Course Requirements

There are four key requirements for the major: 

1. General education and Viterbo graduation requirements
2. Communication studies core requirements – 33 credits
3. Visual communication core requirements – 14 credits
4. Emphasis area requirements (students choose either graphic design or digital media) – 16 credits

A. General education and Viterbo graduation requirements – see the 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog 
 

B. Communication studies core (minimum 33 credits) 

1. ENGL 273: Rhetorical Studies (3 credits) - NEW
2. PSYC 100 or 171: General Psychology (3 or 4 credits)
3. SOCL 125: Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
4. PSYC 250: Social Psychology (3 credits)
5. COMM 305: Communication Theory (3 credits) - NEW
6. COMM 230: Media, Technology, and Culture (3 credits) – NEW
7. COMM or ARTS118: Intro to Digital Media (3 credits)
8. COMM 140: Principles of Visual Communication (3 credits)
9. SOCL 338: Quantitative Research Methods or Psych 3XX: Qualitative Research (3 credits)
10. MATH 130, MATH 230, MGMT 230*, or MATH 155 AND Applied Stats (new course) (3–6 credits)
11. COMM 414: Communication law and ethics (3 credits) – NEW – W course
12. Portfolio will be required by all students

*Note: Will not satisfy math competency for the general education requirements without an additional math course.

C. Visual communication core requirements (14 credits) 

1. ARTS 105: Intro to Art (2 credits)
2. ARTS 111: Foundations in drawing (3 credits)
3. COMM 220: Layout Design
4. COMM 330: Computer Illustration
5. COMM 223: Web Design and Development

D. Communication studies: visual communication major (pick one emphasis)