Bachelor
of Arts in
Public Relations
2003-2005 Catalog Curriculum
Dr. Sandra C. Duhe, scduhe@louisiana.edu
Public
Relations Major Coordinator
Total
credit hours: 125
Total CMCN credit hours: 42 | |
Disclaimer:
these are excerpts from the University bulletin and students should refer to their
particular bulletin for a more comprehensive description of requirements and
restrictions
BOARD OF REGENTS'
SPEECH COURSE REQUIREMENT (3 credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | | 3 | CMCN
310: Public Speaking |
CMCN CORE (12 credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | | 3 |
CMCN
170: Media and Society (Formerly 110) |
|
3 | CMCN
212: Introductory Newswriting | |
3 |
CMCN
384: Communication Theory and Research (Formerly 344) |
| 3 |
CMCN
385: Communication Law and Ethics (Formerly 345) |
NOTE: Upper-division status is required before
CMCN 384 and 385 can be taken. Upper-division status also is required before 400
(G) courses can be taken.
CMCN
SPECIALIZATION (21 credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | | 3 | CMCN
320: Principles of Public Relations | |
3 | CMCN
321: Writing for Public Relations | |
3 |
CMCN 335: Media
Graphics
or
CMCN 338: Internet Communication |
| 3 |
CMCN
475G: Communication Research (Formerly 405) |
|
3 | CMCN
423: Public Relations Cases | |
3 | CMCN
425G: Public Relations Campaign Management |
| 3 | CMCN
490G: Communication Internship |
CMCN
ELECTIVES (3 credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | | 3 | CMCN
Elective | NOTE:
Upper-division status is required before 400 (G) courses can be taken. Students
must obtain advisor approval for electives. Students cannot take more than 45
credit hours in CMCN without adding to their 125 credits required for graduation.
ENGL
(15 credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | | 3 | ENGL
101: Rhetoric and Composition | |
3 | ENGL
102: Composition and Literature | |
3 | ENGL
2XX: (200-level ENGL literature course) |
| 3 | ENGL
304: Vocabulary Development | |
3 | ENGL
360: Advanced Exposition | NOTE:
Choose the 200-level course from among ENGL 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 215
or 216.
MODL
(13 credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | | 5 | MODL
101: Modern Language | |
5 | MODL
201: Modern Language | |
3 | MODL
202/203: Modern Language | NOTE:
Choices must be in one language: French, German, Latin, or Spanish.
HIST (6 credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | | 3 | HIST
(HIST credits are determined in consultation with advisor) |
| 3 | HIST
(HIST credits are determined in consultation with advisor) |
MATH
(6-8 credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | | 3/5 | MATH
100 or 105: College Algebra | |
3 | STAT
214: Elementary Statistics |
SCI
(9 credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | | 3 | PHYS,
CHEM, or GEOL | | 3 | BIOL |
| 3 | PHYS,
CHEM, GEOL or BIOL | NOTE:
SCI courses must be from two fields: physical (PHYS, CHEM or GEOL) and biological
(BIOL).
BHSC
(9 credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | | 3 | ANTH,
GEOG, POLS, PSYC, SOCI, or CJUS. | |
3 | ANTH,
GEOG, POLS, PSYC, SOCI, or CJUS. | |
3 | ANTH,
GEOG, POLS, PSYC, SOCI, or CJUS. |
NOTE:
3 hours must be at the 200 level or above
BUSINESS (12
credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | | 3 | MGMT
230: Fundamentals of Management
(Sophomore status required) |
| 3 | ECON
300: Fundamentals of Economics | |
3 | MKGT
345: Principles of Marketing
(Upper Division status is required) |
| 3 | MKTG
380: Promotional Strategy and Management
(Upper Division status and MKGT 345
is required) |
OTHER/ELECTIVES
(10 credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | | 1 | HUMN
101: Explorations in Liberal Arts (for first-time freshmen only) |
| 3 | AHBS
(ENGL, HUMN, PHIL or MODL) | |
3 | Arts
Elective (DANC, MUS, THEA or VIAR) | 3 | Free
elective to be chosen with advisor | NOTES:
*Consult advisor for approved Arts elective.
MINOR
[NOT IN CMCN] (18 credits):
| Credits | Course
Title | |
6* | |
| 12* | |
NOTE:
*Twelve of the 18 credit hours for the minor are double counted from courses taken
to meet other requirements. Six of the 18 hours must be in 300 or 400 level courses.
Minors available in ENGL, MODL, BUSI, or a selected discipline in the BHSC. |
