Program: Communication, Bachelor of Arts - Southeastern University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 18, 2025

2015-2016 Southeastern University Catalog

Four Year Plan

Communication, Bachelor of Arts Four Year Plan

General Education Core - 55 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

Behavioral Science Elective (select one) - 3 Hours

Select one of the following:

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

Social Science Elective (select one) - 3 Hours

Select one of the following:

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 - 3 Hours

BUSI 1903 - PERSONAL FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Credits: 3

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

Humanities Elective (select one) - 3 Hours

Select one of the following:

COMM 1503 - SURVEY OF WESTERN ART 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

Literature Elective (select one) - 3 Hours

Select one of the following:

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

Student must score at or above 440 on the SAT or 19 on the ACT to take the below Math courses or take Math 1053

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 (with lab) - 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 - INVERTEBRATE & VERTEBRATE DIVERSITY 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

Major Core - 36 Hours

Communication Core - 18 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
COMM 4853 - MEDIA CRITICISM Credits: 3

Select Additional Communication Courses - 18 Hours

General Electives - 29 Hours

Total - 126 Hours

Language Requirement (Intermediate Level) - 6 Hours

Students who demonstrate proficiency at the Intermediate B level may take 6 additional hours of General Electives.