Requirements for a Major in Communication (BA)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Minimum Total Hours Requirement		(124)
Minimum Hours in Residence		(60)
Minimum GPA - 2.0 ("C") Overall
Minimum Advanced Hours (for UG: 3000- or 4000-level courses)		(36)
General Education Requirements
Arts and Sciences Core 1		47-54
Major Requirements
CSS 1302	Public Speaking for Business and Professional Students	3
or CSS 1304	Argumentation and Debate
CSS 3302	Introduction to Rhetorical Theory and Criticism	3
CSS 3310	Communication Theory	3
Required Concentration
Students will select a concentration for the remaining 27 hrs. of coursework which relates to their academic or professional focus.		27
Corporate Communication Concentration
Rhetoric and Civic Communication Concentration
Generalist Concentration
Honors Concentration
Note: Additional elective hrs. to reach 124 hrs. minimum may be required.
Total Hours		124

Communication Subfields

Each of the concentrations includes coursework from the following subfields:

Corporate Communication

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CSS 1305	Introduction to Communication 2
CSS 3301	Organizational Communication
CSS 3304	Small Group Communication
CSS 3306	Interviewing
CSS 3311	Interpersonal Communication
CSS 3312	Nonverbal Communication
CSS 3313	Communication and Ethnic Studies
CSS 3314	Intercultural Communication
CSS 3315	Health Communication
CSS 3330	Communication, Sport, and Society
CSS 3992	Baylor in Washington Semester Internship
CSS 3V9R	Undergraduate Communication Research
CSS 4302	Communication Training and Development
CSS 4303	Leadership Communication
CSS 4304	Advanced Small Group Communication
CSS 4305	Nonprofit Communication
CSS 4306	Advanced Interviewing
CSS 4308	Advanced Organizational Communication
CSS 4309	Communication and AI
CSS 4311	Conflict Communication
CSS 4312	Investigating Communication Contexts
CSS 4313	Family Communication
CSS 4314	Communication Consulting
CSS 4316	Advanced Interpersonal Communication
CSS 4318	Communication and New Technology
CSS 4319	Culture, Health, and Communication
CSS 4320	Health Campaigns
CSS 4324	Lying and Deception
CSS 4326	Internship - Baylor in New York
CSS 4327	Professional Development - Baylor in New York
CSS 4336	Contemporary Communication Issues
CSS 4347	Communication and Culture
CSS 4380	Internship in Communication I
CSS 4381	Internship in Communication II

Rhetoric and Civic Communication

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIC 1313	World of Rhetoric I
BIC 1323	World of Rhetoric II: Rhetoric in Context
CSS 1305	Introduction to Communication 2
CSS 2264	Contest Speaking
CSS 2265	Contest Speaking
CSS 3247	Advanced Debate
CSS 3248	Advanced Debate
CSS 3305	Advanced Public Speaking
CSS 3307	Legal Communication
CSS 3316	Persuasion
CSS 3393	Rhetoric of Popular Culture
CSS 3395	Visual Communication
CSS 3992	Baylor in Washington Semester Internship
CSS 3V9R	Undergraduate Communication Research
CSS 4307	Communication and International Politics
CSS 4310	Political Communication
CSS 4317	Health Narratives
CSS 4321	Rhetoric of Public Memory
CSS 4335	War Rhetoric
CSS 4336	Contemporary Communication Issues
CSS 4350	Rhetoric of Women and Gender
CSS 4351	Criticism of Contemporary Public Address
CSS 4352	Corporate Advocacy and Public Policy
CSS 4353	Public Discourse and Foreign Policy
CSS 4354	African American Communication
CSS 4380	Internship in Communication I
CSS 4381	Internship in Communication II
CSS 4392	Rhetorics of Race
CSS 4394	Rhetorical Theory
CSS 4395	Visual Rhetoric
CSS 4396	American Rhetoric
CSS 4397	Public Discourse and the Classic Liberal Tradition

¹

Core requirements and hours may vary based on individual student factors, including course selection, language proficiency, transfer status, specialized programs (e.g., BIC).  Students should consult with their advisor and degree audit for additional information.

²

CSS 1305 Introduction to Communication is a New Student Experience course, taught in Fall semester only, and is a strongly recommended course for all incoming, first-time freshmen only.