Communication & Media

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Faculty

Ignatius Fosu, Chair, Professor
Ryan W. Galloway, Professor; Executive Director of Debate
Michael J. Janas, Professor
Rhonda G. Parker, Professor
M. Clay Carey, Associate Professor
Elizabeth (Betsy) Emmons, Associate Professor
Ashley George, Associate Professor
Virginia (Nia) Johnson, Associate Professor
Danielle Deavours, Assistant Professor
Niya P. Miller, Assistant Professor
William C. Singleton III, Assistant Professor
Lee E. Quinn, Instructor; Director of Debate

Undergraduate Programs and Requirements

Majors
Communication Studies Major (B.A.)  
Journalism and Mass Communication Major (B.A.)  with a required concentration in one of the following:

Advertising
Broadcast and Electronic Journalism
Print Journalism
Public Relations

Minors
Communication Studies Minor  
Sports Media Minor  

Interdisciplinary Minor
Film Production Interdisciplinary Minor  
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The Department of Communication and Media offers two majors: communication studies (COMS) and journalism and mass communication (JMC), both leading to a bachelor of arts degree. The department also offers minors in communication studies, sports media, and, in cooperation with the Department of Theatre and Dance, a minor in film production.

General Education: University Core Curriculum and Distribution Requirements

See General Education Overview  in the Howard College of Arts and Sciences introductory pages for a list of required and applicable courses.

Communication studies majors must complete COMS 221 (Interpersonal Communication)  for their major and cannot use it to also satisfy the general education social science requirement for their degree.

JMC majors must take MATH 110 (Contemporary Mathematics)  or higher to fulfill the general education mathematics requirement. JMC majors cannot use JMC 200 (Mass Media and Society)  to satisfy their general education social science requirement.

Programs

• Communication Studies Major (B.A.)
• Journalism and Mass Communication Major (B.A.)

• Communication Studies Minor
• Sports Media Minor

• Film Production Interdisciplinary Minor

Courses

• COMS 200 - Introduction to Communication Studies (4)
• COMS 215 - Public Speaking (4)
• COMS 221 - Interpersonal Communication (4)
• COMS 305 - Experiencing Cultural Differences (4)
• COMS 311 - Rhetorical Criticism (4)
• COMS 315 - Communication Ethics (4)
• COMS 320 - Legal Communication (4)
• COMS 321 - Research Methods in Communication (4)
• COMS 325 - Small Group Communication (4)
• COMS 340 - Sports Communication (4)
• COMS 342 - Leadership Communication (4)
• COMS 349 - Health Communication (4)
• COMS 363 - Gender Communication (4)
• COMS 399 - London Study Topics (4)
• COMS 401 - The Individual in Society (4)
• COMS 410 - Intercollegiate Debate (1)
• COMS 415 - Persuasion (4)
• COMS 417 - Political Communication (4)
• COMS 421 - Communication in Close Relationships (4)
• COMS 424 - Communication Internship (4)
• COMS 435 - Supportive Communication in the Relational Context (4)
• COMS 451 - Organizational Communication (4)
• COMS 453 - Professional Communication (4)
• COMS 455 - Special Topics in Communication (4)
• COMS 456 - Directed Studies (1-4)
• COMS 461 - Communication and Emotion (4)
• COMS 491 - Communication Workshop (4)

• JMC 200 - Mass Media and Society (4)
• JMC 202 - Introduction to Storytelling (4)
• JMC 253 - Introduction to Sports Journalism (4)
• JMC 254 - Introduction to Photojournalism (4)
• JMC 303 - Print and Web Storytelling (4)
• JMC 304 - Visual Storytelling for Print and Digital Media (4)
• JMC 305 - Broadcast Storytelling (4)
• JMC 307 - Principles of Public Relations (4)
• JMC 308 - Cold War America: Media and Politics (4)
• JMC 311 - Principles of Advertising (4)
• JMC 331 - Mass Media Externship (1-2)
• JMC 332 - Mass Media Ethics (4)
• JMC 333 - Mass Media Law (4)
• JMC 354 - Sports Public Relations and Advertising (4)
• JMC 355 - Sports Photojournalism (4)
• JMC 356 - Sports Broadcasting (4)
• JMC 361 - Bridging London (4)
• JMC 362 - The Film Genre (2)
• JMC 364 - Film Criticism (2)
• JMC 373 - Media of Religion (4)
• JMC 380 - Social Media Practices (4)
• JMC 398 - The Alabama Constitution (4)
• JMC 399 - London Study Topics (4)
• JMC 401 - Senior Thesis (4)
• JMC 402 - Applied Communication Research (4)
• JMC 405 - New Media Entrepreneurship (4)
• JMC 411 - Advertising/Marketing Communication (4)
• JMC 412 - Advertising Practicum II (4)
• JMC 421 - Advanced Mass Media-Electronic Practicum I (4)
• JMC 422 - Video Practicum II (4)
• JMC 431 - Advanced Mass Media-Print/Web Practicum I (4)
• JMC 432 - Magazine/E-Zine Practicum II (4)
• JMC 441 - Public Relations Communication (4)
• JMC 442 - Public Relations Practicum II (4)
• JMC 454 - International Mass Media (2)
• JMC 482 - Independent Study (1-4)
• JMC 492 - Special Topics in Mass Media (2-4)

• FLMJ 200 - Introduction to Film Production (4)
• FLMJ 300 - Film Production (4)
• FLMJ 341 - Film Production, Technology, and Culture (4)
• FLMJ 400 - Documentary Film Production (4)
• FLMJ 410 - Short Film Production (4)