| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Catalog: 2011-2012 EIU Undergraduate Catalog Program: Communication Studies: Communication, Society & Popular Culture (B.A.) Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Communication Studies: Communication, Society & Popular Culture (B.A.)This option provides students with a comprehensive approach that examines the role of discourses and practices that create and sustain social systems. Through core and elective classes, students will be trained to put critical theories into practice by critiquing, designing, and implementing messages in various outlets. Total Semester Hours: 45 |
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Departmental CoreTotal Semester Hours: 12 | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| CMN 2010 - Introduction to Communication Theories. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 2020 - Communication Research. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 2030 - Applied Communication. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 2040 - Argumentation and Critical Thinking. | Credits: 3 | |||
Option CoreTotal Semester Hours: 21 | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| CMN 3220 - Communication, Race and Ethnicity. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3260 - Communication of Class in U.S. Culture. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3270 - Communication and Popular Culture. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3560 - International Communication. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3903 - Communication of Gender and the Body. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 4780 - Communication and Culture. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 4820 - Political Communication. | Credits: 3 | |||
Electives in Critical TheoryTotal Semester Hours: 6 Select two courses from the list below: | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| ANT 4511 - Comparative Economic Systems. | Credits: 3 | |||
(cross-listed with ECN 4511) | ||||
| ART 3680 - Modern Art. | Credits: 3 | |||
| ART 3681 - Contemporary Art. | Credits: 3 | |||
| ART 3940 - History of Graphic Design. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3200 - Introduction to Rhetoric and Social Critique. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3210 - Rhetorics of Protest, Movement, and Resistance. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3240 - Religion in the American Public Sphere. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 4750 - Contemporary Approaches to Mass Communication. | Credits: 3 | |||
(CMN 2520 prerequisite) | ||||
| CMN 4770 - Television Criticism. | Credits: 3 | |||
(Completion of department core prerequisite) | ||||
| ECN 3100 - Global Threats and Problems. | Credits: 3 | |||
(Cross-listed with CSC/GEG/PLS/SOC 3100.) | ||||
| ENG 3903 - Women, Literature, and Language. | Credits: 3 | |||
| ENG 4760 - Studies in Professional Writing. | Credits: 3 | |||
| ENG 4775 - Studies in Literary and Cultural Criticism and Theory. | Credits: 3 | |||
| ENG 4904 - Studies in Film. | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIS 3940 - History of American Journalism. | Credits: 3 | |||
| MUS 3562G - Non-Western Music. | Credits: 3 | |||
| PHI 3050G - Social and Political Philosophy. | Credits: 3 | |||
| PHI 3820 - Contemporary European Philosophy. | Credits: 3 | |||
| SOC 3420 - Sociology of Popular Culture. | Credits: 3 | |||
| SOC 4720 - Sociology of Social Movements. | Credits: 3 | |||
Electives in Critical PracticeTotal Semester Hours: 6 Select two courses from the list below: | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| AET 2123 - Digital Photography and Imaging. | Credits: 3 | |||
| AET 4813 - Advanced Digital Media Technologies. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 2525 - Studio Production. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 2575 - Field Production. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3500 - Electronic Media Relations. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3540 - Videography. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3750 - Computer Mediated Communication I. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3752 - Computer Mediated Communication II. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3920 - Public Relations in Society | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3940 - Advertising: Theory and Practice. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 4500 - Topics in Electronic Media Production. | Credits: 3 | |||
| CMN 3610 - Broadcast News. | Credits: 3 | |||
(cross-listed with JOU 3610) | ||||
| CMN 3620 - Advanced Broadcast News. | Credits: 3 | |||
(cross-listed with JOU 3620) | ||||
| CMN 3910 - Communication in Health Professions. | Credits: 3 | |||
| JOU 2101 - News Writing. | Credits: 3 | |||
| JOU 3102 - Feature Writing. | Credits: 3 | |||
| JOU 3820 - Publicity Methods. | Credits: 3 | |||
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