School:
College of Business
Department:
Communication
Student Type:
Undergraduate
Program:
Communication Arts
Faculty:
Luigi Manca, Ph.D.
Kenneth D. Nordin, Ph.D.
Peter B. Seely, M.A.
Lecturers:
Gail Pieper, Ph.D.
Victoria Pietryga, M.A.
The Lecturers listed are individuals who have been employed as instructors on an as-needed basis,
within the last several years, to teach courses at Benedictine University. Instructors listed may not
currently be employed by Benedictine University. The University is fortunate to be able to provide our
students with part-time faculty whose experience, credentials and commitment to education add to the high quality of our resident faculty.
Objectives:
Courses in communication arts are designed to:
1. Prepare graduates for careers in advertising, electronic and print media, journalism, public relations, publishing, writing or other careers requiring sophisticated communications skills;
2. Prepare graduates for continued study in graduate or professional school;
3. Develop the student’s critical and imaginative thinking, reading and writing skills;
4. Develop skills to empower the student to communicate ideas effectively, through speaking, writing and the use of technology;
5. Develop skills for critical interpretation of the media;
6. Foster aesthetic understanding in both production and interpretation of media texts;
7. Develop knowledge of the methods to make responsible social and personal decisions;
8. Develop primary and secondary research methodologies;
9. Develop an understanding of the history, structure and operation of the mass media;
10. Provide an understanding of the impact of mass media industries and messages on the individual, society and culture;
11. Develop professional-level skills in written and oral communication for a variety of media and audiences;
12. Develop professional-level production skills for both print and electronic media;
13. Encourage the development of creative expression; and
14. Help the student develop a professional media portfolio.
Requirements - Major:
Students majoring in communication arts must complete at least 39 hours within the department with a grade of “C” or better, including: COMM-150(3), 207(3), 208(3), 209(3), 253(3), 254(3), 255(3), 263(3), 317(3) and one 300-level theory course from: COMM-385(3), 386(3), 387(3), 389(3), 390(3), and one 300-level applied course from: COMM-C316(3), 337(3), 353(3), and 381(3) and at least one 300-level communication arts elective (theory or applied). No more than three internship credit hours may count toward the major. Students majoring in communication arts will need to submit a portfolio of their work in advertising, journalism, multimedia, public relations and video, prior to graduation. The portfolios must contain at least one multimedia artifact in the areas of journalism, public relations and video. Through working with advisors, majors will be guided in the selection of courses both within and outside the department in order to plan a program of studies tailored to their individual educational and career goals.
Communication Arts Concentrations:
The communication arts program offers areas of concentrations in (1) journalism, (2) broadcasting and cable, (3) advertising and public relations and (4) mass media theory and criticism.
Communication Arts major for pre-law students:
While stating that no single major is recommended for admission to law school, the “Statement on Prelegal Education of the Association of American Law Schools” emphasizes the absolute necessity for the “need to master, at the undergraduate level, advanced writing skills and effective oral communication. Lawyers must be able, in drafting instruments, to convey meaning clearly and effectively. In oral and written advocacy he or she must be capable of communicating ideas convincingly and concisely ... Truly, the law-trained man or woman, to perform effectively the tasks expected, must be a precisionist in the use of language.”
Students interested in law school who choose communication arts as a major are advised to take, in addition to their major requirements, the following courses, some of which may be applicable to divisional core requirements: PHIL-C260 or C355(3) and a history course, ECON-C101(3), ACCT-111(3), PLSC-202(3), MGT-150(3), CMSC-C120(3), BIOL-C108(3), and BCHM-C100(3).
Requirements - Minor:
A minor in communication arts consists of at least 21 hours in communication arts courses with a grade of "C" or better, including: COMM-207(3), 209(3) or 254(3), 317(3), and an additional three-credit-hour communication arts course at the 300-level.
Major Sheet:
http://www.ben.edu/major_sheets/comm.pdf (will open in a new window)
The information contained on this page is from the 2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog and is valid until August 1, 2004.
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