James Madison University · Courses
SCOM 136 courses with the subject SCOM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Catalogs 1 Programs 474 Checklists 329 Courses 4,954 Policies 48 Agreements 4 Comparability 61 Subject AAAD 7 ACTG 37 ADSU 10 AHRD 17 AIRS 9 AMST 2 ANTH 59 ARAB 37 ARCD 21 ARED 13 ART 85 ARTE 4 ARTH 70 ARTS 3 ASL 4 ASTR 11 ATEP 23 BIO 167 BIOT 8 BLAW 8 BSAN 5 BUS 2 CAL 1 CDS 2 CE 4 CHEM 57 CHIN 19 CIEE 11 CIS 29 CISE 4 CIV 4 CLAS 5 COB 16 CRJU 11 CS 81 CSD 101 CSM 3 DANC 41 DATA 6 DS 1 DST 1 ECED 25 ECON 49 EDUC 37 ELED 37 ENG 148 ENGR 56 ENVM 1 ENVT 11 EXED 130 FAM 12 FDS 4 FIN 35 FL 1 FLED 4 FR 37 GEOG 76 GEOL 49 GER 32 GERN 7 GRAD 3 GRK 4 GRPH 29 HIST 194 HM 33 HON 26 HRD 15 HSA 18 HTH 41 HUM 6 HUMN 7 IA 39 IART 1 IB 10 IDLS 17 IECE 32 IND 4 INDU 22 INTA 3 IPE 9 IS 12 ISAT 135 ISCI 7 IT 31 ITAL 38 JAPN 15 JUST 63 KIN 90 KOR 12 LAT 5 LAXC 7 LDT 19 LEAD 42 LED 39 LEIL 13 LING 5 LTLE 8 MAED 10 MATH 110 MATS 2 MBA 39 MGT 27 MIED 2 MKTG 28 MSCI 20 MSSE 49 MUAP 87 MUED 46 MUI 16 MUPED 20 MUS 129 NPS 7 NSG 146 NUTR 63 OT 30 PA 38 PERS 6 PHIL 60 PHYS 64 PORT 7 POSC 118 PPA 26 PSYC 186 PUAD 29 QUST 5 REL 67 RUS 22 SCOM 136 SJS 2 SLCP 9 SMAD 77 SOCI 57 SOWK 34 SPAN 66 SRL 21 SRM 21 STAD 7 SWA 9 TCLD 4 TESL 36 THEA 72 UNST 17 VOED 1 WGSS 31 WLC 13 WRTC 75 YTHJ 3 SCOM 121 Fundamental Human Communication: Presentations [C1HC] 3
Prerequisites: If you have already earned credit for SCOM 121, SCOM 122, or SCOM 123, you are not eligible to enroll for another SCOM 121, SCOM 122 or SCOM 123.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 122 Fundamental Human Communication: Individual Presentations [C1HC] 3
Prerequisites: If you have already earned credit for SCOM 121, SCOM 122, or SCOM 123, you are not eligible to enroll for another SCOM 121, SCOM 122 or SCOM 123.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 123 Fundamental Human Communication: Group Presentations [C1HC] 3
Prerequisites: If you have already earned credit for SCOM 121, SCOM 122, or SCOM 123, you are not eligible to enroll for another SCOM 121, SCOM 122 or SCOM 123.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 230 Introduction to Sport Communication 3
Prerequisites: Sport communication minor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 240 Introduction to Communication Theory 2
Prerequisites: Declared SCOM majors or declared SCOM minors only, and SCOM 121, SCOM 122 or SCOM 123, and sophomore standing or above. Corequisites: SCOM 240L.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 2 Credits (max) 2 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 240L Communication Theory Lab 1
Prerequisites: Declared SCOM majors or SCOM minors only, and SCOM 121, SCOM 122 or SCOM 123, and sophomore standing or above. Corequisites: SCOM 240.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 1 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 242 Presentational Speaking 3
Prerequisites: Fully-admitted SCOM major.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 244 Sport Communication Techniques: Writing and Reporting 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 230.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 245 Signs, Symbols and Social Interaction 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 121, SCOM 122 or SCOM 123.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 248 Intercultural Communication 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 121, SCOM 122 or SCOM 123.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 260 Introduction to Public Relations 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 261 Public Relations Techniques I: Written 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 260 and fully-admitted SCOM major or Sport Communication minor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 280 Introduction to Communication Research 3
Prerequisites: Fully-admitted SCOM major.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 295 Study Abroad Pre-Departure Seminar 1-3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 300 Interdisciplinary Special Topics in Communication Studies 1-3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Repeatable May be repeated up to six credits. Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 301 Feminist Blogging: Writing for Shout Out! JMU 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 302 Third Wave Ecofeminism 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 303 Special Topics in Health Communication 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Repeatable May be repeated up to six credits. Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 305 Language and Culture 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 306 Special Topics in Organizational Communication 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 240, SCOM 350, and Organizational Communication concentration; or permission of the instructor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Repeatable May be repeated up to six credits. Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 312 Sport Communication Minor Practicum 1-3
Prerequisites: SCOM 230; Sport communication minor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Repeatable May be repeated for a maximum of 6. Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 313 Topics in Communication Studies 1-3
Prerequisites: Fully-admitted SCOM major or minor, or permission of the instructor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 314 Communication in Romantic Relationships 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 316 Competitive Speech Team 1-3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 317 Debate Team 1-3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 318 Practicum in Communication Studies 1-6
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 6 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 319 Bluestone Communications Practicum 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 320 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 325 Small Group Communication 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 330 Special Topics in Interpersonal Communication 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Repeatable may be repeated up to six credits. Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 331 Communication and Conflict 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 333 Negotiations 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 338 The Art of Public Debate 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 340 Principles and Processes of Interviewing 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 341 Persuasion 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 240.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 342 Argument and Advocacy 3
Prerequisites: Fully-admitted SCOM major or minor or Sport Communication minor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 343 Contemporary Rhetorical Theory and Practice 3
Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 344 Oral Interpretation 3
Prerequisites: Any 100-level SCOM course.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 345 Nonverbal Communication 3
Prerequisites: Any 200-level SCOM course.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 346 Free Speech in America 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 347 Communication, Diversity and Popular Culture 3
Prerequisites: Any 100-level SCOM course.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 348 Communication and Gender 3
Prerequisites: Any 100-level SCOM course.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 349 Ethnographic Approaches to Communication Studies 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 350 Organizational Communication 3
Prerequisites: Fully-admitted SCOM major or minor or Sport Communication minor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 351 Visual Rhetoric 3
Prerequisites: WRTC 103 and any 100-level communication studies course or permission of the instructor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 352 Communication and Social Movements 3
Prerequisites: Fully-admitted SCOM major or minor or Sport Communication minor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 353 American Political Culture and Communication 3
Prerequisites: Fully-admitted SCOM major or minor or Sport Communication minor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 354 Environmental Communication and Advocacy 3
Prerequisites: Fully-admitted SCOM major or minor; or environmental sciences, environmental studies, environmental management and environmental humanities minor; or political communication minor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 355 Food as Communication 3
Prerequisites: Fully-admitted SCOM major or minor or African, African American and Diaspora Studies minor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 356 Immigrant Advocacy 3
Prerequisites: Any 100-level SCOM course.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 357 Youth, Communication and Culture 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 358 Business and Professional Communication Studies 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor, and junior or senior standing.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 359 Communication, Diversity and British Popular Culture 3
Prerequisites: Admission to the JMU semester in London.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 360 British Media and Society 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 361 Public Relations Techniques II: Visual 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 261 and fully-admitted SCOM major in the public relations concentration.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 362 Public Relations Theory and Concepts 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 260 and fully-admitted SCOM major in the public relations concentration.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 363 International Public Relations 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 260 and fully-admitted SCOM major.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 365 Sports Public Relations 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 260 and fully-admitted SCOM major or Sport Communication minor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 367 Advanced Public Relations Writing 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 261 and fully-admitted SCOM major in the public relations concentration.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 369 Topics in Engaged Public Relations 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 260 and fully-admitted SCOM major.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 370 Introduction to Health Communication 3
Prerequisites: Fully-admitted SCOM major or minor or Sport Communication minor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 371 Disability and Advocacy 3
Prerequisites: SCOM majors or minors, disability studies minors, medical humanities minors or permission of instructor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 381 Rhetorical Research Methods 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 280 with a minimum grade of "C-".
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 383 Quantitative Experimental Research Methods 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 280 with a minimum grade of "C-".
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 385 Qualitative Research Methods 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 280 with a minimum grade of "C-".
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 386 Survey Research Methods 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 280 with a minimum grade of "C-".
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 388 Campaign Research Methods 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 280 with a minimum grade of "C-".
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 390 Directed Projects 2-3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 2 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 395 Study Abroad Seminar 3-6
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 6 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 412 Sport Communication Internship 3
Prerequisites: Sport Communication minors only; SCOM 230 and SCOM 312; and permission of the school director.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Repeatable may be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours with departmental approval. Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 413 Advanced Topics in Communication Studies 1-6
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor, and junior or senior standing.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 6 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 414 Attachment Communication 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 420 Feminist Rhetorics 3
Prerequisites: WRTC 103 or equivalent and junior or senior standing; or permission of the instructor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 425 Leadership Communication 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor, and junior or senior standing.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 431 Legal Communication 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 440 Family Communication 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 280 and Fully Admitted SCOM Majors only.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 441 Oral History 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 442 Advanced Topics in Advocacy Studies 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor, and senior standing.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 447 Communication Tools for Organizational Challenges 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor, and junior or senior standing.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 448 Communication, Culture and Identity 3
Prerequisites: Any one of the following courses: SCOM 305, SCOM 347, SCOM 348, SCOM 349, SCOM 352, or SCOM 357.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 450 Advanced Studies in Organizational Communication 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 350 and senior standing, or permission of instructor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 453 Political Campaign Communication 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 456 Fundraising Campaigns and Donor Motivation 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor, and junior or senior standing.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 460 Public Relations Management 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 260 and fully-admitted SCOM major in the public relations concentration.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 461 Public Relations Campaigns 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 362, one advanced research method course (SCOM 381, SCOM 383, SCOM 385, SCOM 386 or SCOM 388), and one public relations context course (SCOM 363, SCOM 365, SCOM 369 or SCOM 460).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 462 Student-Run Public Relations Firm 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 464 Special Topics in Sport Communication 3
Prerequisites: Sport Communication minor and SCOM 230.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Repeatable may be repeated up to six credits. Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 465 Rhetoric of Environmental Science and Technology 3
Prerequisites: WRTC 103 or equivalent and junior or senior standing; or permission of the instructor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 468 Interpersonal Communication in Health Contexts 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 470 Health Communication Campaigns 3
Prerequisites: Fully-admitted SCOM major or minor, and SCOM 370; or permission of the instructor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 471 Culture and Health Communication 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 472 Media and Politics 3
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major or minor (SCOM, CLTC, HTHC).
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 472L Media and Politics 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 473 British Media and Politics 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 490 Special Studies in Communication Studies 1-3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 495 Internship in Communication Studies 3-6
Prerequisites: Fully admitted SCOM major, 12 credits of coursework in SCOM at the 200-level or above, and permission of the instructor.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 6 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 499 Honors in Communication Studies 1-3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Repeatable may be repeated for up to 6 credits. Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 500 Introduction to Advocacy Studies 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 502 Introduction to Teaching Fundamental Human Communication 0
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 0 Credits (max) 0 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 540 Seminar in Communication Theory 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 541 Seminar in Rhetorical Theory 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 542 Seminar in Critical Theory and Communication 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 551 Environmental Decision Making: Conflict, Advocacy and Participatory Processes 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 580 Seminar in Communication Research Methods 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 600 Advocacy Processes and Techniques 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 610 Strategic Communication 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 611 Public Policy, Communication and Governmental Advocacy 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 612 Stakeholder Engagement 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 613 Strategic Communication Campaigns 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 615 Special Topics in Strategic Communication 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 625 Interpersonal Communication as Advocacy 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 627 Facilitating Collaborative Governance and Public Problems 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 630 Communication, Advocacy, and Social Justice 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 635 Special Topics in Communication, Advocacy and Social Justice 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 650 Applied Organizational Communication 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 652 Environmental Justice: Advocacy and Perspectives 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 653 Critical Perspectives: Environment, Advocacy, and Public Culture 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 654 Environmental Campaign Advocacy and Social Influence 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 655 Special Topics in Environmental Communication 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 660 Seminar in Risk and Crisis Communication 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 665 Special Topics in Communication Theory and Applied Contexts 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 670 Health Communication Advocacy and Social Influence: Campaign Development and Delivery 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 671 Intercultural Health Communication Advocacy 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 673 Communication, Advocacy and Health Organizations 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 674 Patient-Provider Communication and Advocacy 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 675 Special Topics in Health Communication 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 680 Readings and Research 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 681 Seminar in Rhetoric and Criticism 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 580.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 683 Seminar in Quantitative Communication Research Methods 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 580.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 684 Seminar in Autoethnographic Methods 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 685 Seminar in Qualitative Research Methods 3
Prerequisites: SCOM 580.
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 695 Fieldwork in Communication and Advocacy 3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 698 Comprehensive Continuance 1-3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Repeatable May be repeated as needed. Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 699 Thesis Continuance 1-3
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Repeatable May be repeated as needed. Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 700 Communication Studies Thesis 3-6
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 6 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu SCOM 701 Communication Studies Internship 3-6
Subject SCOM Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 6 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog 2026-2027 Academic Catalog Source catalog.jmu.edu Source: James Madison University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
