Journalism Concentration, Communication (BS)

Communication Major

• Program Prerequisite: Not required.
• Minor: There is no minor required for students majoring in Communication, although a minor is an option for students who choose to concentrate in Journalism or Public Relations & Advertising. A student may not receive both a major and a minor from the Department of Communication.
• Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better in courses required for this major (a grade of “C-” is not acceptable), in addition to an overall GPA of 2.00 or higher for all courses.
• Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above). Between 27 and 35 of these are required within the major, depending on the selected concentration.

To enroll in upper division Communication courses, a student must be admitted as a major or hold upper division standing in the university.

Students must successfully complete at least 50 percent of their Communication course work at Weber State University in order to receive a major or a minor in Communication

Advisement

Students are encouraged to meet with the appropriate department advisor depending on their selected interdisciplinary concentration. Refer to the Communication Department Web page for a current list of department advisors – weber.edu/communication.

Admission Requirements

Declare your program of study at the Communication department office, Elizabeth Hall 330. No special admission or application requirements are needed for this program.

General Education

Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements  for either Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science requirements. See specific requirements for the BA and BS under the major course requirements. The following courses, required for the Communication major, will also satisfy general education requirements: COMM 1020 , COMM 2010 , and COMM 2110 .

Interdisciplinary Concentration

select one of the following:

• Civic Advocacy
• Electronic Media
• Interpersonal & Family Communication
• Journalism
• Organizational Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising

Courses Required to fulfill the BS (12 credit hours)

Select 4 courses (12 credit hours) from the following. Note that only one lower division course [3 credit hours] can be used toward completion of the BS degree.

• COMM 3150  - Communication Research Methods (3)
• COMM 4990  - Senior Seminar (3)
• ANTH 4300  - Anthropological Research Methods (3)
• ENGL 3010  - Introduction to Linguistics (3)
• POLS 3990  - Quantitative Analysis (3)
• PSY 3600  - Statistics in Psychology (3)
• PSY 3610  - Research Methods in Psychology (4)
• SOC 3600  - Social Statistics (3)
• SOC 3660  - Sociological Research (3)
• WS 4830  - Directed Readings (1-3)
• CHEM 1360 PS - Principles of Physical Science (3)
• GEOG 1000 PS - Natural Environments of the Earth (3)
• GEO 1030 PS - Earthquakes and Volcanoes (3)
• GEO 1350 PS - Principles of Earth Science (3)
• HNRS 1500 PS - Perspectives in the Physical Sciences (3)
• PHYS 1010 PS - Elementary Physics (3)
• BTNY 1370 LS - Principles of Life Science (3)
• HNRS 1510 LS - Perspectives in the Life Sciences (3)
• HLTH 1020 LS - Science and Application of Human Nutrition (3)
• ZOOL 1020 LS - Human Biology (3)
• ZOOL 1030 LS - The Nature of Sex (3)
• ZOOL 1370 LS - Principles of Life Science (3)

Journalism Interdisciplinary Concentration (45 credit hours)

The Journalism Interdisciplinary concentration teaches students how to collect and write information regarding current events, including trends, issues and people, for publication in a newspaper, magazine or Web site. The curriculum emphasizes writing skills, but students also learn about research, interviewing, editing, layout and design, and legal and ethical issues in journalism. Students can specialize in one of four multi-disciplinary areas: technical writing, web publishing, literary journalism, or general reporting.