Communication Arts, B.A.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Program | ||
| Understanding College (FS) | 1 | |
| Writing and Presentation (WRI1 and OC1) | 6 | |
| Mathematics (QR1) | 3-4 | |
| Information Literacy, Media, and Research (ITML) | 3 | |
| Creative Voices across Cultures (HCE) | 6 | |
| Science at Work (NPW) | 6-10 | |
| Ethics, Reality, and Logic (PEM) | 6 | |
| Individual and Societies (SEH) | 6 | |
| Our World, Past and Present (WHG) | 6 | |
| Personal Wellness (FH) | 2-3 | |
| Religion and Culturewhat(RS) | 3 | |
| Communications Major | ||
| COM-2000 | Mass Communication | 3 |
| Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Acting I: Voice and Movement | ||
| Select ONE of the following courses | 3 | |
| History of Film | ||
or COM-3110 | Studies in Film | |
| COM-3200 | News Writing | 3 |
| COM-3300 | Television Studio Production | 3 |
| COM-3400 | Persuasion | 3 |
| COM-3410 | Advertising | 3 |
| Select four of the following courses: | 12 | |
| Film Criticism | ||
| Writing for Performance | ||
| Basic Digital Media Production | ||
| Directing | ||
| Creative Advertising | ||
| Public Relations in Modern Media | ||
| Globalization of Media, Communication & Technology | ||
| Communications and the Law | ||
| COM-4997 | Senior Comprehensive- Tutorial 1 | 3 |
| Liberal Arts 2 | 18 | |
| General electives | 21 | |
| Total Hours | 123-129 | |
- 1
The successful completion of COM-4997 Senior Comprehensive- Tutorial or COM-4998 Senior Comprehensive Seminar satisfies the College’s Comprehensive Examination/Thesis requirement.
- 2
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree must complete 2/3 of their degree credits (i.e. minimum 90 credits) from courses in the Liberal Arts category.
In keeping with our mission at St. Francis College, the courses you take courses across the liberal arts ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and building a foundation for future success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepares you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit.
Institutional Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate sensitivity to creative expression
- Communicate ideas and information through written, oral, visual and digital media
- Employ critical and analytical skills
- Value diverse perspectives of the human experience
- Implement information, technology and media literacy
- Demonstrate quantitative literacy
Foundation Courses- First Year College (13-14 credits)
St. Francis College’s mission, emphasizing Franciscan education, highlights access and opportunities for all students. In your first year at SFC, you will combine key skill development with courses in the liberal arts and in your areas of interest. Each of these courses and categories is essential to your success in college and beyond. Our First Year Foundations program ensures that all students will be equitably prepared to excel and achieve their goals.
Bodies of Knowledge (35 credits)
At St. Francis College, our Franciscan mission states that we “educate the whole person for a full, relational life.” This means that we strive, by making certain you take courses across the liberal arts, to ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and create success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepare you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit.