These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.

Summary of Requirements

The degree of Bachelor of Arts may be conferred upon a student majoring in Communication and Social Influence by the recommendation of the faculty and upon satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 overall and in the major.

Students must meet:

  1. University requirements:
    • All students are required to complete the General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
    • All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses in their major at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø. The specific writing-intensive course options for this major are °ä³§±õÌý2296, °ä³§±õÌý2696, °ä³§±õÌý3296, and °ä³§±õÌý3896.
  2. Lew Klein College of Media and Communication requirements, including °­³¢±·Ìý1001Ìý²¹²Ô»å °­³¢±·Ìý1002.
  3. Minimum 45 credit hours in Communication and Social Influence.
  4. Maximum 59 credit hours may be taken in Communication and Social Influence courses.
  5. A grade of C- or higher must be attained in all required Communication and Social Influence courses.
  6. No more than 12 semester hours of transfer credits may be applied to Communication and Social Influence requirements.
  7. No more than 8 credits may be taken in Kinesiology and Dance activities courses.

Communication and Social Influence Requirements

CSI Core Courses
°ä³§±õÌý1111Introduction to Public Speaking3
´Ç°ùÌý°ä³§±õÌý1911 Honors Introduction to Public Speaking
°ä³§±õÌý1112Introduction to Communication and Social Influence3
°ä³§±õÌý1113Persuasion3
°ä³§±õÌý2111Argumentation and Advocacy3
°ä³§±õÌý2112Social Influence Inquiry3
Subject Areas
Select six courses from the three subject areas of Civic Engagement, Conflict Communication, and Risk Communication.18
One course in each of the three subject areas (9 credits)
Three other courses in any subject areas (9 credits)
Course levels for the six subject area courses should be selected as follows:
One 1000-level course
Two 2000-level courses 1
Two 3000-level courses 1
One 4000-level course
Civic Engagement Courses
°ä³§±õÌý1201
Communication and Civic Engagement
°ä³§±õÌý2201
The Meaningful Enjoyment of Civic Life
°ä³§±õÌý2296
Resistance, Protests, and Social Movements (WI)
°ä³§±õÌý3201
Rhetoric and Civic Culture
°ä³§±õÌý3296
Speechwriting (WI)
°ä³§±õÌý4201
Communication, Attitudes, and Opinion
Conflict Communication Courses
°ä³§±õÌý1401
Conflict and Communication Behavior
°ä³§±õÌý2401
Intercultural and Cross Cultural Conflict
°ä³§±õÌý2403
Civil Disobedience
°ä³§±õÌý3401
Social Activism and Community Organizing
°ä³§±õÌý3402
Conflict and Influence: Identity, Emotion and Power
°ä³§±õÌý4402
Multiparty Conflict Proceses: Dialogue, Facilitation and Multiparty Mediation
Risk Communication Courses
°ä³§±õÌý1601
Communication and Behavior Change
°ä³§±õÌý2602
Rhetoric of Hate and Violence
°ä³§±õÌý2696
Risk Communication (WI)
°ä³§±õÌý3601
Misperceptions and Misinformation
°ä³§±õÌý3602
Communicating Science in Today's World
°ä³§±õÌý4601
Narrative Persuasion
Supporting Areas
At least 1 culture course3
°ä³§±õÌý3701
Intercultural Communication
°ä³§±õÌý3702
Communication, Culture and Identity
At least 1 method course3
°ä³§±õÌý3801
Social Science Research Methods of Social Influence
°ä³§±õÌý3896
Rhetorical Criticism (WI)
Experience Course
Select one of the following:3
°ä³§±õÌý3085
Study Away Internship
°ä³§±õÌý3185
Internship
°ä³§±õÌý3187
Practicum
°ä³§±õÌý3191
Directed Research
Senior Seminar
°ä³§±õÌý4111Senior Seminar3
Total Credit Hours45
1

If °ä³§±õÌý3896 is selected as the method course, one writing-intensive (WI) course must be selected from among the subject area course choices. If °ä³§±õÌý3896 is not selected, then two WI courses must be selected.