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Program checklist · Strategic Communication Studies Major

Strategic Communication Studies Major

College of Saint Benedict · Saint Joseph, MN

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Program
Award
Strategic Communication Studies Major
Total credits (published)
40
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
174747
CourseShelf checklist
CK_174747_3767dba6_1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

5 items
  1. COMM 102
    Public Speaking and the Public Sphere
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. COMM 103
    Media and Society
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. COMM 105
    Introduction to Human Communication
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  4. COMM 390
    Communicating Ethically
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  5. Goal Area Requirements 1
    Not resolved to a course
    12

Message Design Elective

electives · 0 items

    Analysis Elective

    electives · 0 items

      Communication and Community Elective

      electives · 1 item
      1. Additional Approved Strategic Communication Studies Electives 2
        Not resolved to a course
        12

      Message Design (at least 4 credits of the following)

      7 items
      1. COMM 220
        Debate & Democracy
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. COMM 225
        Argumentation and Advocacy
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. COMM 240
        Digital Video Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. COMM 245
        Introduction to Media Writing
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. COMM 283A
        Public Relations Branding
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      6. COMM 283B
        Advertising Branding
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      7. COMM 346
        Strategic Communication Campaigns Design Experience
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Analysis (at least 4 credits of the following)

      16 items
      1. COMM 110
        Voices Unheard: Gender, Race, and Power in America
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. COMM 112
        Adulting and Identity
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. COMM 205
        Interpersonal Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. COMM 248
        Media & Youth
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. COMM 251
        Communication and Conflict
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      6. COMM 265
        Group Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      7. COMM 277A
        Listening for Justice
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      8. COMM 278A
        Rhetoric of Social Change
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      9. COMM 282A
        Public Relations
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      10. COMM 336
        Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Campaign Design
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      11. COMM 338
        Strategic Social Media Marketing and Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      12. COMM 342
        Communication in an AI Era
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      13. COMM 352
        Health Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      14. COMM 354
        Gender, Media, and Political Campaigns
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      15. COMM 367
        Organizational Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      16. COMM 379B
        Rhetoric of Advertising
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Communication and Community (at least 4 credits of the following)

      17 items
      1. COMM 304
        Political Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. COMM 305
        Gender, Voice, and Power
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. COMM 310
        Black Civil Rights Rhetoric
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. COMM 312
        Rhetorical Dimensions of Sport
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. COMM 330
        Apology and Crisis Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      6. COMM 314
        Public Health Marketing
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      7. COMM 341
        News and Democracy
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      8. COMM 347
        Media Effects
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      9. COMM 350
        Intercultural Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      10. COMM 350A
        Intercultural Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      11. COMM 351
        Gender and Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      12. COMM 353A
        Intercultural Health Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      13. COMM 361
        Fat Studies
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      14. COMM 378A
        Environmental Rhetoric
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      15. COMM 379A
        Freedom of Speech
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      16. COMM 379C
        The Truth Wars: Media and the Limits of the First Amendment
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      17. COMM 384B
        Rhetoric and Popular Music
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Additional Approved Strategic Communication Studies Electives

      electives · 0 items

        COMM courses

        0 items

          Any COMM courrse from the goal areas may count as an elective 3

          electives · 0 items

            Up to 4 credits

            3 items
            1. COMM 271
              Individual Learning Project
              Not resolved to a course
              1-4
            2. COMM 371
              Individual Learning Project
              Not resolved to a course
              1-4
            3. COMM 397
              Internship
              Not resolved to a course
              1-4

            Approved Courses from Other Departments (up to 4 credits)

            12 items
            1. ART 217
              Introduction to Photography
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. ART 218
              Introduction to Computer Art
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. ART 317
              Intermediate/Advanced Photography
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            4. ART 318
              Intermediate/Advanced Computer Art and Graphic Design
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            5. ART 333A
              Computer Art: Portrait
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            6. ART 333D
              Computer Art: Visual Narrative
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            7. DATA 162
              Introductory Data Analysis and Visualization
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            8. ENGL 217
              Data and Narrative Writing
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            9. ENGL 311
              Creative Nonfiction
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            10. PSYC 221
              Applied Behavioral Statistics
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            11. PSYC 235
              Research Methods
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            12. SOAN 379B
              Quantitative Research in Action: Methods in the Real World
              Not resolved to a course
              4
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