undergraduate areas of study
Students are required to take a minimum of 15 credits in one conceptual area of emphasis in the department's undergraduate program. There are six areas of concentration, as listed below. (Courses in the journalism concentration are listed in a separate section detailing the journalism program. Click on any of the areas to see a list of courses for that area.
- Communication and Culture
- Communication Technology and Society
- Global Communication
- Political Communication
- Rhetoric and Critical/Cultural Studies
- Social Interaction
- Courses in the journalism concentration are listed separately here

