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Communications and Theatre Arts Major

Students pursuing a major in communications are required to take a total of 39 credit hours as follows: 

The Basic CO Courses (15 credits) - All majors must take all five of these courses.

Course Number Course Title
CO 200 Interpersonal Communication

CO 220

American Electronic Media
CO 225 Journalism
CO 245 Argumentation and Debate
CO 280

Introduction to Theatre

The Performance CO Courses (3 credits) - All majors must take one of these courses. You may select the one most aligned with your interests. An additional performance course can be used as a lower level elective course.

Course
Number		 Course Title
CO 215 Fundamentals of Broadcast Performance
CO 235 Business and Professional Speaking
CO 265 Oral Interpretation of Literature
CO 285 Acting for the Stage

The Historical/Analytical CO Courses (3 credits) - Majors who entered JCU in the Fall of 1995 and after must take one of these courses, usually in your senior year. Any additional courses taken from this group can be used as upper level electives.

Course Number Course Title
CO 441 Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
CO 446 Persuasive Communication Theory
CO 450 Development of Communication Theory
CO 465 Media Ethics
CO 467 Communications and the First Amendment
CO 470 Theatre History and Criticism

The Elective CO Courses (15 credits) - All majors must take six of the following courses. Five must be at the 300+ level. As previously noted, some Basic and Performance courses can be used as a lower level elective course, and some historical/ analytical courses can be used as upper level elective courses.

Course Number Course Title Course Number Course Title
CO 300 Small Group Communications CO 390 Intercultural Communication
CO 305 Interviewing Principles CO 394 Multicultural Communication
CO 310 Feature Writing* CO 395 Playwriting*
CO 315 Public Relations* CO 397 Broadcast Writing
CO 316
 The Documentary in Film and Television CO 399 Seminar/ Special Topics in Communication*
CO 317 Film and Communication CO 400
 Organizational Communication
CO 318 International Film: Silent to Modern Era CO 405 Persuasive Interviewing*
CO 319 Television Production CO 407 Writing for Public Relations*
CO 320 Audio Production CO 410 Editing and Design
CO 321 Multiculturalism and the Mass Media CO 415 Public Relations Campaigns
CO 322 Women in Mass Media CO 418 International Electronic Media
CO 325 Investigative Reporting* CO 420 Advanced Animation
CO 330 Photojournalism* CO 425 Advanced Television Production Principles*
CO 331
 Photojournalism Laboratory* CO 426 Advanced Television Production Lab*
CO 340 Broadcast and Broadband Audio Media* CO 430 Consumer and the Media*
CO 341 Perspectives in Contemporary American Political Discourse CO 435
 Broadcast Programming Principles*
CO 346 Campaign Issues and Images CO 438 Convergent Broadcast Journalism
CO 350 Audiology CO 447 Presidential Communication
CO 355 Multimedia CO 455 Health and Environmental Media
CO 365 Design for the Stage* CO 460 Language Disorders
CO 370 Language Development CO 475 Little Theatre Workshop*
CO 375 Directing for the Stage* CO 497 Internship*
CO 380 International Journalism CO 499 Independent Study*
CO 385 Phonetics    

The Other CO Courses - CO practicum courses do NOT count toward the CO Major either, however, they may prove useful for individual students. See additional notes about practicum courses on the following pages. Or see the Course Description pages for more information.

Course Number Course Title
CO 100 Speech Communications
CO 140 Journalism Practicum*
CO 145 Debate Practicum*
CO 150 Radio Practicum
CO 155 Public Relations Practicum*
CO 160 Television Practicum*
CO 175 Theatre Practicum*

 

 
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