2004/2005 Program Changes - Joint Major in Business Administration and Communication

Bill Richards, School of Communication

November 4, 2003

The following changes are proposed for the Joint Major in Business Administration and Communication, under Faculty of Business Administration (p. 193 of 2003/4 calendar).

Current	Proposed
Communication Lower Division Requirements CMNS 110-3 Introduction to Communication Studies CMNS 130-3 Explorations in Mass Communication CMNS 260-3 Introduction to Empirical Communication Research Methods and five additional lower division courses for a total of 21 hours in communication including all of CMNS 221-3 Media and Audiences CMNS 260-3 Introduction to Empirical Communication Research Methods CMNS 261-3 Documentary Research in Communication	Communication Lower Division Requirements CMNS 110-3 Introduction to Communication Studies CMNS 130-3 Explorations in Mass Communication and six 200-level CMNS courses for a total of 24 credit hours in Communication including both of CMNS 221-3 Media and Audiences CMNS 223-3 Advertising as Social Communication and at least two of CMNS 260-3 Empirical Communication Research Methods CMNS 261-3 Documentary Research in Communication CMNS 262-3 Design and Method in Qualitative Communication Research
The completion of a course in basic science or social science methods, as required for the communication major, will be deemed fulfilled by the requirements for a major in business administration.	[delete]

Current

Proposed

Communication Lower Division Requirements

CMNS 110-3 Introduction to Communication Studies
CMNS 130-3 Explorations in Mass Communication
CMNS 260-3 Introduction to Empirical Communication Research Methods

and five additional lower division courses for a total of 21 hours in communication including

all of

CMNS 221-3 Media and Audiences
CMNS 260-3 Introduction to Empirical Communication Research Methods
CMNS 261-3 Documentary Research in Communication

Communication Lower Division Requirements

CMNS 110-3 Introduction to Communication Studies
CMNS 130-3 Explorations in Mass Communication

and six 200-level CMNS courses for a total of 24 credit hours in Communication including both of

CMNS 221-3 Media and Audiences
CMNS 223-3 Advertising as Social Communication

and at least two of

CMNS 260-3 Empirical Communication Research Methods
CMNS 261-3 Documentary Research in Communication
CMNS 262-3 Design and Method in Qualitative Communication Research

The completion of a course in basic science or social science methods, as required for the communication major, will be deemed fulfilled by the requirements for a major in business administration.

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Rationale

The changes to lower division requirements parallel the changes to the CMNS major program. The note is no longer relevant.