Communication, B.A.

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Students who have successfully completed a B.A. in Communication from Lakeland University should be able to:

Communicate effectively in informative, persuasive, and group public speaking situations.
Create messages appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context.
Use and discuss key communication & new media concepts and terminology.
Critically analyze discourse.
Write original works in accordance with professional, industry, or graduate school expectations.
Create effective communications in digital and new media contexts.
Develop and implement communication strategies to engage a broader community beyond the classroom.
Practice ethical communication principles to communicate in a diverse and globally connected society.

Major Requirements (45 semester hours)

Complete the following core courses:

A minimum of three (3) semester hours from one or a combination of the following:

COM 120 - Debate Practicum (1 semester hour) *
COM 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Communication (1-12 semester hours)
COM 400 - Internship in Communication
COM 490 - Independent Research in Communication
WRT 211 - Visual Media Production Lab (0-1 semester hour) *
WRT 212 - New Media Writing Lab (0-1 semester hour) *
*Students may not enroll in multiple sections of the same course in a term.

Complete a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours from the following:

At least one (1) course must be numbered 300 or above, and no more than two (2) courses from this group can be taken outside of COM. COM 280 and COM 480 can only be taken once each for credit towards major requirements.