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 a faculty 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, with 25% of coursework in the major, minor, and overall 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 SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS | ||
| 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 | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| 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 WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES | ||
| ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS | ||
| ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS | ||
| 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 | ||
| Natural Sciences (Lab) | 8 | |
| SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY | ||
| 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 | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE | ||
| WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG | ||
| 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 | |
| PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| 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 | ||
| INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
* 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 Area IV. Area V should cover a breadth of disciplinary study.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Professional | 19 | |
WLC 101, 102, 201, or 202 | ||
CM 231 shares with the major | ||
Choose 13 additional credit hours from the above listed Fine Arts, Humanities, History, Mathematics, Science, or Social and Behavioral Sciences. | ||
| Required Core | 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 | |
| 1 | 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 |
| CM 300+ | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Area V GER Course | 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 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Total Semester Hours: | 120 | |