COM at Wayne State University

Major Requirements (27cr)2 required · verify with the official sheet

Select at least six credits from the following6 required · verify with the official sheet

Upon consultation with an Academic Advisor, students may also choose electives from other courses regularly offered in other department majors (If relevant, students must have any prerequisites required for the course.)

Major Requirements (27cr)2 required · verify with the official sheet

Select six credits of the following6 required · verify with the official sheet

Upon consultation with an Academic Advisor, students may also choose electives from other courses regularly offered in other Department of Communication majors. If relevant, students must have any required prerequisites for the course(s).

Major Requirements (27cr)2 required · verify with the official sheet

Select at least six credits from the following6 required · verify with the official sheet

Upon consultation with an Academic Advisor, students may also choose electives from other courses regularly offered in other department majors (If relevant, students must have any prerequisites required for the course.)

Elective Courses (Twenty Credits)2 required · verify with the official sheet

Select twenty elective credits of the following:

Professional Editing1 required

Publishing Practicum1 required

Internship Practicum1 required

Course in Writingchoose 1

Elective in Editing, Publishing, and Writingchoose 1

Research Colloquium1 required

1 course from1 required

1 course from1 required

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences2 required · verify with the official sheet

College of Fine, Performing and Communication Artsall required

Mike Ilitch School of Business2 required · verify with the official sheet

James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering2 required · verify with the official sheet

School of Social Work2 required · verify with the official sheet

Social Work elective courses are limited to BSW students only.

Global Experience1 required

Students must fulfill a Global Experience requirement. Options for fulfilling the requirement include: 1) an internship at a local agency that deals with global issues or is a global organization ( GLS 5500 ); 2) study abroad or internship abroad; 3) field work or study abroad that is part of a specific course.

Electives from Three Focus Areas15 required · verify with the official sheet

Students must take a minimum of fifteen credits from the following areas of focus: Global Politics and Economics, Global Health and Environment, Global Culture and Identities.

Global Cultures and Identities2 required · verify with the official sheet

This focus area centers on questions related to global cultures, belief systems expressed through various types of cultural artifacts (including visual art, artisanry, literature, film and media), and peoples and identities, over time and geographical areas, in conjunction with questions of gender, sexuality, class, race, and ethnicity.

Global Health and Environment2 required · verify with the official sheet

This focus area concentrates on issues related to global public health, medical systems, and environmental issues such as population, pollution, and climate change over time and geographical areas, in conjunction with questions of gender, sexuality, class, race, and ethnicity.

Global Politics and Economies2 required · verify with the official sheet

This focus area takes into account global political, sociological, economic, labor, and business theories, trends, histories, and configurations over time and geographical areas, in conjunction with questions related to gender, sexuality, class, race, and ethnicity.