Bachelor of Arts in Communications

Waldorf’s online communications degree will prepare you for many exciting positions within the communications industry by combining a liberal arts education with specific job skills and service to the greater community. Waldorf will help you improve your proficiency in written and verbal communication, visual literacy and multimedia skills.

Using their professional media experience and research into successful programs from throughout the country, the professors at Waldorf have built a strong program based on several key principles:

• Experienced Faculty Members
• State-of-the-Art Technology
• Practical Experience
• Student Capstone

For the Communications program, a Mac computer and the software indicated in the course descriptions are required for student purchase.

Major Requirements

Prefix	Number	Course	Credit Hours
Major Required--Group A			30
COM	1010	Graphic Core	3
COM	1020	Digital Core	3
COM	1030	Mass Communications and Society	3
COM	1040	News Gathering and Reporting	3
COM	2010	Visual Theory	3
COM	2040	Introduction to Public Relations	3
COM	3180	Editing	3
COM	4410	Mass Media Law	3
COM	4420	Media Literacy	3
COM	4520	Senior Capstone	3
Professional Electives--Group B			30
In-Field Electives: Choose a minimum of 9 credits from the following courses
COM	3020	Radio Production	3
COM	3030	Television/Film Production	3
COM	3400	Digital Imaging	3
COM	4010	Web Design	3
COM	4220	Public Relation Skills	3
COM	4360	Crisis Management	3
Cross-Disciplinary Electives: Choose remaining elective credits from the following courses
BUS	3201	Principles of Marketing	3
BUS	3352	Human Resource Management	3
BUS	3451	Organizational Theory and Leadership	3
BUS	4060	Team Building and Leadership	3
BUS	4080	Creative Thinking and Problem Solving	3
BUS	4160	Negotiation/Conflict Resolution	3
PSY	3140	Social Psychology	3
PSY	3500	Judgment and Decision Making	3
PSY	4510	Attitudes and Persuasion	3
Major Requirements Total			60
Core Requirements Total			60
Grand Total:			120

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

• Completion of the core curriculum
• Completion of the required courses in the major field and electives to total 120 credit hours
• Minimum of 36 upper-division credit hours
• A grade of C or higher on all coursework in the major
• 2.00 cumulative grade point average in work completed at Waldorf
  

Hardware Requirements

Required hardware is listed within the course descriptions in the course catalog. Waldorf’s Communications program requires a Mac computer with the minimum specifications needed to operate the Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design Suite software:

Apple Store education pricing – See Mac computer with the following specifications:

• 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
• Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
• 8GB 1600MHz memory
• 750GB 5400-rpm hard drive
• Intel HD Graphics 4000

Software Requirements

Required software is listed within the course descriptions in the course catalog.

• Adobe’s student discount program
• Pricing for Adobe CS6 Design Suite, one of the primary software packages used in the program

Minor Requirements

A minor in Communications requires 21 credit hours. Required courses: COM 1010, COM 1020, COM 1030, and COM 1040. Nine credit hours from the following electives: COM 2010, COM 2040, COM 3180, COM 3020, COM 3030, COM 4220, and COM 4410.

Three-Day Residency Course Option
In addition to offering programs 100% on-campus and 100% online, Waldorf offers a hybrid option for students who wish to integrate one-credit, face-to-face learning experiences into their online programs. See www.waldorf.edu/residency for more information.