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Communication Major

(42 semester hours)

Complete the following core courses:

  • COM 100 Introduction to Mass Media
  • COM 111 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
  • COM 211 Interpersonal Communication
  • COM 220 Persuasion & Advocacy
  • COM 325 New Media and Digital Communication
  • COM 340 Communication Theory
  • COM 350 Rhetorical Criticism (Writing Intensive)
  • COM 425 Critical Communication Approaches to New Media
  • WRT 300 Advanced Composition (Writing Intensive)

Three semester hours from one or a combination of the following:

  • COM 400 Internship in Communication
  • COM 490 Independent Research in Communication
  • WRT 110 Spectrum Practicum (1 semester hour per term)
  • WRT 210 Mirror Practicum (1 semester hour per term)

And one of the following areas of emphasis:

Rhetoric & Public Communication Emphasis
Four of the following:

  • COM 225 Political Communication & Activism
  • COM 240 American Oratory
  • COM 280 Special Topics in Communication
  • COM 360 Media Literacy and Effects
    OR SOC 225 Sociology of Media and Mass Communication
  • COM 370 Communication and Social Media
  • COM 480 Special Topics in Communication

Professional Communication Emphasis

  • COM 212 Team-Based and Group Communication

    • Three of the following:

  • WRT 150 Computer Design/Adobe InDesign for the PC
    OR ART 103 Digital Page Layout/InDesign
  • COM 280 Special Topics in Communication
  • WRT 201 News Writing
  • WRT 330 Advertising and Public Relations Writing
  • COM 480 Special Topics in Communication

Communication Minor

When you ask employers what they wish they saw more of in new employees, their responses are nearly unanimous. They want them to be able to communicate well - to write coherently, to present information clearly, and to speak confidently. The needs of employers in any field makes communication one of Lakeland's most marketable minors because it perfectly complements almost any major.

Students minoring in communication can focus on the media and types of writing that best suit their professional goals, while still developing a broad range of communicative skills. These students learn to work creatively, even as they adapt their writing to the expectations of various audiences.

(24 semester hours)

  • COM 100 Intro to Mass Media
  • COM 111 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
  • COM 211 Interpersonal Communication
  • COM 220 Persuasion & Advocacy
  • COM 325 New Media and Digital Communication
  • COM 350 Rhetorical Criticism (Writing Intensive)

    • Two of the following:

  • COM 212 Team-Based and Group Communication
  • COM 225 Political Communication & Activism
  • COM 240 American Oratory
  • COM 340 Communication Theory
  • COM 360 Media Literacy and Effects
  • COM 370 Communication and Social Media
  • COM 480 Special Topics in Communication

    • OR one of the above and three semester hours in one or a combination from the following:

  • WRT 110 Spectrum Practicum (1 semester hour per term)
  • WRT 210 Mirror Practicum (1 semester hour per term)
  • COM 400 Internship in Communication