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Dec 04, 2024
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Goucher College 2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
Communication Major
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In order for students to declare the major, they must have college writing proficiency and have earned a C+ in COM 105 “Introduction to Media and Communication Studies” or COM 232 “Writing for Film, Television, and Radio”.
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All students must complete a total of 42 credits within the major
Requirements are as follows:
Three 300-level courses in theory, history, or analysis, from the following list:
Three 400-level courses, two of which have to be in theory, history, or analysis from the following list:
Note:
Majors have to take at least 15 credits at advanced levels. This can be done in two ways:
1. Three 400-level, 4 credit courses AND 3 credits of internship
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2. Three 400-level, 4 credit courses AND 2 credits of internship and 1 credit of Capstone Project within the major.
Writing Proficiency in the Major
Students are required to take COM 232 and COM 262 and achieve a grade of B- or better in COM 262 to be granted writing proficiency in the major. To achieve writing proficiency, students are expected to master the ability to
- write grammatically correct, syntactically sophisticated sentences and construct cohesive, effective paragraphs consistently and spontaneously;
- research and integrate information from multiple sources; and
- provide substantial and appropriate support for theses and propositions and demonstrate the correlating ability to develop and write well-reasoned arguments of merit in the field of communication studies.
- Students who fail to obtain writing proficiency in the major twice, will be dropped from the major.
Qualifications Required to Graduate with Honors
Honors are decided by a vote of the full-time and half-time faculty just prior to Commencement each year. The following guidelines are used to determine honors:
- Students must achieve a grade point average of at least 3.67 in all 200-, 300-, and 400-level courses taken in the major to be considered for honors.
- No student will be considered for honors who has taken any 200- or 300-level course for the major beyond the 100-level pass/no pass, except for those courses that can only be taken on a pass/no pass basis (internship and applied video).
- Students must demonstrate via their course work or a senior thesis either (1) a superior grasp of communication and media studies theory, criticism, and/or history, or (2) creativity and substance in an applied skill.
- Students must complete a variety of rigorous courses in the major and should take courses from many of the full-time faculty.
Multiple Failed Courses
It is the program’s policy that students majoring in communication must receive at least a C- in every course taken toward the completion of the major. Any student who receives a grade below C- in more than two courses will not be permitted to continue in the major.
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