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Major Requirements (52 Credits)

  1. The COM major consists of 36 credits in COM and 16 credits of pre-approved cognate work in allied areas of study. Cognates may count toward second majors and minors.
  2. Core: 16 credits including COM 101 and 111; one ethics class selected from PHL 225, 227, 228 or 229; one additional cognate course selected from PHL 103, PHL 126, ENG 200, ENG 220, an intermediate conversation or composition course in a non-English language, or other course pre-approved by the COM Department.
  3. Concentration: 26 credits in one of the following areas of concentration:
    1. Interpersonal Communication: COM 301 and 14 additional COM credits, at least 4 of which must be upper level. Must also take 8 cognate credits selected from COG 120, 180, 280; EHS 223; PSY 212, 231, 236, 240; REL 210; SOA 220, 241, 251, 353; WST 101, 102, 280; other cognate course pre-approved by the COM Department.
    2. Organizational and Strategic Communication: COM 302 and 14 additional COM credits, at least 4 of which must be upper level. Must also take 8 cognate credits selected from ART 224, 230, 232; BUS 301, 323, 333, 401; EHS 270; PAF 150, 350, 450; POL 141, 341, 345; SOA 326; other cognate course pre-approved by the COM Department.
    3. Mass Media and Communication Technology: COM 303 and 14 additional COM credits, at least 4 of which must be upper level. Must also take 8 cognate credits selected from ART 224, 230, 232; CSC 114, 120, 335; ENG 230, 270, 370; MUS 201, 214, 215; NMS 210; SOA 328; other cognate course pre-approved by the COM Department.
  4. Capstone Courses: 10 credits of COM 350, 385 and 450. Note: No more than 4 credits of COM 385-386 may be counted toward the COM major.

Minor Requirements

24 credits which must include COM 101; 111; 350; 450; 12 additional COM credits at least 8 of which must be upper level.

 

Spring Term at Alma is a one-month immersion on a single academic topic that offers learning experiences not typically available during the more traditional 15-week fall and winter terms. For example, during Spring Term ‘07 students explored important cultural sites in China, worked to restore a Jewish Holocaust cemetery in Poland, analyzed ethic politics in Scotland, and studied medieval literature in London.

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Graduate Profile

Jason Paradowski
Graduation: 1994
Major: Communication

Jason Paradowski began his Alma career interested in biology but was drawn into communication through Alma’s liberal arts education.

“A broad interest in training and development led to my interest in interpersonal and organizational communication after a couple of years exploring the sciences,” the 1994 graduate says. “The grounding in critical thinking and problem solving that a broad liberal arts degree can provide has been instrumental in continuing my personal and professional development.”

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