Major / Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communicology
COMG BA students develop a scientific understanding of human communication with a curriculum focusing on its central processes and functions. Students explore creating understanding, interpersonal relationships, and persuasion and its extension in various communicative contexts, such as intercultural, group, conflict, deception, leadership, instructional, family, and health. Students learn to communicate effectively with others by making appropriate adaptations for the audience, situation, and purpose; explain communicative behavior; make compelling arguments; identify and respond to challenges in communicating with others; and conduct ethical communication research, including finding and evaluating information and collecting, assessing, and reporting data.
Learn more about the Communicology program.
In what way has the Communicology/Speech program or classes you took positively impacted your life?
The COMG program surprisingly helped me gain many new relationships with people that I never would have thought could be established. What this program has brought to me is long-lasting friendships and relationships with people who genuinely care about your future.
Janice Alegre
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communicology
Additional Details
Declaring a Major in Communicology is a two-step process:
Step 1
Complete a Communicology (COMG) – Major Declaration Form (Login required). Within three days, you will receive an email assigning you to a Major Faculty Advisor.
Step 2
Schedule an appointment by email with your assigned Major Faculty Advisor.
Note
A GPA of 2.00 or above is required for admission as a Communicology major.
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communicology requires the completion of 33 credit hours of Communicology courses, including:
1. Required Communicology Courses (18 credit hours)
- COMG 251: Principles of Effective Public Speaking
- COMG 301: Introduction to Communicological Theories
- COMG 302: Research Methods
- COMG 364: Persuasion
- COMG 371: Creating Understanding
- COMG 381: Interpersonal Relations
2. Elective Communicology Courses (15 credit hours)
- Electives must have a prerequisite or be numbered 300 or above.
- Up to 3 credit hours from any combination of COMG 399, COMG 499, and/or COMG 453 may be used toward the elective requirements.
Additional Notes
- All courses taken to satisfy the Communicology major must be for a letter grade of “C” or better.
- We recommend that COMG 301 and COMG 302 be taken within the first semester upon declaration.
- Our residence policy for majors stipulates that a minimum of 15 credit hours, which includes COMG 302, must be taken in the Communicology program.
Upon completion of the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communicology, students should be able to:
- Explain key concepts and theories in human communication, particularly in the areas of creating understanding, relational communication, persuasion/social influence, and intercultural communication.
- Apply key concepts and theories in human communication, particularly in the areas of creating understanding, relational communication, persuasion/social influence, and intercultural communication.
- Conduct ethical communication research, including library and internet research, data collection, interpretation, and reporting.