
What can you do
with a major in
Communication?
Almost anything.

Communication doesn’t just happen on radio, television, the Internet or via text messages. It happens in homes, board rooms, concert halls, and out on the street. It happens when you are alone, with a few good friends, or in a room with a thousand people.
Communication is an act that is distinctly human. Moreover, communication is a gift, a human ability granted to us by our Creator, given for the purpose of serving Him. As communication scholar Quentin Schultze says, “God’s gift of communication equips us to represent the Creator on earth.”
Southern Wesleyan’s new major in communication is being designed with these principles in mind. Communication can take many forms, but no matter how we approach it, we must be stewards of this great gift. We must understand how communication works, examine how communication is used (and misused), and then seek ways to use it that bring honor to God and our community.
Then, anything is possible.
Bachelor of Arts in Media Communication
Southern Wesleyan's Bachelor of Arts in Media Communication degree offers students the opportunity to explore and understand today's media saturated world and the role a person of faith can play in it. Students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Communication degree will be equipped to pursue diverse careers such as on-line journalism, media producer, advertising, writer, web page design or teaching.
Major Requirements:
All students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Media Communication degree must earn 45 units - 27 from a common core and 18 from one of two concentrations: Media Production or Mass Media Studies.
| Media Communication Core |
| COMM 1003 Intro to Communication Studies |
| COMM 1203 History of Media |
| COMM 2123 Interpersonal Communication |
| COMM 2303 Persuasion |
| COMM 3003 Communication Theory |
| COMM 3053 Media Theory |
| COMM 3703 Communication and the Christian Faith |
| COMM 4703 Communication Ethics |
| COMM 4903 Communication Capstone |
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| Media Production Concentration |
| COMM 1503 Multi-Media Production |
| COMM 2153 Writing for Public Media |
| COMM 2503 Introduction to Digital Media |
| COMM 3153 Reporting |
| COMM 3753 Media Law |
| COMM 4503 Public Relations |
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| Mass Media Studies Concentration |
| COMM 2403 Introduction to Popular Culture |
| COMM 3203 Rhetorical Theory |
| COMM 3403 Media Criticism |
| COMM 4243 Media and Society |
| COMM 4423 Seminar in Popular Culture |
| +1 Elective Course from Media Production Concentration or as approved by advisor |
Minor Requirements:
Students pursuing a minor in Media Communication must earn 21 units, 15 of which must be 300 level or higher, chosen from the following:
| COMM 1203 | History of Media |
| COMM 1503 | Multi-Media Production |
| COMM 2123 | Interpersonal Communication |
| COMM 2303 | Persuasion |
| COMM 2403 | Introduction to Popular Culture |
| COMM 3003 | Communication Theory |
| COMM 3053 | Media Theory |
| COMM 3703 | Communication and the Christian Faith |
| COMM 4703 | Communication Ethics |
| COMM 4423 | Seminar in Popular Culture |



