Applied Communications - BS

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Academic Requirements

First Semester

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 1 OR UNIV 101 - Student Success Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 100 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
COMM 101 - Intro to Communication Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 100 - Introductory Psychology Credit Hours: 3
MATH 115 - Statistics Credit Hours: 3
Select One: US History and Civic Engagement (23UC) or World History and Global Awareness (23WG) Credit Hours: 3

Second Semester

COMM 100 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
COMM 199 - Research Communication Credit Hours: 1
COMM 250 - Applied Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 211 - Integrating Tech: Adolescent Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 200 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 220 - Social Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Third Semester

COMM 310 - Argumentation and Debate Credit Hours: 3
LITR 1XX course chosen from General Education: Humanities (23HU) Credit Hours: 3
Select One: The Arts (23AR) or World Languages (23WL) Credit Hours: 3
Natural Science and Scientific Reasoning (23NS) and Critical Thinking and Reasoning (23RE) Credit Hours: 3-4
Select one Program Elective from the list below. Credit Hours: 3

Fourth Semester

COMM 201 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 3
COMM 299 - Field Experience Credit Hours: 1
ENGL 230 - Applied Grammar Credit Hours: 3
General Education: Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (23DV) Credit Hours: 3
Unrestricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
Select one Program Elective from the list below. Credit Hours: 3

Fifth Semester

ARTS 250 - Graphic Design Credit Hours: 3
BUSI 245 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3
Select one Program Elective from the list below. Credit Hours: 3
Select one Upper Division Program Elective from the list below. Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division BUSI, CITA, COMM, ENGL, HUMN, or LITR Elective not otherwise required for the degree Credit Hours: 3

Sixth Semester

CITA 355 - Social Media Credit Hours: 3
COMM 330 - Digital Literacy and Transmedia Production Credit Hours: 3
COMM 399 - Field Internship Credit Hours: 3
Select one Upper Division Program Elective from the list below. Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division BUSI, CITA, COMM, ENGL, HUMN, or LITR Elective not otherwise required for the degree Credit Hours: 3

Seventh Semester

CITA 380 - Dynamic Graphics & Animation Credit Hours: 3
COMM 315 - Accessibility Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division BUSI, CITA, COMM, ENGL, HUMN, or LITR Elective not otherwise required for the degree Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division BUSI, CITA, COMM, ENGL, HUMN, or LITR Elective not otherwise required for the degree Credit Hours: 3
Unrestricted Elective Credit Hours: 3

Eighth Semester

COMM 499 - Senior Internship Credit Hours: 12
Unrestricted Elective Credit Hours: 3

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 123

Applied Communications Program Electives

BUSI 343 - Individual Behavior in Organizations Credit Hours: 3
CITA 140 - Introduction to Programming I Credit Hours: 3
COMM 120 - Audio & Video Production I Credit Hours: 3
COMM 210 - Topics in Communication Credit Hours: 3
COMM 300 - Organizational Communication Credit Hours: 3
COMM 320 - User-Generated Content Credit Hours: 3
COMM 380 - Systems & Theories Credit Hours: 3
Economics Elective (choose one): ECON 101 or ECON 110 or ECON 120 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 205 - Creative Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 210 - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 305 - Creative Nonfiction Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division Humanities (HUMN 3xx or HUMN 4xx)
Upper Division Literature (LITR 3xx or LITR 4xx)
Psychology Elective (choose one): PSYC 260 or PSYC 300 Credit Hours: 3
Upper Division Sustainability Elective(s) (SUST 3xx or SUST 4xx)

SUNY General Education Requirement

Students should be aware that GE requirements vary by degree type. Some majors require additional categories and/or credits. Consult with your academic advisor for program-specific information; for more information, visit: General Education

General Education Categories and Abbreviations (in alphabetical order):

	23AR	The Arts
	23DV	Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, & Social Justice
	23HU	Humanities
	23MA	Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning
	23NS/23RE	Natural Sciences and Critical Thinking & Reasoning
	23OC	Oral Communication
	23SS	Social Sciences
	23UC	US History & Civic Engagement
	23WC/23IL	Written Communication and Information Literacy
	23WG	World History & Global Awareness
	23WL	World Languages
	AOS Degree Programs	Specialized Courses approved to satisfy General Education in AOS degree programs

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Applied Communications BS program will be able to:

communicate effectively in oral, written, and/or multiple-media modes in ways that are rhetorically appropriate for the purpose and audience;
locate, evaluate, synthesize, and apply information from a variety of sources to problems and/or challenges within the field of communications;
demonstrate proficiency with a variety of multimedia tools; and
apply concepts from communication studies to provide solutions for workplace challenges.

CODES:

SUNY Curriculum Code: 3086

HEGIS: 0601.00

CIP: 090100

Academic Program Enterprise System ID: 17587

NYSED IRP: 41878

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