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Fall 2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication, BAC

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The Communication program’s mission is to generate and share knowledge about human communication in a variety of social contexts and to teach applications for ethical and effective interaction in personal and professional settings. The program is designed to prepare students for careers in organizational settings, responsible citizenship, critical thinking about communication phenomena in society, as well as advanced studies in the field of communication. We offer courses covering human communication in a variety of contexts, which are reflected in the program’s three areas of emphasis: 1) Professional Communication, 2) Interpersonal Communication, and 3) Advocacy and Social Justice.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the baccalaureate degree, students in communication are expected to:

  1. Describe the Communication discipline and its central questions
  2. Employ communication theories, perspectives, principles, and concepts.
  3. Create messages appropriate to audience, purpose, and context.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to accomplish communicative goals.
  5. Critically analyze messages.
  6. Ethically utilize communication to embrace difference and influence public discourse. 

Major, Bachelor of Arts in Communication (46 hours) - 2.5 GPA and C grades or better required for Major Requirements, Area of Emphasis, and COMM Electives

In addition to satisfying the degree requirements of the B.A.C., students in Communication must complete the following:

Applied Communication: 9 hours

  • Cultural Requirement: 3 hours
  • Civic Responsibility Requirement: 3 hours
  • Integrative Learning Requirement: 4 hours
  • Applied Communication Electives: 9 hours

Additional ADV/COMM/JOUR/MDIA Elective: 3 hours of coursework (excluding COMM 1990 , COMM 3060 , COMM 3990 , COMM 4890 , COMM 4900 , COMM 4910 )

Additionally, each student must complete a career focus (at least 15 hours) with a grade of C or better in each course taken as part of the career focus. The specific courses used to fulfill the career focus must define an occupational area. Career foci have been developed by the Communication faculty, and may be reviewed on the program’s website. Students may also design their own career focus with the approval of their advisor and the program. Students may include one course for their major in groups IV, V, or VI.

Students enrolled in the Communication B.A.C. major must earn a grade of C or better in each Group I course to remain in the program. Students must also complete COMM 1020  before they can take most other COMM courses. Students must also complete COMM 2010  before they can take some 3000- and 4000-level courses. These requirements apply to majors and non-majors on the main campus, with the exception of communication majors in the Colleges of Education and Human Development and BGSU Firelands, unless they seek admission to the Communication program on the main campus.

BG Perspective (BGP) Requirements

Must complete at least 1 course in each of the following:

   English Composition and Oral Communication
   _____________________________    ________

   Quantitative Literacy
   _____________________________    ________

Must Complete at least 2 courses in each of the following:

   Humanities and the Arts
   _____________________________    ________ 
   _____________________________    ________    

   Natural Sciences - at least one Lab Science required
   _____________________________    ________ 
   _____________________________    ________                                                                                      

   Social and Behavioral Sciences
   _____________________________    ________ 
   _____________________________    ________                                                                        

Complete total required BGP credit hours by selecting courses from any of the above categories:

   _____________________________    ________ 
   _____________________________    ________ 
   _____________________________    ________ 
   _____________________________    ________                                                                                    

University Requirements

Designated courses in Humanities and the Arts and the Social and Behavioral Sciences domains may be used to fulfill both the BGP requirement and one of the following university requirements:

Cultural Diversity in the US    ____________
International Perspective       ____________

Composition Requirement:
WRIT 1120                              

Total BGP Credits: Must be at least 36                      

Arts & Sciences Requirements

Foreign Language (_____ yrs of HS_______) or Culture Track.

If you had two (2 ) years of the same foreign language in high school, you may choose a four (4) course culture track.
   ________1010_________________    ________ 
​   ________1020_________________    ________ 
​   ________2010_________________    ________ 
   ________2020/2120____________    ________ 

Lab Science  

   _____________________________    ________ 

Multidisciplinary Component

Select from approved offerings, in consultation with an advisor and a faculty mentor. Four courses total, each with a different subject prefix. At least two courses at 3000/4000 level. Courses applied to the Arts & Sciences MDC may not be used to fulfill other Arts and Sciences degree requirements, nor may they be used to fulfill major, minor, BGP or other program requirements.   
   _____________________________    ________ 
   _____________________________    ________ 
   _____________________________    ________ 
   _____________________________    ________  

Program Requirements

Communication

(9 Hours)

“C” or better in each course.

Major Requirements

Applied Communicatioin Requirement

(9 Hours)

Choose Three of the Following, With at Least a “C” or Better in Each

Cultural Requirement

(3 Hours)

Choose One of the Following

Civic Responsibility Requirement

(3 Hours)

Choose One of the Following

Integrative Learning Requirement

(4 Hours)

Applied Communication Electives

(9 Hours)

Choose Three of the Following.

Additional COMM/MDIA/JOUR/ADV Electives

(3 Hours)

Choose any course not used in the Applied Communicatioin Requirement, Cultural Requirement, Civic Responsibility Requirement, Intergrative Learning Requirement, Applied Communicatioins Electives to complete this elective or any COMM/MDIA/JOUR/ADV course listed in the course catalog.

Career Focus:

(At least 15 hrs. in courses approved by COMM dept. with a “C” or better in each course )

Total Hours: 46

For Graduation You Will Need:

  1. 122 credit hours minimum.
  2. Minimum GPA 2.00.
  3. Minimum GPA 2.5 in Major Requirements 1 and 2 (COMM Emphasis and electives)
  4. At least 30 credit hours of BGSU course work.
  5. 40 credit hours at the 3000/4000 level.
  6. Completion of all degree requirements, including the BG Perspective Core.
  7. A major, and if required, a minor, specialization or emphasis.

Any substitution or waiver of courses required for your major or minor program must originate in the department/school offering the major or minor and must be approved by the College Office.

To ensure a timely graduation, see a College Advisor during the semester prior to your intended graduation.

Remember to complete an Application for Graduation by the end of the second week of classes during the fall semester or spring regular session, or by the end of the first week of the summer semester. For the specific dates, check your DARS. You may log onto MyBGSU to complete the online application. After the deadlines, you will need to complete an application in person in the College Office.

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