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COM 209: Principles & Practice of Public Speaking I
COM 206: Argumentation
COM 211: Communication Literacy & Inquiry
COM 213: Public Communication
COM 214: Relational Communication
COM 215: Organizational Communication
COM 309: Principles & Practice of Public Speaking II
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Limited substitutions may be made to the required lower-division courses with the
advisor's written consent. View all lower division courses
Work with your advisor to select five appropriate courses at the 300 and/or 400 level
from the listing of department course offerings. Every semester, a listing of those
courses that the department plans to offer will be posted and distributed to advisors.
This listing will project two years into the future and will be updated at the beginning
of each academic year.
In order to take upper level courses, students must successfully complete COM 209
and COM 211, plus COM 213, or COM 214, or COM 215, depending on the upper level course.
Here is the list of upper level courses in the redesigned COM major (as of Fall 2019):
RELATIONAL COMMUNICATION (prerequisites: COM 209, COM 211, COM 214)
COM 307: Nonverbal Communication.
COM 332: Conflict Resolution.
COM 345: Communicating Gender and Sexuality.
COM 375: Language, Thought & Behavior.
COM 380: Health Communication.
COM 385: Family Communication.
COM 387: Friendship Communication.
COM 397: Special Topics in Relational Communication.
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION (prerequisites: COM 209, COM 211, COM 215)
COM 304: Organizational Communication Consulting.
COM 333: Small Group Communication.
COM 335: Corporate Social Responsibility.
COM 337: Communication and Leadership.
COM 398: Special Topics in Organizational Communication.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION (prerequisites: COM 209, COM 211, COM 213)
COM 340: Political Communication.
COM 342: Persuasion.
COM 344: Rhetorical Criticism.
COM 348: Rhetoric & Popular Culture.
COM 396: Special Topics in Public Communication.
View all upper division courses
COM 490: Capstone (3 credits)
(prerequisites: COM 209, COM 206, COM 211, COM 213, COM 214, COM 215, and COM 309)
The capstone course is designed to bring together all your knowledge from the major
in a way that helps you complete a project pertaining to communication. The capstone
is meant to help bridge your career at WCU and your next steps after graduation.
With help from your advisor, you will select additional courses that meet your career
objectives. These may include additional courses offered by the Department of Communication
Studies or by other departments. As part of your applied area, you may also complete
a minor of your choice and/or an internship (COM 400).
Please note that COM 400 (Internship) has the prerequisites of COM 209 and COM 211
as well as ONE of the following: COM213 or COM214 or COM215. COM 400 does not count
as an upper level COM course.
Students must fulfill the foreign language/culture requirements of the Bachelor of
Arts degree as specified in the West Chester University Undergraduate Catalog. You
can complete four courses in a language of your choice (101, 102, 201, and 202), or
two courses in the language (101, 102) and three culture cluster courses. Culture
clusters are courses taught in English that focus on the culture of the language you’ve
been studying. If you already speak some foreign language, you may be able to satisfy
some of the course requirements by taking a language placement test.
A grade of C or better is required in WRT 120 and 121, and a grade of C- or better
is required in the 202-level course of a foreign language. If you choose the culture
cluster option to fulfill your language requirement, you must earn C- or better in
the 102 level of the language course and in all the culture cluster courses.
A grade of C or better must be earned in a COM course in order for it to meet a department
requirement. Also, a 2.5 average or better must be earned in the aggregate of lower-
and upper-division courses before graduation will be recommended.
Students who exhaust their course repeat options and have not earned a grade of C
or better in all the prerequisite communication courses will be advised that they
will not be able to complete the requirements for a B.A. in Communication Studies.
The department chair will offer an exit interview and help them to identify available
alternatives.
Each student majoring in Communication Studies is assigned to a faculty advisor. Students
are encouraged to meet with their advisors on a regular basis to plan and monitor
their degree progress. Read more.
To declare a COM major, visit MyWCU and submit an Academic Plan Change Request, following
the directions listed here. Selection for admission will be made at the conclusion
of the semester in which you completed the prerequisite core, after grades are posted.
Students may apply prior to earning grades in these courses but will be placed on
hold until grades have been posted. Students who do not gain admission may reapply,
but they must retake and earn a C or better in all of the three core courses.