Academic Advising Information for Communication Majors
Careers in Journalism and Mass Communications
For communication majors working to fulfill the new UTC General Education Requirements, you will want to refer to the "Record of Academic Progress."A personalized "RAP" sheet is prepared for UTC students each semester. It is available from your academic advisor.
Demonstration degree plan
The following semester-by-semester table of courses demonstrates a possible plan to complete in four years the UTC Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in communication.
Students are not required to take courses in the specific order portrayed in this table. This table represents only one of several possible scenarios of study. The general education categories listed in the demonstration are linked to UTC courses that meet the requirements of specific general education categories.
A red ball () indicatesa general education requirement.
(See: http://www.utc.edu/GeneralEd/GERequirements.html for an explanation of the general education requirments)
"Old" General Education Requirerments: Students who enrolled in college before Fall 1999 may elect to follow the old general education requirements.
A blue ball () in the demonstration plan diagram indicates a required, "core," communication course.
The communication major requires: 21-semester-hours of "core" courses plus 12-semester-hours of communication "electives" selected by the student.
For a list of UTC minors most frequently selected by communication majors, clickhere.
Communication Major with 18-hour minor:
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3 |
3 |
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xxxx 101
Foreign Language |
4 |
xxxx 102
Foreign Language |
3 |
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3 |
Computer
Literacy |
3 |
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3 |
3 |
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COMM 101
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3 |
Humanities & Fine Art
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3 |
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EHLS 021
Physical Education |
1 |
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| 16 | 16 |
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xxxx 211
Foreign Language |
3 |
xxxx 214
Foreign Language |
3 |
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3 |
3 |
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Statistics
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3 |
Behavorial & Social Sci
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3 |
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COMM 230
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3 |
Humanities & Fine Art
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3 |
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COMM130 Recommended basic computer skills course in addition to the general education required computer skills course |
1 |
Natural Science
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4 |
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Humanities & Fine Art
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3 |
EHLS xxx
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1 |
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| 16 | 17 |
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3 |
COMM (elective) |
3 |
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| COMM (elective) |
3 |
COMM (elective) |
3 |
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| Elective (300+ level) |
3 |
Oral Communication
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3 |
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Natural Science
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4 |
Minor |
3 |
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| Minor |
3 |
Elective (300+ level) |
3 |
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| 16 | 16 |
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COMM 451
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3 |
COMM 420
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3 |
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| COMM (elective) |
3 |
COMM 485
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3 |
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| Minor (300+ level) |
3 |
Minor (300+) |
3 |
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| Minor |
3 |
Minor (300+) |
3 |
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| Elective (300+) |
3 |
Elective (300+ level) |
3 |
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| Elective |
3 |
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18 |
15 |
Minor courses of study most often selected by communication majors include the following:
- Anthropology
- Art: Graphic Design
- Business: Entrepreneurship
- Business: Promotions (Marketing)
- Economics
- English Literautre
- English Writing
- Foreign Language: Spanish
- Foreign Language: French
- Foreign Language: Latin
- Foreign Language: Classics
- Foreign Language: Greek
- History
- Music: Performance
- Music: History
- Music Composition
- Philosophy & Religion
- Political Science: Legal Studies
- Political Science: American Government
- Political Science: Public Administration
- Political Science: International Studies
- Political Science: Political Psychology & Behavior
- Psychology
- Sociology
Students who are majoring in disciplines other than communication may elect to minor in communication .
For information about other minors that may be completed in conjunction with the major in communication, see the current UTC catalog.
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