Communication Studies, BA

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Mission Statement: The Communication Studies program empowers students to thrive as leaders and innovators in today’s evolving communication fields. Our rigorous curriculum combines research, cutting-edge technology and best practices to provide students the essential knowledge, values, and experience needed to excel.

Considering the complexities and practicalities of human life, we embrace diversity, ethics, innovation, and professional development. As a department, we work to value:

Diversity: Thoughtful and deliberate communication that is inclusive of and empowering toward all experiences and identities.

Ethics: The practice of ethical principles and reasoning to guide decisions in all personal and professional settings.

Innovation: The analysis of changes in technology and utilization of communication tools to create, deliver, and exchange messages.

Professional Development: Mentoring, coursework, internships, and other activities that promote communication skills to help students work toward post-graduate success.

Civitae Core Requirements (39-40 credits)

Civitae Core Curriculum

Communication Studies majors may count Civitae Core courses satisfying major requirements as also satisfying their respective Civitae Core requirements, up to two Pillar courses and one Perspectives course. The following are the courses in this major that may be used in this way:

COMM 101 will satisfy the Aesthetic Expression Pillar requirement
MATH 155 or MATH 171 will satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning Pillar requirement
COMM 201 may satisfy the Human Behavior and Social Institutions Pillar requirement
COMM 333 may satisfy the Human Behavior and Social Institutions Perspectives requirement
COMM 380 may satisfy the Aesthetic Expressions Perspectives requirement
COMM 385 may satisfy the Human Behavior and Social Institutions Perspectives requirement

Courses satisfying major requirements that are designated as Civitae Core courses subsequent to the print deadline of this Catalog will not appear in the above listings but will be eligible to also satisfy Civitae Core requirements, subject to the same rules as the others. (If doing so would otherwise decrease the total credits required for the degree below 120, General Elective credit must be substituted to restore the total.)

Additional Degree Requirement

Humanities, 3 credits (not in the discipline of major) OR Foreign Language, 3 credits (at a level that exceeds the Integrating World Languages course in the Core)

Communication Studies Core (27 credits + 6 credits counted in Civitae)

COMM 101 - Public Speaking 3 credits (counted in Civitae)
COMM 105 - Welcome to the COMMunity 1 credit
COMM 141 - Introduction to Media Writing 3 credits
COMM 200 - Introduction to Communication Theory 3 credits
COMM 210 - Media and Society 3 credits
COMM 305 - Building your Professional Brand 1 credit
COMM 320 - Communication in a Diverse Society 3 credits
COMM 400 - Communication Ethics 3 credits
COMM 405 - Living your Professional Brand 1 credit
COMM 410 - Digital and Social Media Technologies 3 credits
COMM 460 - Quantitative Communication Research 3 credits
Or
COMM 462 - Qualitative Communication Research 3 credits
COMM 492 - Communication Internship 3 credits
MATH 155 - Overview of Statistical Reasoning 3 credits (counted in Civitae)
OR
MATH 171 - Statistical Decision Making 3 credits (counted in Civitae)

Longwood University

Communication Studies, BA

Civitae Core Requirements (39-40 credits)

Additional Degree Requirement

Communication Studies Core (27 credits + 6 credits counted in Civitae)

Concentration Requirements (21 credits)

General Electives (29-30 credits)

Total Credits Required