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Communication

Required courses: CTA-203, 211, 241, 300, 302, 400

Journalism/Public Relations Emphasis (47 hours): Art-235; CTA-105, 225, 226, 242, 281, 296, 301, 327; CTA-399 or 499; Eng-221 or 326 or 327, or 328.

Performance Studies Emphasis - Drama/Theatre (37-44 hours): CTA-152, 153, 154, 232, 233, 373; six to ten hours from CTA-200, 231, 242, 298, 299, 302, 333, 399, 499, and ECTA-350.

Composition and Rhetoric Emphasis: (36 hours): CTA-311, Eng-221, two courses from Eng-326, 327, and 328; Eng-231 or 431, one course from CTA-200, 225, 306, 333, and ECTA-350.

Interpersonal Emphasis: (34–38 hours): CTA-306, 309, 333, 399; six to ten hours from CTA-200, 301, Soc-306, 331, 333, 361, Psy-341, 442, 451, ECTA-350, Psy/Bus-351, Bus-443, Soc-201, 345, Psy-421, 445, SW-201, Theo-485 or other electives in interpersonal, group or family communication.

English (36 hours)

• Eng-221, 231,
• two courses from Eng-326, 327, and 328;
• 341 or 342 or 343,
• 362 or 363 or 364,
• 366,
• 381 or 382 or 384,
• 383 or 385,
• 431,
• and six hours to be selected from the preceding options and Eng-391, 392, 491.
• [Eng-324 - The Nebraska Story or The New England Study Tour may be substituted for any English course, preferably American Literature. Eng-361-The London Literary Tour may be substituted for any English course, preferably British Literature or Shakespeare. Eng-387 - Modern and Postmodern Drama may be substituted for the Modern Literature requirement (Eng-383 or 385).]

English and English language learners (ELL/ESL) are available as elementary school subject concentrations.

Language arts is available as a content teaching area for middle level teacher education students.

Language arts is available as a field endorsement for secondary education students. English is available as a comprehensive subject major. Drama, English as a second language, speech, and English are available as subject endorsement for secondary education. English language learners is available as as supplemental secondary endorsement.

See also: Please check the course catalog for other information about programs in which you are interested.