Interdisciplinary Communication Major
For someone seeking a broader experience of communication arts, the interdisciplinary major allows a student to tailor a major uniquely suited to that student's interests and career goals. In close consultation with an adviser, classes will be carefully chosen from the major areas of communication arts: communication studies, English media studies, and worship arts.
OBJECTIVE
This major allows the student with particular interests or with a particular career goal in mind to create an interdisciplinary program that enables the student to achieve his or her goals. The program must be designed in consultation with a communication arts advisor.
Important Notes
- 40% of major requirements must be completed at Judson.
- 40% of major requirements must be upper division.
Gen Eds Required by Major
- COM311 Language and Society (3 c.h.) (fulfills Gen Ed GEN301 Requirement)
- ENG360 World Classics: European (3 c.h.) (fulfills Gen Ed Upper Division English Requirement)
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Arts | ||
| COM311 | Language and Society | 3 |
| COM442 | Communication Theory/Application | 3 |
| COM499 | Senior Research Project | 3 |
| COM293 | Communication Arts Conference 1 | 1 |
| Linguistics/Literature | ||
| ENG360 | World Classics: European | 3 |
| Select 3 hours of coursework with ENG prefix at 200, 300, or 400-level | 3 | |
| Media Arts | ||
| FLM241 | Media Theory I | 3 |
| Advanced Speech Electives | ||
| Select 6 hours of coursework with SPC prefix at 200, 300 or 400-level | 6 | |
| Communication Arts Electives | ||
| Select 21 hours of coursework with COM, ENG, MED or SPC prefixes 2 | 21 | |
Communication Arts Elective | ||
English Elective | ||
Media Studies Elective | ||
Speech Elective | ||
| Total Hours | 46 | |
- 1
Students must register for COM293 Communication Arts Conference (1.00 c.h.) every semester that they attend Judson. Registration is for 0 credit hours except the student’s final semester when it must be taken for 1 credit hour.
- 2
ENG101 Expository Writing (3 c.h.) and ENG102 Critical Thinking and Writing (3 c.h.) do not apply to this major
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Communication (Four-Year Plan)
Academic planning is the student's responsibility. This Graduation Plan is designed to be a guide to assist students as they plan their course selections. This is only a suggested schedule, and is not a substitute for a student's Degree Audit, nor the Program Requirements in the Judson University Catalog. Actual course selections should be made with the advice and approval of an academic advisor. Students should become familiar with the catalog in effect at the time at which they entered the institution. Course requirements and sequencing may vary with AP courses, transfer courses, English/math placement, or other conditions.
A full-time course load for undergraduate students is 12-18 credits per semester. Illinois residents receiving state aid should register for 15 hours per semester.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| BST110 | Intro to the Christian Bible | 3 |
| ENG101 | Expository Writing (or ACT/SAT placement) | 3 |
| GEN101 | Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation (<24 transfer hours) | 1 |
| ESS101 | Wellness | 1 |
| Physical Activity course | 1 | |
| SPC120 | Foundations of Speech | 3 |
| PSY111 or SOC151 |
Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| COM293 | Communication Arts Conference 1 | 0 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| THS110 | Christian Faith: Understanding and Application | 3 |
| ENG102 | Critical Thinking and Writing (or ACT/SAT placement) | 3 |
| HIS262 | History of Civilization II | 3 |
| PSY111 or SOC151 |
Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| Math based on ACT/SAT placement | 3 | |
| Any Elective | 3 | |
| COM293 | Communication Arts Conference 1 | 0 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Gen Ed Visual and Performing Arts Elective | 3 | |
| Gen Ed History Elective | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| FLM241 | Media Theory I | 3 |
| ENG360 | World Classics: European | 3 |
| COM293 | Communication Arts Conference 1 | 0 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Advanced Speech Elective 1 2 | 3 | |
| Communication Arts Elective 1 2 | 3 | |
| COM311 | Language and Society 3 | 3 |
| COM293 | Communication Arts Conference 1 | 0 |
| Any Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Gen Ed Biblical Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Linguistics/Literature Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Advanced Speech Elective 2 2 | 3 | |
| Communication Arts Elective 2 2 | 3 | |
| COM293 | Communication Arts Conference 1 | 0 |
| Any Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Communication Arts Elective 3 2 | 3 | |
| Communication Arts Elective 4 2 | 3 | |
| COM293 | Communication Arts Conference 1 | 0 |
| COM442 | Communication Theory/Application | 3 |
| Any Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| GEN401 | The Good Life: Continuing the Conversation 4 | 3 |
| Communication Arts Elective 5 2 | 3 | |
| Communication Arts Elective 6 2 | 3 | |
| COM293 | Communication Arts Conference 1 | 0 |
| Any Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| COM499 | Senior Research Project 4 | 3 |
| Communication Arts Elective 7 2 | 3 | |
| COM293 | Communication Arts Conference 1 | 1 |
| Any Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 125 | |
- 1
Students must register for COM293 every semester that they attend Judson. Registration is for 0 credit hours except the student’s final semester when it must be taken for 1 credit hour.
- 2
See the list of approved Lingustics/Literature, Advanced Speech and Communication Arts Electives on the major audit. Some courses are offered only once a year or once every other year.
- 3
GEN301 equivalent
- 4
Continuing the Conversation and Senior Research can be taken in either Fall or Spring of the student's senior year.