Students wishing to major in Communication Arts should make that declaration at or before the beginning of the sophomore year. Students need to work closely with an academic advisor to plan a program of study. A major in Communication Arts consists of 36 semester hours of coursework in the major, at least 21 semester hours of which must be at or above the 300-level.
- Communication Arts, BA requires 120 credit hours.
- 36 of 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
- Must have a 2.0 GPA in major, minor, and overall.
- No more than 6 credit hours of HPE may count in degree requirements.
- 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH.
- 25% of the major, minor, and overall coursework must be taken at UAH.
- No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree.
- Any double counting of classes must be approved through the CAHS Academic Advising Office.
- For graduation application instructions, see here.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area I: Freshman Composition | 3-6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
or EH 101S | COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO | |
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING | ||
| HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR | ||
| Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts* | 12 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Literature | 3-6 | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2 | ||
| LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| PROTEST LITERATURE | ||
| HEROES &/OR MONSTERS | ||
| LOVE &/OR ROMANCE | ||
| SPECULATIVE REALITIES | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3-6 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH | ||
or WLC 101A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 101F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH | |
or WLC 101G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN | |
or WLC 101J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 101R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN | |
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 102A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 102F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 102G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 102J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 102R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 201A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 201F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH | |
or WLC 201G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN | |
or WLC 201J | INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE | |
or WLC 201R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 202A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 202F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 202G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 202J | INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 202R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
| INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU | ||
| ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS | ||
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Area III: Mathematics and Sciences | 11-12 | |
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| NATURE OF MATHEMATICS | ||
| ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
| MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| CALCULUS A | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | ||
| Natural Sciences (Lab) | 8 | |
| SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III | ||
| Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences* | 12 | |
| History | 3-6 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
| UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6-9 | |
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY | ||
* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). In Area V, take no more than six hours in a single discipline from Areas II, III, or IV. Area V should cover a breadth of disciplinary study.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area V: Pre-Professional Courses | 20 | |
WLC 101, 102, 201, or 202 | ||
CM 231 is allowed to share between Area V and the major, however the hours only count once toward overall credits earned | ||
Choose 13 additional credit hours from the above listed English Literature, Fine Arts, Humanities, History, Mathematics, Science, or Social and Behavioral Sciences. | ||
| Communication Arts Major Requirements | 36 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN COMMUNICA | ||
| COMMUNICATION THEORY | ||
or CM 408 | CLASSICAL RHET THEORY | |
or CM 409 | CONTEMPORARY RHETORICAL THEORY | |
| COMM RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| RHETORICAL CRITICISM | ||
| SENIOR SEMINAR | ||
Choose three CM 300+ 1 | ||
Choose three CM Electives at any level | ||
| Minor Courses | 18+ | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Elective hours vary by program, see advisor. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
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CM 313 is not allowed to count in CM major or minor.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | |
| EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 |
| FYE 101 | CHARGER SUCCESS | 1 |
| WLC 101 | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Math 1XX | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 |
| CM 113 | Intro to Rhetorical Communication | 3 |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CM 231 | FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN COMMUNICA | 3 |
| HY 103 | WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | 3 |
| Area V GER Course | 3 | |
| Humanities or Literature | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CM Elective | 3 | |
| HY 104 | WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | 3 |
| EH 207 | READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | 3 |
| or EH 208 | or READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CM 375 | RHETORICAL CRITICISM | 3 |
| CM Elective | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Area V GER Course | 3 | |
| Area V GER Course | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CM 331 | COMMUNICATION THEORY | 3 |
| or CM 408 | or CLASSICAL RHET THEORY | |
| or CM 409 | or CONTEMPORARY RHETORICAL THEORY | |
| CM 300+ | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| CM elective | 3 | |
| Area V GER Course | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CM 370 | COMM RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
| CM 300+ | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 6 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CM 431 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 3 |
| CM 300+ | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Area V GER course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Total Semester Hours: | 120 | |