The request to revise the Communication Studies Concentration – Communication and Public Advocacy

Date: January 2, 2013
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: December 20, 2012
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2013

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY CONCENTRATION (12 hours)

The Communication and Public Advocacy concentration is designed for those students desiring a well-developed background in the use, theory, construction, and analysis of public messages. The course of study provides training in individual public communication skills and provides a foundation for the analysis and evaluation of advocacy discourse.

All students choosing this concentration complete the following courses:

  • COMM 2102 Advanced Public Speaking (3)
  • COMM 2103 Argumentation & Debate (3)
  • COMM 3130 Communication & Public Advocacy (3)

Students select three hours from the following:

  • COMM 3051 Topics in Health Communication (3)
  • COMM 3052 Topics in Mass Media (3)
  • COMM 3054 Topics in Organizational Comm (3)
  • COMM 3055 Topics in Public Relations (3)
  • COMM 3131 African-American Oratory (3)
  • COMM 3403 Debate Practicum (2)**
  • COMM 3880 Independent Study (1-3)*
  • COMM 4410 Communication Internship (3)*
  • ENGL 4165 Language and Culture Multiculturalism and Language (3)
  • POLS 3103 Public Opinion (3)
  • POLS 3104 Mass Media and Politics (3)
  • POLS 3110 North Carolina Student Legislature (3)
  • POLS 3163 Model United Nations (3)

*with approval of advisor
**may be repeated but no more than 3 hours will apply to meeting this elective requirement