In order to graduate with a degree in Communication & Digital Media, students must complete a minimum of 40 credits total (usually 10 courses) and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the major.
NOTE: The following Communication & Digital Media Major requirements pertain to students who declared the major as of March 2020 or later.
I. Foundations in Context and Theory (2 Required Courses)
- CMDM 101: Introduction to Communication
- CMDM 201: Communication Theory
II. Intermediate Study (2 Elective Courses)
- CMDM 202: Interpersonal Communication
- CMDM 205: Media Literacy
- CMDM 206: Reasoning and Communication
III. Methodology (2 Required Courses)
- CMDM 300: Social Scientific Methods
- CMDM 301: Critical Methods
IV. Advanced Seminars (2 Elective Courses)
- CMDM 320: Topics in Communication and Culture (may be repeated for credit)
- CMDM 322: Interpersonal Conflict
- CMDM 323: Interpersonal Influence
- CMDM 324: Family Communication
- CMDM 325: Relational Communication
- CMDM 327: Health Communication
- CMDM 328: Intercultural Communication
- CMDM 329: Nonverbal Communication
- CMDM 330: Analysis of Persuasion
- CMDM 350: Topics in Media (may be repeated for credit)
- CMDM 351: Media Law
- CMDM 360: Topics in Rhetoric (may be repeated for credit)
- CMDM 361: Gender and Communication
- CMDM 362: Political Rhetoric
- CMDM 363: Environmental Communication
V. Communication & Digital Media Elective
- One additional CMDM course at the 100, 200 or 300 level that does not fulfill a previous requirement
VI. Capstone (1 Required Course)
- CMDM 403: Senior Seminar
VII. Optional
- CMDM 490: Independent Study (with faculty approval)
- CMDM 491: Internship (with faculty approval)
- CMDM 495: Practicum (with faculty approval)
- CMDM 499: Senior Honors Thesis or Project
In addition to completing the course requirements and maintaining the minimum required GPA of 2.0, students in the Communication & Digital Media major also are required to attend all departmental colloquia and fully adhere to and uphold the university's Honor Code.