2005/2006 Calendar Revisions - School of Communications

Gary McCarron, Chair of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, School of Communications

January 18, 2005

Change in Joint Major with Business Requirements

Current (p. 187 of calendar)	Proposed
Communications Upper Division Requirements for Marketing Concentration Required Students must complete 24 credit hours of upper division courses in communications including both of CMNS 323-4 Cultural Dimensions in Advertising CMNS 425-4 Applied Communications for Social Issues Directed Studies (readings) and field placement credit will not count as part of the upper division hours required by communication for the joint major.	Communications Upper Division Requirements for Marketing Concentration Required Students must complete 24 credit hours of upper division courses in communications, including CMNS 323-4 Cultural Dimensions in Advertising CMNS 425-4, Applied Communications for Social Issues, is recommended but not required. Directed Studies (readings) and field placement credit will not count as part of the upper division hours required by Communication for the joint major.

Current (p. 187 of calendar)

Proposed

Communications Upper Division Requirements for Marketing Concentration

Required Students must complete 24 credit hours of upper division courses in communications including both of

CMNS 323-4 Cultural Dimensions in Advertising

CMNS 425-4 Applied Communications for Social Issues

Directed Studies (readings) and field placement credit will not count as part of the upper division hours required by communication for the joint major.

Communications Upper Division Requirements for Marketing Concentration

Required Students must complete 24 credit hours of upper division courses in communications, including

CMNS 323-4 Cultural Dimensions in Advertising

CMNS 425-4, Applied Communications for Social Issues, is recommended but not required. Directed Studies (readings) and field placement credit will not count as part of the upper division hours required by Communication for the joint major.

Rationale:

CMNS 425 is not taught frequently enough to make it mandatory for all CMNS/BUS joint majors.