Applied Communication Emphasis
| Supporting Courses | 12-13 | |
| Integrative Leadership Seminar I | ||
Writing Course | ||
| Business and Media Writing 1 | ||
or ENG COMP 105 | Expository Writing | |
Communication Skills | ||
| Theories of the Interview | ||
Mathematics (choose one course): | ||
| Business Statistics | ||
| Social Science Statistics | ||
| Intermediate Algebra (or more advanced math level or placement per WMPT exam) | ||
| Introductory Statistics | ||
| Upper-Level Courses | 24 | |
Critical Thinking (choose one course): | ||
| History of Economic Thought | ||
| The Development of Creative and Critical Thinking | ||
| Ethical Theory | ||
| Plato and Aristotle | ||
Humanities (choose 6 credits): | ||
| Indigenous Nations Oral and Storytelling Traditions | ||
| Wisconsin First Nations Ethnohistory | ||
Or choose from 300- or 400-level courses in the following subjects: English, History, Humanistic Studies, Philosophy | ||
Natural or Biological Sciences (choose 6 credits from one subject or multiple subjects): | ||
Choose 300 or 400-level Natural Science courses in the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Human Biology, Geoscience, Nutritional Sciences or Physics | ||
Social Science (choose 6 credits): | ||
Choose a 300- or 400-level courses in the following subjects: Anthropology, Community Sciences, Economics, Geography, Human Development, Political Science, Psychology, Public and Environmental Affairs, Democracy and Justice Studies, Sociology and Urban and Regional Studies | ||
Capstone Required Course | ||
| Capstone: Synthesis and Assessment of Learning | ||
| Applied Communication Emphasis | 24 | |
Supporting Courses | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Address | ||
Choose two courses: | ||
| Introduction to Communication | ||
| Elements of Media | ||
| Business and Media Writing | ||
| Communication Problems and Research Methods | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
| Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication | ||
or COMM 237 | Small Group Communication | |
Upper-Level Courses (choose 12 credits): | ||
| Information Technologies | ||
| Persuasion and Argumentation | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Mediation and Conflict Resolution | ||
| Communication Law | ||
| Principles of Public Relations/Corporate Communications | ||
| Information, Media and Society | ||
| Human Communication Theory | ||
| Social Media Strategies | ||
| Cases in Communications and Media Management | ||
| Total Credits | 60-61 | |
| 1 | Students who complete COMM 185 may not use this course as part of their communication supporting courses. If students complete ENG COMP 105 they can enroll in COMM 185 as one of these supporting courses. |
