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Nov 04, 2024
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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Professional Communications, B.S.
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Major Code: (0951)
Bachelor of Science Learning Outcomes
The successful student will:
- Develop proficiency and fluency with the tools of technology and 21st-century multimedia communication platforms;
- Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multimedia texts appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context;
- Work successfully in teams to pose and solve problems collaboratively and to strengthen independent thought;
- Design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes;
- Manage, analyze, and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information;
- Apply ethical communication principles and practices.
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Degree Requirements
The Professional Communications degree follows the Rio model of two-year associate degree + two-year stackable bachelor’s degree. Students take classes in Communication, Art, and English to gain the perspective, knowledge, and skills necessary to communicate professionally, creatively, and effectively in the 21st century workplace. In the 4-year bachelor program, students are offered internship opportunities with local businesses and agencies and choose from a variety of course electives that will enhance their individual interests, their future goals, and their Professional Communications portfolios.
General Education must include:
Total General Education hours: 39
Major Area required courses:
Communication (21 hours):
Internship and Portfolio (7 hours):
- Writing and Communication Internship Semester Hours: 6
- Portfolio Semester Hours: 1
Total Major Area Hours: 71-72
Electives at 300-400 level: 12
Total hours needed to graduate: 122-123
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