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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Communication and Information


College Core Areas
Satisfactory/No Credit Option
Progression Requirements
Requirements for Graduation
Minors
Academic Programs

 

Michael O. Wirth, Dean
Catherine A. Luther, Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Betty Bradley, Director of Advising

http://www.cci.utk.edu

The College of Communication and Information fosters among students a sense of the legal and ethical responsibilities of access to information and the exercise of expression in a democratic society. Additionally, the College serves the professional goals of preparing students for careers in communication and information.

The College includes four schools – School of Advertising and Public Relations, School of Communication Studies, School of Information Sciences, and School of Journalism and Electronic Media. Four undergraduate majors are offered – advertising, communication studies, journalism and electronic media, and public relations.

Programs for which accrediting is available are fully accredited. The advertising, journalism and electronic media, and public relations programs are accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The information sciences master’s program is accredited by the American Library Association and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

Study Abroad programs are strongly encouraged in the College of Communication and Information. Students may select from a wide variety of faculty-led summer programs. CCI faculty members currently lead study abroad groups to Cyprus, London, Italy, France, and Belgium. Future programs are planned for Australia and Spain. Students may also choose to participate in semester-long study abroad programs. Communication and Information courses are available at selected universities in Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Students are encouraged to check the study abroad link on the college web site at www.cci.utk.edu.

The College, or one of its units, is a member of the Advertising Research Foundation; American Academy of Advertising; American Advertising Federation; American Library Association; Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication; Association of Library and Information Sciences Education; Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication; Broadcast Education Association; National Communication Association; Public Relations Society of America; Society of Professional Journalists; Southern States Communication Association; Special Libraries Association; Tennessee Library Association; and Tennessee Press Association.

College Core Areas

Students in the Schools of Advertising and Public Relations, Communication Studies, and Journalism and Electronic Media study the following core areas.

  • Overview/survey
  • Writing
  • Theory and research
  • Free speech, law and ethics

Each unit designates a course (or courses) to fulfill the requirements.

Satisfactory/No Credit Option

No course that is part of the specific requirements of the college or of a student’s major can be taken under this option. With the exception of field experience courses or practica, this option applies only to general electives.

Progression Requirements

Entering and transfer students are first associated with the College as pre-majors. Students may progress into a major in communication studies after completing at least 30 hours of course work with a minimum 2.5 UTK cumulative GPA and Introduction to Communication Studies (CMST 201 ) by the end of the semester in which they apply to the major. Applications and procedures for declaring the major or minor are available in the CCI Undergraduate Advising Center, the Communication Studies office, and online at http://www.cci.utk.edu under applications and petitions. Students must have a declared major in communication studies to progress into Communication Theory 352 . All courses in the core progression (Survey of Interpersonal Communication 312 , Survey of Organizational Communication 342 , Communication Theory 352 , Research Methods in Communication Studies 356 , and Proseminar in Communication Studies 499 ) must be taken at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Entering students may progress into a major in journalism and electronic media after completing at least 30 hours of course work with a minimum 2.5 UTK cumulative GPA and Principles and History of Journalism and Media (JREM 175 ). Transfer students may progress into a major in journalism and electronic media after completing at least 30 hours of course work, including JREM 175 , and earning a minimum of 12 hours at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a minimum 2.5 UTK cumulative GPA.

Entering students and students from other University of Tennessee colleges may be considered for progression into a major in advertising or public relations after completing the first-year curriculum in advertising or public relations with a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA in these courses. Transfer students must complete the first-year curriculum and earn a minimum of 15 credit hours at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA. All applicants must submit a completed school application, statement of career goals, and an academic history.

At the completion of 45 hours, undecided students must be affiliated with the College as pre-majors or majors. (See the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, policy on University Students under Academic Policies and Procedures.) Communication and Information pre-majors must be accepted into a major before completion of 60 hours. Students interested in transferring from other University of Tennessee colleges with 60 or more hours of course work must be eligible for admission to the communication studies major upon completion of Communication Studies 201. Students interested in the journalism and electronic media major must be eligible for admission upon completion of JREM 175 . Until students progress into a major, they may not enroll in college courses numbered 300 or above.

Communication and Information students readmitted to the University may be readmitted into the College, if in good-standing or on academic probation.  Upon readmission, a College advisor will evaluate the student’s eligibility for their intended major.  Academically dismissed students readmitted to the University will be readmitted into University Undecided status and will be advised in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Requirements for Graduation

The Bachelor of Science in Communication is awarded to majors who complete a program of at least 120 hours prescribed under the advertising, journalism and electronic media, or public relations requirements. At least 80 hours must be taken in courses other than journalism and electronic media, advertising, and/or public relations, with no fewer than 65 hours from the College of Arts and Sciences. Students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in all College courses used to fulfill graduation requirements.

The Bachelor of Arts in Communication is awarded to communication studies majors who successfully complete the 120 hours prescribed under the communication studies requirements. Students must earn at least a C- in all communication studies courses completed for the hours to count toward requirements for the major. Students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in all College courses used to fulfill graduation requirements. Survey of Interpersonal Communication 312 , Survey of Organizational Communication 342 , Communication Theory 352 , Research Methods in Communication Studies 356 , and Proseminar in Communication Studies 499  must be completed at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

For both the BA and BS, at least 18 hours in major courses must be taken at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Minors

Disciplinary minors are offered in communication studies, information studies and technology, and journalism and electronic media. Students interested in a disciplinary minor should contact the director of the appropriate school. At least six of the credit hours required for a minor must be completed at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Academic Programs

School of Advertising and Public Relations

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School of Communication Studies

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School of Information Sciences

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School of Journalism and Electronic Media

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