Department of Communication

Major in Communication
Studies Requirements

The major in Communication Studies explores communication in a variety of contexts ranging from interpersonal communication to mass persuasion and the social influence of media. The major enables students to investigate a variety of communication activities with learning experiences in theory, application of theory, and performance. The major's two specialties permit students to develop a program of study in those aspects of communication studies that suit their academic interests and career goals.

Communication majors concentrating in the Studies track are required to complete one of two 18-credit hour specialties, a 18-credit hour common core and either a minor or a second major in a discipline other than communication studies, broadcasting or journalism.

Requirements
Students must complete 36 credit hours in the program, with at least 21 credit hours in courses numbered 300-499. The student majoring in communication studies, in addition to completing the 18-credit hour communication studies core, must select one of the two 18-credit hour specialties offered in the major. At least 15 of the 36 credit hours in communication studies must be taken at SUNY Brockport.

I. Communication Studies Core (18 credit hours required; 6 credit hours must be in upper-division courses)

A.  Required Courses: 6 Credits   CMC 202  Principles of Communication *   CMC 201 Public Speaking   *Must be completed at Brockport with a "C" or better     B.   Required Skills Course 3 Credits (one of the following courses selected by advisement):   CMC 209 Speech Composition and Presentation       CMC 312 Argumentation and Debate     CMC 317 Interviewing     CMC 319 Propaganda and Persuasion     C.  Required Core Breadth Courses: 9 Credits   Students majoring in Communication Studies must complete three additional communication studies core courses (9 credit hours) of their own choosing in the communication studies major specialty other than that one elected.  For example, students electing the Communication and Persuasion specialty must select 9 credit hours from courses in the Interpersonal and Organizational Communication specialty.  Students electing the Interpersonal and Organizational Communication specialty must complete 9 credit hours from courses in the Communication and Persuasion specialty.

II. Communication Studies Major Specialties (18 credit hours required; 15 credit hours must  be in upper division courses)

A. Communication and Persuasion Specialty
	Required Courses (9 credit hours)		Credits
	One of:
	CMC 210 Communication Revolutions in Western Civilization		3
	Or
	CMC 211 Protest and Public Opinion		3
	Or
	CMC 219 Advertising, Mass Persuasion and the		3
		Consumer
	And:
	CMC 411 Rhetorical Criticism		3
	CMC 492 Theories of Rhetoric		3
	(completion of CMC 411 highly recommended before enrolling in CMC 492)

Elective Courses selected from the following (9 credit hours):
	CMC 373	Critical Studies in Mass Communication	3
	CMC 410	Speakers, Campaigns, and Movements	3
	CMC 417	Political Rhetoric in the Information Age	3
	CMC 419	Freedom of Expression	3
	CMC 463	Media and Society	3
	CMC 467	Mass Communication Theory and Research	3

B. Interpersonal and Organizational Communication Specialty
	Required Courses (9 credits)	Credits
	CMC 273 Interpersonal Communication	3
	CMC 473 Theories of Communication	3
	CMC 477 Organizational Communication	3

Elective Courses selected from the following (9 credit hours)
	CMC 316	Interpersonal Communication in Business	3
		and the Professions (CMC 316 highly recommended before enrolling in CMC 477)
	CMC 413	Nonverbal Communication	3
	CMC 415	Public Communication in Administration,	3
		Business and the Professions
	CMC 418	Intercultural Communication	3
	CMC 472	Group Leadership	3
	CMC 475	Communication Internship	3
	CMC 479	Conflict Management Through	3
		Communication
	CMC 483	Communication Training and Development	3

III. Required Minor or Second Major in Outside Discipline

All students pursuing the major in Communication Studies must also complete a minor (normally 18-21 credit hours) or a second major (normally 30-36 credit hours) in a discipline other than Communication, Broadcasting or Journalism.

In lieu of a minor or second major in another discipline, students may elect, with departmental approval, a contractual program consisting of a minimum of 18 credit hours in courses in an area not identified as a formal minor or major at Brockport.  Study of a foreign language other than French or Spanish (in which minors are offered), bilingual-multicultural studies, or foreign cultural studies are encouraged.

Minor in Communication Studies (18 credits)

The minor in communication studies consists of CMC 201 Public Speaking, CMC 202, Principles of Communication, and  12 credit hours in one of the two communication studies specialties (Communication and Persuasion, or Interpersonal and Organizational Communication) distributed as follows:  9 credit hours of required courses and 3 credit hours of elective courses selected by advisement.