Like all HPU students, those planning to major in Communication begin in the freshman and sophomore years by taking a wide range of core courses introducing the major disciplines of an undergraduate education (science, foreign languages, humanities, and social sciences). In your first two years, you are introduced through different academic diciplines to the core knowledge a university-educated student is expected to master. These courses also give you the neccessary background to advance on to higher level coursework. Students pursuing the BA-communication take the following core curriculum:

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General Education Core: (45 semester credits)

BIOL 101 Introduction to the Biological Sciences; or another biological science course.
COM 100 Career skills
CSCI 100 Introduction to Computer-Based Systems
ECON 210 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 215 Principles of Macroeconomics
ENG 110 English Composition
ENG 120 Advanced composition
GEOG 200 Cultural Geography
HIST 221 World Civilizations I
HIST 222 World Civilizations II
HUM 100 Introduction to Humanities
LITER 210 Introduction to Literature; or LITER 201 Ideas in Literature; or LITER 202 Ideas in Literature II.
MATH 130 Pre-Calculus I; or PHIL 201 Principles of Logic
POLSCI 100 American Political System
SCI 102 Introduction to Physical Scieces; or another physical science course.


The Junior and Senior years

 When you have completed the sophomore years, you can select a major for your last two years. If you choose Communication, you begin a diverse course of studies which will explore the field of mass media including radio, television, movies, magazines, newspapers, advertising, and public relations. When the introductory courses heve been completed, you will select one of five areas to concentrate your studies: advertising, journalism, public realtions, speech or theater. Each field can lead to a variety of interesting, exciting, challenging, and lucrative careers and excellent preparation for graduate study in law or medicine.


Lower-division Requirements: (15 semester credits)

COM 200 Introduction to Public Speaking
JOUR 208 Introduction to Journalism
JOUR 209 Newswriting
*Choose two from:
*ANTH 200 Cultural Anthropology
*PSYCH 200 Principles of Psychology
*SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology

Modern Language Requirements (8 credits)

Two semesters of the same modern language:CHIN, FR, GRM, HAWN, JPE, or SPAN.


Upper-Division Requirements: (18 semester credits)

COM 301 Mass Media
COM 310 Advanced Communications
COM 370 Culture and Communication
COM 375 Communication Futures
COM 451 Graphic Design/Desktop Publishing
SOC 300 Methods of Inquiry



Different Major Requirements: (21 semester credits)

ADV 350 Advertising
ADV 450 Promotion Management
ADV 490 Advertising Campaigns *
COM 305 Public Relations
COM 399 Communication Practicum *
MKTG 300 Principles of Marketing
MKTG 435 Electronic Marketing
* May be repeated up to nine total credits; however, only three credits may be counted toward major requirements.

 

ADV 350 Advertising
JOUR 308 Editing
JOUR 309 Publication Design
JOUR 460 Electronic Journalism
JOUR 494 Publication Production *
JOUR 495 Senior Seminar in Journalism
COM 305 Public relations
* May be repeated up to nine total credits; however, only three credits may be counted toward major requirements.

ADV 350 Advertising
ADV 490 Advertising Campaigns *
COM 305 Public Relations
COM 399 Communication Practicum *
COM 400 Theory of Communication
JOUR 308 Editing
MKTG 300 Principles of Marketing
* May be repeated up to nine total credits; however, only three credits may be counted toward major requirements.

COM 300 Advanced Public Speaking
COM 305 Public Relations
COM 307 Exploring Film
COM 398 Special Topics; or one upper-division THEATER course
COM 399 Communication Practicum *
COM 400 Theory of Communication
COM 410 Argumentation and Debate
* May be repeated up to nine total credits; however, only three credits may be counted toward major requirements.

COM 305 Public Relations
COM 307 Exploring Film
COM 399 Communication Practicum *
THEAT 310 Scene Study
THEAT 320 Production II
THEAT 410 Advanced Scene Study
THEAT 420 Production III; or THEAT 450 Directing
* May be repeated up to nine total credits; however, only three credits may be counted toward major requirements.

Upper-Division Requirements: (18 semester credits)

COM 301 Mass Media
COM 310 Advanced Communications
COM 370 Culture and Communication
COM 375 Communication Futures
COM 399 Communication Practicum *
SOC 300 Methods of Inquiry

Major Requirements: (21 semester credits)

COM 307 Exploring Film
COM 315 Writing for Radio, Televion, and Film
COM 320 Introduction to Video
COM 330 Video Production
LITER 327 Scriptwriting
LITER 335 Film asd Literature/as Art
COM 451 Graphic Design/Desktop Publishing
* May be repeated up to nine total credits; however, only three credits may be counted toward major requirements.

Lower-division Requirements: (15 semester credits)

ACCTG 200 Principles of Accounting I
ACCTG 201 Principles of Accounting II
COM 200 Introduction to Public Speaking
MGMT 100 Organization and Management


Upper-Division Requirements: (18 semester credits)

CSCI 338 Microcomputer Applications to Management
ECON 400 Managerial Economics
FIN 300 Business Finance
LAW 300 Business Law I
LAW 410 Advanced Business Law for Managers
MGMT 310 Business Communications
MGMT 323 International Business
MGMT 3025 human Resources Management
MGMT 401 Business Policy
MKTG 300 Principles of Marketing
SOC 300 Methods of Inquiry

Major Requirements: (21 semester credits)
ADV 350 Advertising
ADV 450 Promotion Management
ADV 490 Advertising Campaigns
COM 301 Mass Media
COM 305 Public Relations
COM 451 Graphic Design/Desktop Publishing
MKTG 405 International Marketing

 

Unrestricted Electives: (8-10 semester credits)


TOTAL CREDITS FROM ALL: 124 semester credits