Communication Major | Theatre Arts Major | Communication Minor | Graduate Studies
Communication Major Areas of study include:
48 credit hours (includes 9 credits from the prerequisite core) are required for the communication major. A minimum 2.0 GPA is required on major coursework, including the prerequisite core. Course requirements are as follows:
Information about the Theatre Arts major can be found at the Theatre Arts Web Page.
Minors must complete 27 credits, 15 of which must be upper division. Students minoring in Communication must complete COMM 111, COMM 114, and COMM 218. Either COMM 320 or COMM 321 are also required. Variable credit courses may not be used toward completion of the minor. Courses used for the minor must be taken for a letter grade. A minimum GPA of 2.0 must be earned in Communication coursework.
The Department of Speech Communication participates in the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) program.
The MAIS degree allows a graduate student to attain broad, advanced knowledge and achievement from three fields of study. Any graduate major or minor may serve as a field for this degree. Two of the three fields may be from one department if the areas of concentration within these two fields are different. At least one field must be selected from among the programs in the College of Liberal Arts. A minimum of 9 credit hours in each of the three fields of study is required; at least 12 credits must be taken in the College of Liberal Arts. No more than 21 credits (excluding thesis or research paper credit) may be taken in any field unless the total program exceeds 45 credits. There is no foreign language requirement. No more than 3 credit hours of blanket-numbered courses in each field of study may be used in the program; thesis credits (Option A) or research paper credits (Option B) are exempt from this limitation. The student's committee consists of four members of the graduate faculty - one from each of the three fields - and a Graduate Council representative. A final oral examination is required. A minimum of 45 graduate credit hours and a 3.0 GPA are required for both degrees. A maximum of 15 graduate credit hours may be transferred from another accredited institution pending approval of the Department and the Graduate School. Oregon State University is on the quarter system, thus 1 semester unit equals 1.5 quarter units.
