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Nov 23, 2024
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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Communication Studies Major, BA in Communication
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Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Communication • Communication Studies Major
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First Year
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Hours Credit
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| ENGL 101 *, ENGL 102 * |
6 |
| 1Quantitative
Reasoning * |
3 |
| PSYC 110 * |
3 |
| 2Natural
Sciences * |
8 |
| 3Arts and
Humanities Elective* |
3 |
| 4Social
Sciences Elective* |
3 |
| 11General Electives |
4 |
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Second Year
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| CMST 201 |
3 |
| 5CMST 210 *, CMST 240 *, CMST 250 |
6 |
| HIST 241 *, HIST 242 * or HIST 261 *, HIST 262 * |
6 |
| MATH 115 * or STAT 201 * |
3 |
| 3Arts and
Humanities Elective* |
3 |
| 6Foreign Language* |
6 |
| 7Advanced Composition Elective* |
3 |
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Third Year
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| CMST 312 , CMST 342 |
6 |
| CMST 352 |
3 |
| CMST 356 |
3 |
| 8College Electives |
6 |
| 9Concentration Electives |
6 |
| 11General Electives |
6 |
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Fourth Year
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| 10CMST 400-level Electives |
6 |
| CMST 499 |
3 |
| 8College Electives |
6 |
| 9Concentration Electives |
6 |
| 11General Electives |
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Total 120
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| * Meets University General Education Requirement . |
| 1 One course from the Quantitative
Reasoning (QR) University General Education list. |
| 2 Two 4-credit lab sciences (8 hours) from the Natural
Sciences (NS) General Education list. |
| 3 Two courses from the Arts and
Humanities (AH) University General Education list. |
| 4 One course from the Social
Sciences (SS) University General Education list. |
| 5 Select two of the three speaking-emphasis classes listed. |
| 6 Six hours of foreign language (same language) at the intermediate level. |
| 7 One course from ENGL 255 or ENGL 257 , ENGL 295 , ENGL 355 or ENGL 357 , ENGL 360 , ENGL 455 ; JREM 200 . |
| 8 Four courses (12 hours) from advertising, communication and information, communication studies, information sciences, journalism and electronic media, or public relations. These courses must come from at least two different areas of study. |
9 Four courses (12 hours, at least 6 hours must be at the 300- or 400- level). These courses may be used to complete a minor or may be a combination of classes from all departments except Advertising, Communication and Information, Communication Studies, Counselor Education, First Year Studies, Information Sciences, Journalism and Electronic Media, Physical Education, Public Relations.
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| 10 CMST 492 may not be counted toward the major. No more than 3 hours each of CMST 491 and CMST 493 may be counted toward the major; additional hours for these courses may be counted as College Electives. |
| 11 Any courses not already required for the major. |
Honors Program in Communication Studies
The School of Communication Studies offers an honors program that provides an intense educational experience by challenging superior participating students. All students must complete CMST 207 ; CMST 210 or CMST 240 (or honors equivalents CMST 217 or CMST 247 ); and CMST 250 . After completing these required courses with a cumulative GPA of 3.5, students are eligible to apply for admission to the communication studies honors program. Application forms may be downloaded at http://www.cci.utk.edu/commstudies.
Upon acceptance into the program, students are required to complete the following:
To graduate with honors, students must maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA in all courses in the major and a 3.25 cumulative GPA in all university courses. |
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