Undergraduate Catalog 2018-19 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2018-19 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Media & Communication: Public Relations (BS.MDC.PRL)


Bachelor of Science graduates in Media & Communication will be aware of the nature of the communication enterprise:

  1. as a force in shaping social, economic, and political structure;
  2. from ethical and ideological perspectives;
  3. from global and national perspectives.

Graduates will also be able to:

  1. research and analyze material;
  2. write well;
  3. competently use chosen technological media;
  4. produce material of high quality in at least one medium;
  5. work collaboratively;
  6. make sound choices in the design and meaning of their messages and productions.

Finally, graduates will have:

  1. the ability to think independently and critically;
  2. the flexibility necessary to adapt to rapid changes in the field;
  3. an understanding of the need to balance and evaluate personal, organizational, and public concerns in the process of creative production.

BS in Media & Communication with a Concentration in Public Relations


plus take 15 additional credits of COM courses (15 cr)


and in the senior year (6 cr):


(Credits required for the major: 48)


Also complete a Minor, a Civic Engagement Certificate, or related area of focused study


Complete an 18 or more credit Minor or related area of focused study approved by the faculty advisor, or a Civic Engagement Certificate. The Minor or area of focused study may not be in Media & Communication, nor may it include any courses the student applies to the Major requirements. Should the Major and Minor require the same course, a relevant substitution is required in one or the other.

And complete the University's Gen Ed requirements


Review  the Gen Ed requirements.

Law Degree (CU/VLS 3+2)


This major participates in the 3+2 program with Vermont Law School, in which highly-focused students can earn a Bachelor's degree in just three years at CU and a Juris Doctor (JD) degree in just two years at VLS. 

For details, see the Law Degree page .