Communication Studies Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Students seeking a degree in Communication Studies must complete sections A through D and a capstone.
Note:
- CMST 200 cannot be taken for credit towards the Communication Studies Major;
- this major requires the completion of a minor;
- two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single college-level foreign language is required.
This major does require the completion of a minor or certificate for graduation.
Grade Requirements: a minimum cumulative GPA ≥2.0 by graduation.
| Section A–Required Communication Foundation Credits | ||
| CMST 201 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 5 |
| CMST 208 | MASS MEDIA AND THE INFORMATION SOCIETY | 5 |
| CMST 309 | COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION | 5 |
| CMST 330 | INTEGRATED METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION RESEARCH | 5 |
| or CSBS 320 | STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | |
| Section B–Required Upper Division Core Credits–choose three 400-level CMST classes. | 14-15 | |
Note: any course used in Section B cannot count in Section C. | ||
| MESSAGE DESIGN | ||
| LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION | ||
| NEGOTIATION SKILLS AND STRATEGIES | ||
| COMMUNICATION AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS | ||
| GENDER AND MEDIA | ||
| TOPICS IN SEMIOTICS | ||
| SEX, SEXUALITY AND COMMUNICATION | ||
| HEALTH COMMUNICATION | ||
| COMMUNICATION IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| COMMUNICATION LAW AND ETHICS | ||
| MEDIA SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY | ||
| LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| SPORTS AND LEADERSHIP | ||
| TOPICS IN LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION | ||
| RHETORICAL THEORY AND CRITICISM | ||
| PERSUASION | ||
| CULTURAL STUDIES | ||
| TOPICS IN IMAGE, MESSAGES AND MEANING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS THEORY | ||
| ADVANCED PUBLIC RELATIONS THEORY | ||
| ENTERTAINMENT PUBLIC RELATIONS | ||
| PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS | ||
| MEDIA RELATIONS | ||
| PUBLIC RELATIONS IN BUSINESS AND FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE AND PRIVACY | ||
| GENDER, COMMUNICATION AND POLITICS | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL COURSE | ||
| WORKSHOP, SHORT COURSE, CONFERENCE, SEMINAR | ||
| SEMINAR | ||
| Section C–Electives | 19-20 | |
Note: any course used in Section C cannot count in Section B. | ||
| COMMUNICATION, COMMUNITY AND CITIZENSHIP | ||
| INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| ARGUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY | ||
| TOPICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS | ||
| EVENT PLANNING AND LOGISTICS | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION | ||
| LISTENING SKILLS | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL COURSE | ||
| DIRECTED STUDY | ||
| POLITICAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| MESSAGE DELIVERY | ||
| NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| GENDER AND COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING | ||
| DEBATE | ||
| INTERVIEWING | ||
| CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA | ||
| SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND PLANNING | ||
| TOPICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS | ||
| GLOBAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| COMMUNICATIVE REASONING | ||
| BECOMING OTHER-CENTERED | ||
| PROFESSIONAL IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT | ||
| CONFLICT MANAGEMENT SKILLS | ||
| FIELD WORK | ||
| SEMINAR | ||
| SPECIAL STUDIES | ||
| SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING | ||
| PRE-INTERNSHIP WORKSHOP | ||
| INTERNSHIP WORKSHOP | ||
| INTERNSHIP/PRACTICUM | ||
| WORKSHOP, SHORT COURSE, CONFERENCE, SEMINAR | ||
| SEMINAR | ||
| Section D–The STAR Component (STudy/Act/Reflect)–please see STAR Component Coordinator, Dr. Shields, for any additional information. | ||
Note: A minimum of 10 credits of CMST coursework at EWU must be taken before beginning the STAR component. Written and oral reports on the STAR experience must be completed successfully. | ||
This requirement can be satisfied by: • A CMST or required JRNM class that has a built-in engagement component; • An internship; • Employment or volunteer activities. | ||
| Senior Capstone Requirement | ||
| CMST 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Total Credits | 58-60 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Degree Works calculates based on these two catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who successfully earn a BA in Communication Studies from EWU should be able to do the following:
- apply ethical communication principles to message composition or analysis;
- craft compelling written messages;
- deliver an effective public speech;
- demonstrate the ability to design or conduct sound communication research;
- use communication theories to critically analyze the characteristics of mediated messages.