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2007-2009 Catalog

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2007-2009 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English/Humanities (Communication) BA

Degree Requirements

General Education Program		34 Hours
	Further information is listed in the General Education Program in the current catalog or can be obtained from the dean’s office. Students taking PHIL 2200 in the major may not use it to fulfill the Cultural Perspectives requirement in the GEP.
English/Humanities Courses		65 Hours
	(Includes a 3-hour elective requirement.)
Communication Concentration		23 Hours
Electives		3 Hours

Total Hours Required		125 Hours

English/Humanities Courses (65 Hours)

Foreign Language (8 Hours)

Speech (3 Hours)

COMM 1103 - Public Speaking and Human Communication

Philosophy (3 Hours)

Introduction to Literature (3 Hours)

ENGL 2200 - Introduction to Literature

Linguistics (6 Hours)

Survey of Literature (15 Hours)

World Literature (3 Hours)

ENGL 2247 - World Literature

Shakespeare (3 Hours)

Theory and Practice in Composition (3 Hours)

ENGL 3315 - Theory and Practice in Composition

British Literature Before 1800 (3 Hours)

ENGL 3311 - Major English Authors (Before 1800)
ENGL 4411 - Renaissance Literature
ENGL 4421 - 17th Century Literature
and other suitable courses

British Literature After 1800 (3 Hours)

ENGL 3312 - Major English Authors (After 1800)
ENGL 3321 - The English Novel
ENGL 3322 - Modern English Drama
ENGL 4441 - The Romantics
ENGL 4446 - The Victorians
and other suitable courses

American Literature (3 Hours)

ENGL 3351 - Major American Authors
ENGL 3371 - The American Novel
ENGL 3373 - Modern American Poetry
ENGL 4461 - 19th Century American Literature
ENGL 4471 - 20th Century American Literature
and other suitable courses

Literature as Social Perspective (3 Hours)

Fundamentals of Criticism (3 Hours)

ENGL 3381 - Fundamentals of Criticism

Humanities Electives (3 Hours)

Communication Concentration (23 Hours)

Electives (3 Hours)

Choose from the following:

COMM 2275 - Radio and Television Journalism
COMM 2289 - Magazine Feature Writing
COMM 3300 - Public Relations and Communications
COMM 3392 - Inter cultural Communication
COMM 3395 - Practicum 2
COMM 4420 - Advanced Public Relations Writing
COMM 4999 - Topics in Communication
PHIL 1105 - Rhetoric and Reasoning
Or selected courses from Fine Arts or Business

Bachelor Degrees

Special Notes

Students must complete—at Shawnee State— at least 12 credit hours in their majors. The 12 hours must be taken at the 3000 or 4000 level. In the case of the BS natural science, at least 8 of the 12 upper division hours must be in the first concentration.
General Electives Elective hours are not limited to any particular area of study and can be earned in science to enhance the major or to complete requirements for a minor. Courses from all departments of the University can be used to satisfy the electives requirements. Electives should include courses in the arts and humanities. Coherent groups of courses are encouraged and should be chosen with the student’s career objectives and personal interests in mind. Consultation with your faculty advisor is highly recommended so that electives can be an important component of your educational experience.