The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences 38 courses
The Communication Studies major provides students with an integrated skill set in oral and written communication that prepares them to be competent communicators in their personal, civic, and professional roles.
| Listed Requirements | 36 credits |
Foundational Requirement - 3 hrs.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 100 or COM 101 | Rhetoric And Society or Principles Human Communication | 3 |
Foundation in Oral Performance - 3 hrs.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 123 or COM 124 | Public Speaking or Honors Public Speaking | 3 |
| COM 104 | Forensics | 1 |
Additional Oral Performance Requirement - 3 hrs.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 122 or COM 121 | Civic Leadership or Crit Decisn Makng Honors | 3 |
| COM 210 or COM 323 | Oral Interpretn Literatr or Advanced Public Speaking | 3 |
| COM 348 or COM 104 | Argumentation or Forensics | 3 |
Methods Requirement - 3 hrs.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 300 or COM 310 | Human Communication Research or Rhetorical Criticism | 3 |
US/Global Citizenship Requirement - 3 hrs.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 413 or COM 465 | Communicating Across Differences or Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COM 469 or COM 365 | Communication & Gender or Global Business Communication | 3 |
| COM 441 | Global Rhetoric | 3 |
Capstone Requirement
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 499 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
Rhetoric and Public Discourse
Communication and Culture
Interpersonal Communication
Organizational Leadership
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