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Program checklist · B.A.

Communication, B.A.

Marist College · Poughkeepsie, NY

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Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
05.0200
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1062
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
192819
CourseShelf checklist
CK_192819_7f1340b1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Communication Foundation Courses (12 credits)

4 items
  1. COM 102L
    Introduction to Communication 3 Credit(s)
    Not resolved to a course
  2. COM 103L
    Digital Toolbox 3 Credit(s)
    Not resolved to a course
  3. COM 101L
    Public Presentation 3 Credit(s)
    Not resolved to a course
  4. COM 200L
    Communication Research Methods 3 Credit(s)
    Not resolved to a course

Communication Concentrations (18 credits)

0 items

    Advertising Concentration: 18 cr

    5 items
    1. COM 220L
      Introduction to Strategic Advertising 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 324L
      Research and Consumer Insight 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 329L
      Creative Problem Solving 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. COM 314L
      Media Strategy 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. COM 423L
      Strategic Advertising Campaign Development 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Select one

    3 items
    1. COM 354N
      Advertising Portfolio Development 1 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 358L
      Digital, Direct & Database Advertising 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 424L
      Branding 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Communication Studies Concentration: 18 cr

    6 items
    1. COM 203L
      Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 301L
      Small Group Communication 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 302L
      Persuasion 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. COM 325L
      Intercultural Communication 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. COM 420L
      Advanced Public Presentations 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. COM 425L
      Communication Theory 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Journalism Concentration: 18 cr

    3 items
    1. COM 242L
      Introduction to Journalism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 243L
      Journalism Skills 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 466L
      Journalism Workshop 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Select one

    4 items
    1. COM 236L
      News Editing 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 322L
      Newswriting 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 327L
      Magazine writing 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. COM 331L
      Broadcast News Writing 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Select one

    3 items
    1. COM 328N
      Layout and Design 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 332N
      Producing the Newscast 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 345L
      Photojournalism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Select one

    3 items
    1. COM 300L
      Mass Communication Law 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 341L
      Press in America 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 342L
      Readings in Journalism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Public Relations Concentration: 18 cr

    5 items
    1. COM 211L
      Introduction to Public Relations 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 212L
      Public Relations Writing Tools 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 333L
      Applied Research and Analytics 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. COM 371L
      Public Relations Case Studies 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. COM 418L
      Communication Campaign Management 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Select one

    2 items
    1. COM 347L
      Reputation and Relationship Management 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 348L
      Integrated Strategies, Tactics, and Stakeholders 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Sports Communication Concentration: 18 cr

    4 items
    1. COM 242L
      Introduction to Journalism 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 260L
      Sport, Culture, and Communication 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 308N
      Internship in Communication 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. COM 365L
      Issues in Sports Media 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Select two

    3 items
    1. COM 445L
      Sports Reporting 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 448L
      Sports Broadcasting 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COM 460L
      Sports Public Relations 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Communication Electives (15 credits)

    0 items

      Communication Capping Course (3 credits)

      1 item
      1. COM 401L
        Communication Capping 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course

      Courses in Related Fields (6 credits)

      1 item
      1. Foreign Language and/or Culture requirement 6 Credit(s) (COM LC)
        Not resolved to a course

      Core/Liberal Studies or other requirements

      38 items
      1. ANTH 101L
        Introduction to Physical Anthropology
        As published: “Introduction to Physical Anthropology 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      2. ANTH 102L
        Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
        As published: “Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      3. ANTH 231L
        American Culture II
        As published: “American Culture II 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      4. ANTH 232L
        Religion and Culture
        As published: “Religion and Culture 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      5. ANTH 233L
        Native Americans
        As published: “Native Americans 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      6. COM 400L
        Gender, Culture and Communication 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. COM 488L
        Comparative Communication Systems 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. CRJU 314L
        Race and Crime 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. CRJU 440L
        Cross Cultural Criminal Justice Systems 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. ENG 370L
        Modern Jewish Literature 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. ENG 373L
        Literature of the Holocaust 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. HIST 234L
        African-American History 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      13. HIST 263L
        Eastern Europe and Russia from 1928 to the Present 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      14. HIST 267L
        Women In Asia 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      15. HIST 269L
        Modern Asia 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      16. HIST 274L
        Modern Latin America 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      17. HIST 285L
        The History and Political Culture of Ireland 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      18. HIST 349L
        Modern Germany: Between Dictatorship and Democracy 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      19. HIST 355L
        History and Politics of the Modern Middle East 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      20. HIST 375L
        Race in Latin American History 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      21. INTD 209L
        Perspectives on the Humanities 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      22. POSC 213L
        Politics of Human Rights 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      23. POSC 321L
        Contemporary Political Theory 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      24. POSC 251L
        European Politics 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      25. POSC 252L
        Comparative Politics of Eastern Europe and Russia 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      26. POSC 271L
        Nationalism and Communism in China and Taiwan 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      27. POSC 113L
        International Relations 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      28. POSC 280L
        Model United Nations 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      29. POSC 285L
        The History and Political Culture of Ireland 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      30. POSC 325L
        International Political Economy 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      31. POSC 350L
        Latin American Politics 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      32. POSC 236L
        Politics of Developing Areas 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      33. POSC 355L
        The History and Politics of the Modern Middle East 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      34. POSC 290L
        International Law and Organization 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      35. REST 209L
        World Religions 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      36. REST 225L
        Global Liberation Theology 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      37. SOC 220L
        Sociology of Religion 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course
      38. SOCW 395L
        Social Work with Diverse Populations 3 Credit(s)
        Not resolved to a course

      Summary of Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Communication

      0 items

        1.0 Course Requirements in Communication: 48 cr

        4 items
        1. Communication Foundation Courses 12 Credit(s)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Communication Concentration Courses 18 Credit(s)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. Communication Electives 15 Credit(s)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. Communication Capping Course 3 Credit(s)
          Not resolved to a course

        2.0 Course Requirements in Related Fields: 6 cr

        1 item
        1. Foreign Language and/or Culture courses 6 Credit(s)
          Not resolved to a course

        3.0 Core/Liberal Studies Requirements

        0 items

          3.1 Foundation: 7 cr

          2 items
          1. FYS 101L
            First Year Seminar 4 Credit(s)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. ENG 120L
            Writing for College 3 Credit(s)
            Not resolved to a course

          3.2 Distribution

          0 items

            Requirements

            8 items
            1. PHIL 101L
              Philosophical Perspectives 3 Credit(s)
              Not resolved to a course
            2. Ethics, Applied Ethics, or Religious Studies 3 Credit(s)
              Not resolved to a course
            3. Fine Arts 3 Credit(s)
              Not resolved to a course
            4. History 3 Credit(s)
              Not resolved to a course
            5. Literature 3 Credit(s)
              Not resolved to a course
            6. Mathematics 3 Credit(s)
              Not resolved to a course
            7. Natural Science 3 Credit(s)
              Not resolved to a course
            8. Social Science 3 Credit(s)
              Not resolved to a course

            Requirements

            1 item
            1. Courses addressing an interdisciplinary topic.
              Not resolved to a course

            4.0 General Electives: 23 cr

            0 items

              Internships: 0-14 cr

              0 items

                Recommended Program Sequence for a Bachelor of Arts in Communication

                1 item
                1. Recommended Program Sequence for a Bachelor of Arts in Communication
                  Not resolved to a course
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