2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Communication, B.A.: Public Relations Option

General Education 41-42

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

 

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2023RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030, COMM 1402: A grade of “C” or better is required.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Distributions course required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 10-11

 
Math or Computer Science 3
MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Select two GE Approved Science courses from areas below; one must be a lab science
Biology

3,4

Chemistry or Physics

3,4

Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forensic Sciences or Sustainability Sciences

3/4

Interdisciplinary

3

Additional Required Course 3

Additional Required Course 3

ID 2415SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION

3

Academic Major 36

All Major courses and Capstone require a grade of C or better.  A cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required to graduate.

Major Required Courses 24

COMM 2503MASS MEDIA

3

COMM 3510PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION

3

COMM 3720COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA THEORY

3

COMM 2403DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION

3

COMM 2920INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM

3

COMM 3660INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS

3

COMM 4620PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING

3

COMM 4630PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS

3

COMM 3720: Writing Emphasis (WE) Course.

COMM 2403: Students may have to purchase a camera for this course.

Major Electives Courses 12

Select 4 Communication courses with academic advisement. 

COMM 3173 (Optional) Internship course can satisfy a Major Elective. Note: Students must have a 3.0 GPA and completed 75-90 credits to be eligible for an internship.

Major Capstone Course 3

 
COMM 4962COMMUNICATION RESEARCH SEMINAR

3

COMM 4962: Course required by major. A grade of C or better is required.

Free Electives 36-37

(At least 50% must be 3000/4000 level)

Note: Communication courses cannot be used as free electives, with the exception of COMM 1996 and COMM 3171 and COMM 3172.

COMM 1996 (Optional) Freshman Research course: Freshman may partner with faculty to earn one credit as a free elective which may be taken up to two times.  

COMM 3171 and COMM 3172 (Optional) Internship courses: Students must have a 3.0 GPA and completed 75-90 credits to be eligible for an internship. A maximum of 6 credits for internships is allowed.

 

Total Credit Hours: 120