Course variations

Course summary

This program offers course work in rhetorical, performance and social science traditions. Students are afforded opportunities to explore communication from applied and theoretical perspectives in organizational settings and through co-curricular activities. Course work features the investigation of communication in organizational, interpersonal, aesthetic, health, legal, political, cultural, intercultural and international contexts. Students encounter topics such as gender and diversity issues, social change, conflict, narrative and cultural studies. It requires a minimum of 120 semester hours, 42 of which must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree. Students majoring in Communication Studies are required to have a minimum grade of "C" in all COMM courses to graduate. Students must observe prerequisites for each COMM course. If a student registered for a course has not completed prerequisites for the course with a grade of "C" or better, the student is subject to being dropped from the course without notice. A student who has completed 90 hours with a minimum GPA of 3.50 is eligible to write a Senior Honors Thesis. Students who elect this option are expected to complete their theses in the course of a single semester.

Program modules

The modules include COMM 1010-Introduction to Communication, COMM 3010-Communication Perspectives, COMM 4800-Communication Internship, COMM 4900-4910-Special Problems, COMM 4950-Senior Honors Thesis, COMM 4951-Honors College Capstone Thesis, COMM 2020-Interpersonal Communication, COMM 3120-Nonverbal Communication, COMM 3220-Health Communication, COMM 3320-Communication and Conflict Management, COMM 3520-Advanced Interpersonal Communication, COMM 3620-Intercultural Communication, COMM 3720-Small Group Communication, COMM 3920-Organizational Communication COMM 4020-Communication Theory, COMM 4021-Communication Research Methods, COMM 4220-Gender and Communication, COMM 4420-Communication and Relational Development, COMM 4829-Topics in Communication Processes, COMM 1440-Honors Classical Argument, COMM 2040-Public Speaking, COMM 2140-Rhetoric and Argument, COMM 3340-Methods of Rhetorical Criticism, COMM 3440-Public Address Studies, COMM 3840-Argumentation and Debate, COMM 4040-Rhetorical Theory, COMM 4240-Rhetoric, Culture, and Ideology, COMM 4340-Rhetoric and Politics, COMM 4440-Issues in Freedom of Speech, COMM 4849-Topics in Rhetorical Studies, COMM 2060-Performance of Literature, COMM 3260-Storytelling, COMM 3760-Performance Studies, COMM 3265- Topics in Storytelling, COMM 3860-Group Performance, COMM 4060-Performance Theory, COMM 4065- History of Performance Theory, COMM 4260-Performance and Culture, COMM 4360-Rhetoric of Performance, COMM 4869-Topics in Performance Studies.

Entry requirement for international students

Students must have graduated from an accredited high school and strongly recommend that students take the following classes in high school. Students should have a strong ‘B’ average and have completed three units of English and two units each of solid mathematics, social science and natural science. Students should have a minimum combined SAT (combined critical reading/verbal and math) score of 1180 or ACT composite of 26. International students should have obtained a minimum TOEFL score of 79 (Internet-based), score of 550 (Paper-based) and score of 213 (Computer-based) and a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 overall band and also should have minimum MELAB (official version) score of 80 or higher.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

University Of North Texas

Department name

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Communication Studies

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