Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Applied Communication
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
General Requirements
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The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
- In addition to the general education core curriculum, this major requires three hours of English literature, three hours of math/science/computer science courses and a minor.
- Students must select a minor from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors.
- The core courses required of all Communication Studies students are COMM 1310, COMM 2315, COMM 2330, COMM 2338, COMM 3301 and COMM 3302.
- For transfer students, 12 semester credit hours in Communications (or equivalents) may be transferred from a Texas public institution of higher education for the Communications Field of Study (FOS) and be applied to the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Communication Studies at Texas State University. More information about the Field of Study is available in the Academic Policies section of this catalog. The transferable Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) is listed below the Texas State University course number in the following course list. In the case where there is no Texas State University course number equivalent to a TCCN number, an elective will be counted.
Course List Code Title Hours COMM 1310 Fundamentals of Human Communication (TCCN: SPCH 1311) 3 COMM 2338 Public Speaking (TCCN: SPCH 1315) 3 COMM 2315 Interpersonal Communication (TCCN: SPCH 1318) 3 COMM Elective (TCCN: SPCH 1321) 3
6. The minimum number of hours required for this degree program is 120. The number of free elective hours a student will complete depends on the number of hours a student may need to achieve the required 120 total or 36 advanced hours.
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| US 1100 | 1 | ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1302]) | 3 |
| ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301]) | 3 | POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305]) | 3 |
| POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306) | 3 | COMM 2315 (TCCN SPCH 1318) | 3 |
| COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091 [TCCN SPCH 1311]) | 3 | COMM 2338 (TCCN SPCH 1315) | 3 |
| Mathematics Component Code 020 | 3 | Creative Arts Component Code 050 | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Component Code 090/094 | 3 | Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 |
| COMM 2330 | 3 | American History Component Code 060 | 3 |
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 | Professional Skills for STEM Careers Support Course | 3 |
| Humanities for STEM Careers Support Course | 3 | PHIL 1305 or 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 [TCCN PHIL 1301 or 2306]) | 3 |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | COMM 3321 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| COMM 3301 | 3 | COMM 3302 | 3 |
| Professional Skills for STEM Careers Support Course | 3 | BS Computer Science, Mathematics or Science | 3 |
| COMM Elective | 6 | Research Methods for STEM Support Course | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | COMM Elective | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| COMM Electives | 9 | COMM Electives | 6 |
| Minor | 6 | Minor | 6 |
| Open Electives1 | 2-5 | ||
| 15 | 14-17 | ||
| Total Hours: 120-123 | |||
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Students will need 5-hours of open electives if COMM 1310 is used in general education core requirements & COMM major requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities for STEM careers | ||
Select 3-hours from the following: | ||
| ANTH 3325 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| DAN 4330 | Dance Kinesiology | 3 |
| DVST 3320 | Introduction to Global Diversity Issues | 3 |
| PHIL 1305 | Philosophy and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHIL 1320 | Ethics and Society | 3 |
| MC 3319 | Visual Communication | 3 |
| MC 3343 | Introduction to Public Relations | 3 |
| MC 4301 | Media Law and Ethics | 3 |
| SOCI 3363 | Medical Sociology: The Sociology of Health and Illness Behavior | 3 |
| SOCI 3324 | Social Stratification | 3 |
| SOCI 3330 | Globalization and Development | 3 |
| SOCI 3331 | Social Movements | 3 |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Skills for STEM careers | ||
Select 6-hours from the following: | ||
| CTE 3313N | Problem Solving and Decision Making | 3 |
| CTE 3313O | Health and Safety in the Workplace | 3 |
| CTE 3313P | Project Management | 3 |
| CTE 3313Q | Teamwork | 3 |
| CTE 3315 | Leadership and Professional Development | 3 |
| CTE 3330 | STEM Literacy for the Workplace | 3 |
| HA 3308 | Healthcare Organization | 3 |
| HA 3309 | Ethics in the Health Professions | 3 |
| HA 3324 | Supervisory Management for Healthcare Managers | 3 |
| HA 3329 | Human Resources in Healthcare Management | 3 |
| HA 3341 | Project Management & Professional Development in Healthcare | 3 |
| HIM 3390 | Principles of Management in HIIM | 3 |
| HIM 4390 | Contemporary Leadership Principles for HIIM | 3 |
| HIM 4393 | Project Management for HIIM | 3 |
| MGT 3301 | Introduction to Management | 3 |
| NURS 4201 | Professional Growth and Empowerment | 2 |
| NURS 4351 | Leadership and Management of Nursing Care | 3 |
| OCED 4325 | Development and Change in Organizations | 3 |
| PHIL 3322 | Professional Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 4301 | Applied Philosophy | 3 |
| PH 3376 | Worksite Health Promotion | 3 |
| PH 4335 | Public Health Leadership | 3 |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Research Methods for STEM | ||
| Select 3-hours from the folloiwng: | ||
| ANTH 3366 | Social Impact & Innovation | 3 |
| ANTH 3367 | Applied Statistics | 3 |
| ANTH 4361 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| ANLY 2300 | Introduction to Data Analytics | 3 |
| AG 3300 | Undergraduate Research in Agricultural Sciences | 3 |
| GEO 3323 | Researching the City | 3 |
| HDFS 2311 | Statistics and Data Analysis for Human Development and Family Sciences | 3 |
| HIM 4331 | Research and Data Analytics for HIIM | 3 |
| NURS 3302 | Research and Ethics | 3 |
| SOCI 3307 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| SOCI 4309 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
