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. Transfer students must take at least 12 semester hours of upper-level coursework in the major at UAH.
- 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 an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
- No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree.
- For graduation application instructions, see here.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Freshman Composition | 6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 12 | |
12 hours of Humanities and Fine Arts chosen from the following categories below | ||
| Fine Arts: Choose one | 3 | |
| ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| Literature: Choose one | 3 | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts: Choose two | 6 | |
| ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
Any WLC 100 or 200 level | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
| INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES | ||
| Mathematics and Natural Sciences | 11 | |
| Mathematics: Choose one | 3 | |
| ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
| MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| CALCULUS A | ||
| Natural Sciences: Choose two | 8 | |
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| 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 | ||
| History and Social and Behavioral Sciences | 12 | |
| 12 hours of History and Social and Behavioral Sciences chosen from the following categories below | ||
| History: Choose one sequence | 6 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 and WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 and UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
Social and Behavioral Sciences: Choose two | ||
| 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 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| SOCIOLOGICAL PERSP TECH & SCI | ||
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Professional | 19 | |
Any WLC course at the 100 or 200 level. | ||
Additional CM Course | ||
Choose 13 credit hours from the above listed Fine Arts, Humanities, History, Mathematics, Science, or Social and Behavioral Sciences. Only up to 9 hours of Mathematics and Science will be allowed. | ||
| Required Core | 36 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN COMMUNICA | ||
| COMM RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| RHETORICAL CRITICISM | ||
| SR SEM COMM THEORY/RESEARCH | ||
Choose three CM 300+ | ||
Choose three CM Electives at any level | ||
| Minor Courses | 18 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Elective hours vary by program, see advisor. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
| 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 | SR SEM COMM THEORY/RESEARCH | 3 |
| CM 300+ | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Total Semester Hours: | 120 | |