Program Overview

Introduction to the Bachelor of Arts in Communication

The degree of Bachelor of Arts may be conferred upon a student majoring in Communication by the recommendation of the faculty and upon satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 overall and in the major.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Communication

Students must meet the following requirements:

• University requirements:
  • All students are required to complete the General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
  • All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses in their major at Temple University. The specific writing-intensive courses for this major are COMC 2696 and COMC 3296.
• Lew Klein College of Media and Communication requirements, including KLN 1001 and KLN 1002.
• Minimum of 45 credit hours in Communication courses.
• Maximum of 59 credit hours may be taken in Communication courses.
• A C- or higher grade must be attained in all required Communication courses.
• No more than 12 semester hours of transfer credits may be applied to Communication requirements.

BA in Communication Requirements

The following courses are required for the BA in Communication:

• Communication (COMC) Core Courses:
  • Select one of the following:
    • COMC 1111: Presentations for Policy Change
    • COMC 1911: Honors Presentations for Policy Change
    • COMC 1118: Presentations for the Digital Workplace
  • COMC 1112: Introduction to Communication
  • COMC 1113: Persuasion Theory and Practice
  • COMC 2111: Argumentation and Advocacy
  • COMC 2112: Communication Theory
• Support Areas: Complete six (6) courses
  • Two Writing Intensive Courses:
    • COMC 2696: Professional Writing for Science, Health, and Policy Issues
    • COMC 3296: Speechwriting
  • One Methods Course:
    • COMC 3801: Communication Research Methods
  • One Culture Course:
    • Select one of the following:
      • COMC 3701: Intercultural Communication
      • COMC 3702: Communication, Culture and Identity
  • One Experience Course:
    • Select one of the following:
      • COMC 3085: Study Away Internship
      • COMC 3185: Internship
      • COMC 3187
      • COMC 3191: Directed Research
  • Senior Seminar:
    • COMC 4111: Careers for Social Impact
• Content Areas: Complete any four (4) courses
  • Select four of the following:
    • Advocacy:
      • COMC 1301: Resistance, Protests, and Social Movements
      • COMC 2301: Countercultural Communication: Opposition, Subversion, Transgression
      • COMC 3401: Social Activism and Community Organizing
      • COMC 4404: Podcasting for Civic Engagement
    • Conflict Management:
      • COMC 1401: Conflict and Communication Behavior
      • COMC 2401: Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Conflict
      • COMC 3402: Conflict and Influence: Identity, Emotion and Power
      • COMC 4202: Multiparty Conflict Processes: Dialogue, Facilitation and Multiparty Mediation
    • Science, Health, Environment and Risk (SHER):
      • COMC 1601: Communication and Behavior Change
      • COMC 2601: Misperceptions and Misinformation
      • COMC 3202: Communication, Attitudes, and Opinion
      • COMC 4601: Narrative Persuasion

Total Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 45