Program: Journalism/Public Relations, Bachelor of Arts - Southeastern University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 07, 2025

2014-2015 Southeastern University Catalog

Four Year Plan

Journalism/Public Relations, Bachelor of Arts Four Year Plan

General Education Core - 54 Hours

Arts of Communication - 9 Hours

COMM 1433 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH Credits: 3
ENGL 1133 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I Credits: 3
A student may waive ENGL 1133 with a score at or above the 75th percentile on the Critical Reading portion of the SAT or the English portion of the ACT.
ENGL 1233 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II Credits: 3

Behavioral & Social Sciences - 6 Hours

Choose One Behavioral Science Elective from the Following - 3 Hours

PSYC 1133 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 1233 - PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT Credits: 3

Choose one Social Science Elective from the Following - 3 Hours

SSCI 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credits: 3
SSCI 2233 - MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Credits: 3
BUSI 2203 - MICROECONOMICS Credits: 3
BUSI 2103 - MACROECONOMICS Credits: 3

Business - 2 Hours

BUSI 1902 - PERS FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Credits: 2
Or
FINC 1903 - PERSONAL FINANCE

History and Government - 3 Hours

Select one of the following:

HIST 1013 - WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO THE 16TH CENTURY Credits: 3
HIST 1023 - WESTERN CIVILIZATION 17TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT Credits: 3
HIST 2013 - AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877 Credits: 3
HIST 2023 - AMERICAN HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT Credits: 3
POLS 2413 - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Credits: 3

Humanities and Fine Arts - 6 Hours

Choose One Humanities Elective from the Following - 3 Hours

COMM 1503 - WESTERN ART APPRECIATION Credits: 3
COMM 2033 - THEATRE APPRECIATION Credits: 3
COMM 2433 - FILM APPRECIATION Credits: 3
ENGL 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Credits: 3
MUSC 1003 - MUSIC APPRECIATION Credits: 3
MUSC 1103 - HISTORY OF JAZZ Credits: 3

Choose One Literature Elective from the Following - 3 Hours

ENGL 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 2513 - BRITISH LITERATURE I Credits: 3
ENGL 2523 - BRITISH LITERATURE II Credits: 3
ENGL 3633 - AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 3933 - AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 4343 - NATIVE AMERICAN LIT & CULTURE Credits: 3
ENGL 4533 - CONTEMPORARY LIT Credits: 3

Mathematics - 6 Hours

Select two of the following:

MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
MATH 1313 - LIBERAL ARTS MATH I Credits: 3
MATH 1323 - LIBERAL ARTS MATH II Credits: 3
MATH 1413 - PRECALCULUS Credits: 3
MATH 2023 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Credits: 3
MATH 2144 - CALCULUS I Credits: 4
MATH 2244 - CALCULUS II Credits: 4

Natural Science - 4 Hours

Select one of the following lectures and the corresponding lab:

BIOL 1333 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSI Credits: 3
NSCI 1033 - LIFE SCIENCE Credits: 3
NSCI 1113 - INTRO TO PHYSICS Credits: 3
NSCI 1133 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE I Credits: 3
NSCI 1213 - INTRO TO CHEMISTRY Credits: 3
NSCI 1433 - BOTANY Credits: 3
NSCI 2033 - ASTRONOMY AND EARTH SCIENCE Credits: 3
NSCI 2233 - ASTRONOMY Credits: 3
NSCI 2433 - ZOOLOGY Credits: 3
NSCI 3333 - ECOLOGY Credits: 3
NSCI 4033 - GEOLOGY Credits: 3

Religion Core - 18 Hours

THEO 1503 - CHRIST, CULTURE, AND THE UNIVERSITY Credits: 3
BIOT 1133 - OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY Credits: 3
BINT 1233 - NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY Credits: 3
THEO 1313 - SURVEY OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY Credits: 3
COMM 3113 - INTEGRATING FAITH IN LANG COMM ARTS Credits: 3

Theology Elective - 3 Hours

Select One:

MISS 3733 - WORLD RELIGIONS Credits: 3
PHIL 2003 - PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS Credits: 3
PHIL 3233 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Credits: 3
HITH 3403 - HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY & ARCHEOLOGY OF ISRAEL Credits: 3

Language Requirement (Intermediate Level) - 6 Hours

The Bachelor of Arts degree requires 6 hours of one foreign language at the intermediate level.

Note: Students demonstrating proficiency at the Intermediate B level may take 6 additional hours of General Electives.

LANG 2133 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH (A) Credits: 3
LANG 2233 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH (B) Credits: 3
LANG 2743 - GREEK II (A) Credits: 3
LANG 2843 - GREEK II (B) Credits: 3
LANG 2143 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE III Credits: 3
LANG 2243 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE IV Credits: 3

Major Core - 42 Hours

Communication Core - 15 Hours

COMM 2122 - MEDIA ETHICS Credits: 2
COMM 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION Credits: 3
COMM 3333 - WRITING FOR THE MASS MEDIA Credits: 3
COMM 3533 - MASS COMMUNICATION THEORY Credits: 3
COMM 4001 - COMMUNICATION SEMINAR Credits: 1
COMM 4533 - MASS COMMUNICATION LAW Credits: 3

Journalism/Public Relations Concentration -27 Hours

COMM 2322 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS Credits: 2
COMM 2423 - WRITING FOR DIGITAL MEDIA Credits: 3
COMM 3041 - PUBLICATION PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTI Credits: 0.5
COMM 4333 - WRTNG FOR PUBL RELATIONS & ADVERTIS Credits: 3
COMM 4453 - ADVANCED DIGITAL REPORTING Credits: 3

Choose 15 Credits from the Following:

COMM 2023 - PHOTOGRAPHY Credits: 3
BUSI 2113 - BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS I Credits: 3
COMM 3003 - MAGAZINE DESIGN & PRODUCTION Credits: 3
COMM 3041 - PUBLICATION PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTI Credits: 0.5
BUSI 3223 - BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS II Credits: 3
BUSI 3303 - MARKETING Credits: 3
COMM 3433 - ADVANCED EXPOSITORY WRITING Credits: 3
COMM 4163 - ADVANCED CREATIVE NONFICTION Credits: 3
COMM 4363 - CORPORATE PUBLIC RELATIONS Credits: 3

General Electives - 24 Hours

Total - 126 Hours