University Catalog

Curriculum in Communication

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

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First Semester

††COMM 101	Orientation to the Study of Communication	1	hour
Natural Science1,G		3	hours
Foreign Language 1012,	SPAN 101, FREN 101, ITAL 101, LAT 101, or GERM 101	3	hours
ENGL 101G,H	Freshman Composition	3	hours
HIST 101, or HIST 107, or HIST 2013,G,H	Western Civilization to 1500 World Civilization to 1500 American History to 1877	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††COMM 102	Professional Traditions in Communication	1	hour
††COMM 151	Writing for the Mass Media	3	hours
Foreign Language 1022	SPAN 102, FREN 102,  ITAL 102, LAT 102, or GERM 102	3	hours
ENGL 102G,H	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
HIST 102, or HIST 108, or HIST 2023,H	Western Civilization since 1500 World History since 1500 American History since 1877	3	hours
LS 102	Introduction to Information Research	1	hour
Kinesiology Lab		1	hour
	Total:	15	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

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First Semester

††COMM 159	Survey of Mass Communication and Society	3	hours
††COMM 211H	Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232G,H	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
Foreign Language 2012	SPAN 201, FREN 201, ITAL 201, LAT 201, or GERM 201	3	hours
MATH 105 or 151/161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra with Fundamentals / College Algebra	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††COMM Elective		3	hours
††COMM 215	Introduction to Interpersonal Communication	3	hours
ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232G,H	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
Foreign Language 2022	SPAN 202, FREN 202, ITAL 202, LAT 202, or GERM 202	3	hours
MATH 241G	Elementary Statistics	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

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First Semester

††COMM Elective		3	hours
††COMM Elective		3	hours
Social Science ElectiveG		3	hours
Humanities Elective4		3	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††COMM 391	Communication Theory and Research	3	hours
††COMM Elective		3	hours
††COMM Elective		3	hours
THEA 131, or MUS 151, or ART 105, or ART 106, or DNC 100G,H	Introduction to the Theatre Introduction to Music Survey of World Art History I Survey of World Art History II Introduction to Dance	3	hours
Social Science ElectiveG		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

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First Semester

††COMM 453	Communication Law and Policy	3	hours
††COMM  Elective		3	hours
Biological Science1,G		3	hours
THEA 131, or MUS 151, or ART 105, or ART 106, or DNC 100H	Introduction to the Theatre Introduction to Music Survey of World Art History I Survey of World Art History II Introduction to Dance	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

Second Semester

††COMM 498	Professional Seminar in Communication	3	hours
††COMM  Elective		3	hours
Biological/ Physical Science1,G		3	hours
THEA 131, or MUS 151, or ART 105, or ART 106, or DNC 100H	Introduction to the Theatre Introduction to Music Survey of World Art History I Survey of World Art History II Introduction to Dance	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of free electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses
^HHonors students to take Honors course option:
ENGL 101 or 121H or 123H
ENGL 102 or 122H or 124H
ENGL 230 or 231 or 232 or 210H or 291H or 292H
HIST 101 or 102 or 201 or 202 or 101H or 102H or 201H or 202H
COMM 211 or 211H
GBIO 106 or 151H
GBIO 151 or 151H
Art Elective or HONR 191 

^{††Major course; Grade of “C” or better required.
1}Students must complete a minimum of 6 hours in a two-semester sequence of biological science plus a physical science or a two-semester sequence of a physical science plus a biological science. Students must complete one of the natural science two-semester sequences listed in the Admissions Criteria and Academic Regulations section of this catalog.
²Twelve semester hours in one foreign language are required.
³Students must take HIST 101-102, 107-108, or 201-202.
⁴Selected from Foreign Language, History, Literature (English or Foreign Language), or Philosophy. (Sophomore level or above.) The following English courses will not fulfill this requirement: 312, 321, 322, 371, 372, 373, 380, 413, 414, 447, 448, 467, 482, 483, 485, and 486.