Communication: Human Communication Online Option, B.A.

Prerequisites

There are two groups of students eligible for the COMO degree. First, UK Students with 60 completed credit hours who are returning to course work after a year. Second, transfer students from outside of UK who have completed 60 credit hours and transfer into the COMO program. The program may exercise flexibility with these eligibility requirements.

Degree Requirements

120 credit hours (excludes KHP service courses and remedial [and below 100-level] courses)
Must complete all UK Core requirements, UK graduation language requirements, BA language requirements, premajor and major requirements, GCCR, and one statistics course
42 hours at the 300-level or above
2.0 major grade-point average
2.0 cumulative grade-point average

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

COM 351 - Introduction to Communication Theory 3 Credit Hours

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Premajor Requirements

9 hours from the following courses:

COM 101 - Introduction to Communications 3 Credit Hours
COM 249 - Mass Media and Mass Culture 3 Credit Hours
COM 252 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit Hours

Major Requirements

COM 325 - Introduction to Organizational Communication 3 Credit Hours
COM 350 - Language and Communication 3 Credit Hours
COM 351 - Introduction to Communication Theory 3 Credit Hours
COM 449 - Social Processes and Effects of Mass Communication 3 Credit Hours
COM 471 - Introduction to Health Communication 3 Credit Hours
COM 482 - Studies in Persuasion 3 Credit Hours
COM 572 - Health Communication Campaigns and Communities 3 Credit Hours

Cognate Requirements

15 hours at the 300+ level in supportive electives which may include the following courses:

COM 313 - Interpersonal Communication in Close Relationships 3 Credit Hours
COM 314 - The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication and Relationships 3 Credit Hours
COM 315 - Understanding Workplace Communication in a Diverse U.S. Society 3 Credit Hours