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128 Semester Hours
Communication studies prepare students for a variety of career opportunities including
organizational leadership, human resources, and public relations. Students develop skills for
doing public presentations, leading group meetings, and creating written documents.
Courses in interpersonal and organizational communication, strategic leadership,
intercultural communication, negotiation, conflict management, and public relations
campaigns prepare students for the challenges of management in both profit and non profit organizations.
Areas of Specialization
- Leadership
- Conflict Management
- Public Relations
| CORE COURSES (45 semester hours) |
| Oral and Written Communication (3) |
| English Composition (3) |
| Literature/Humanities (6) |
| Global Issues (6) |
| Social Sciences (6) |
| Mathematics (3) |
| Natural Sciences (3) |
| Philosophy (6) |
| Religious Studies (6) |
| FOUNDATIONAL COURSES (12 semester hours) |
| COM280 |
Communication Theory |
| COM281 |
Research Methods in Communication |
| COM310 |
Interpersonal Communication |
| COM427 |
Communication Ethics |
| MAJOR COURSES (33 semester hours) |
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Choose 10 courses from the following: |
| COM400 |
Intercultural Communication |
| COM401 |
Nonverbal Communication |
| COM406 |
Communication in a Technological Environment |
| COM407/BA407 |
Leadership Principles |
| COM408/BA410 |
Conflict Management |
| COM410/BA410 |
Strategic Leadership |
| COM416/BA416 |
Public Relations |
| COM418/BA418 |
Organizational Communication |
| COM420 |
Mediation |
| COM426 |
Group Dynamics |
| COM433/MKT433 |
Internal Public Relations |
| COM434/MKT434 |
Writing for Public Relations |
| COM435/MKT435 |
Public Relations Campaigns |
| COM436/MKT436 |
Event Planning |
| COM437/BA437 |
Persuasion, Influence & Motivation |
| COM438/MKT438 |
Crisis Communication |
| COM439 |
Facilitating Groups and Teams |
| COM441/BA441 |
Team Leadership |
| COM450 |
Servant Leadership |
| COM451/BA451 |
Interviewing Theory and Practice |
| COM466/BA466 |
Negotiation |
| COM470/BA473 |
Decision-Making and Problem Solving |
| COM484E-W |
Social Communication in Cultural Contexts |
| COM474/BA429 |
Advertising and Promotion |
| COM486 |
Mass Communication & Society |
| COM498N-W |
Internship in Communication |
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Required Course: |
| COM493 |
Senior Capstone |
| ELECTIVES (26-38 semester hours depending upon optional minor) |
| Choose elective courses from any discipline area. Subject to advisor approval. |
| Total hours required to complete a Regis degree |
| 128 semester hours |
