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B.A./B.S. in Communication Studies

If you're interested in almost any career from law to education to medicine, IU East can prepare you for success.  A degree in Communication Studies is versatile and will help you develop interpersonal, public communication, cultural and teamwork skills which are the most important skills employers are looking for in the global age. If you're interested in a career focused on communication, you can prepare for a job as a political campaign manager, a book editor or a media critic, just to name a few. In addition, our degree prepares you well for graduate study.

The B.A./B.S. online completion program in Communication Studies consists of 60 credit hours (20 courses) to be offered over two calendar years.  Advisors will work with every student, based on background, for an individual plan of study. Students also must complete all requirements for the B.A. or B.S. degree.

Completion Program Curriculum (60 cr)

Semester 1 (Spring)

• CMCL-C 450 Gender & Communication
• THTR-T370 or 371 History of Theatre
• SPCH-S333 Public Relations Writing
• Online World Culture/Literature course

Semester 2 (Summer)

• ENG-W231 Professional Writing
• CMCL-C 380 Nonverbal Communication

Semester 3 (Fall)

• CMCL-C 205 Intro to Communication & Culture
• CMCL-C405 Communication Theories
• CMCL-C440 Organizational Communication
• Online World Culture/Literature course

Semester 4 (Spring)

• CMCL-C 424 Research Methods
• SPCH-S 303 Propaganda and Persuasion
• CMCL-C 315 Advertising & Consumer Culture
• JOUR-J110 Intro to Mass Communication

Semester 5 (Summer)

• CMCL-C 334 Love & Romance in the Mass Media
• Online elective

Semester 6 (Fall)

• CMCL-C 427 Cross Cultural Communication
• CMCL-C223 Business & Professional Comm
• Online elective
• Online elective

Your actual program sequence will depend on the semster that you choose to begin the program. If any completion program requirements have already been met through transferable course equivalents, online alternatives may be selected in consultation with the assigned faculty advisor. No more than 64 credits can be accepted in transfer from 2-year institutions or community colleges.

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