studies Core                           23 credits*
   COMM 101 Public Speaking (3 credits)
   COMM 200 Communication Theory (3 credits)
   COMM 210 Media & Society (3 credits)
   COMM 310 Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
   COMM 400 Communication Ethics (3 credits)
   COMM 460 Communication Research Methods (3 credits)
   COMM 461 Senior Seminar (3 credits)
   COMM 492 Communication Internship (3 credits)
   *(One credit from COMM 492 satisfies General Education Goal 15)

2. Concentration                                                            24 credits
   COMM 280 Fundamentals of Public Relations (3 credits)
   COMM 350 Persuasion Theory (3 credits)
   COMM 362 Organizational Communication (3 credits)
   COMM 364 Applied Organizational Communication (3 credits)
   COMM 366 Conflict Resolution (3 credits)
   COMM 420 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
   COMM 470 Gender and Communication (3 credits)
   COMM 481 Crisis Communication (3 credits)

D. General Electives                                                      26 credits

E. Total credits required for B.A. in Communication Studies   120 CREDITS
(Organizational and Strategic Communication Concentration)