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Nov 25, 2024
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2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Professional Communication (B.A.)
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Bulletin/Catalog Year 2019-2020
College of Arts and Letters
Department of Communication
Location: Music and Mass Communication Bldg., Room 173
Phone: 931-221-7378
Website: www.apsu.edu/communication/index.php
Description of Major
Three concentrations are available to students under the Professional Communication major. Students are offered a wide array of courses leading to successful careers in Corporate Communication, Public Relations and Information Specialist. The skills gained in these concentrations are highly sought after by employers and are valuable in a variety of career paths outside the field of communication. All students majoring in the department must complete the following courses in the general education core: COMM 2045 . A minor is required for all majors and must be from an outside department. Due to accreditation standards, students cannot take COMM courses to count in their minor.
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General Education Core
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Credit Hours |
| see Common Core |
41 |
| University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement |
1 |
| Foreign Language |
6 |
Corporate Communication Concentration
Graduates in corporate communication are prepared for careers in advertising, marketing communications, public relations, media management, organizational development, employee relations, consultant and executive areas.
Concentration Guided Electives
Select four (4) courses from the list below
Information Specialist Concentration
The Information Specialist concentration in Mass Communication is offered completely online, and is intended for students seeking information careers in the public or private sectors. Information careers include work for the U.S. Information Agency as information specialists and in the U.S. Military services as public affairs’ officers. Tennessee and other state and municipal government information-based services such as tourism and economic development; and the promotion and publicity functions within nonprofit agencies, chambers of commerce, and general organizations are interested in the training provided by this concentration.
Concentration Guided Electives
Select twelve (12) hours from the following courses listed below
Public Relations Concentration
Public Relations majors prepare for careers in agencies, corporations, political campaigns, and in a variety of organizational communication settings.
Major Guided Electives
Select twelve (12) credit hours from the courses listed below with advisor approval
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