Areas of Study

Honors & Distiction

Distinction in the Major

Students who are not honors candidates may earn "Distinction in the Major" with a Communication Arts grade point average of at least 3.75. The advisor will send graduating seniors additional information towards the end of their final semester. The major GPA is calculated in the DARS report.

Honors in the Communication Arts Major

Students interested in pursuing Honors in Communication Arts must first declare a Communication Arts major during the semester in which they are completing their third Comm Arts class at the 200 level or above. At the end of that semester, only those students who have achieved at least a 3.5 grade point average in Communication Arts are eligible to pursue Honors in the Major. Eligible students should complete the L&S Honors in the Major Declaration form. The form is available from the Comm Arts Honors Advisor, 6068 Vilas Hall.

Students may pursue Honors in Communication Arts within the following four areas:

Communication Science Honors

*This option is not available for 2009-2010

1 Course: Fundamentals

260 Communication & Human Behavior

2 Courses: Core Courses

360 Intro. to Rhetorical Theory & Criticism
or
370 Great Speakers & Speeches
or
372 Rhetoric of Campaigns & Revolutions
and
361 Intro to Quantitative Research in Communication
or
368 Theory & Practice of Persuasion

1 Course: Applied

262 Argumentation & Debate
266 Theory & Practice of Group Discussion
272 Intro. to Interpersonal Communication

1 Course: Radio, TV, & Film

4 Courses: Theory-History-Criticism

525 Media, Public Deliberation & Public Issues
560 Communication Theory
568 Interpersonal Influence
572 Interpersonal Communication
612 Special Topics Course
616 Mass Media & Youth
(when taught by Comm Science faculty)

2 Courses: Honors Thesis

681 Senior Thesis (semester 1)
682 Senior Thesis (semester 2)

Rhetoric Honors

1 Course: Fundamentals

260 Communication & Human Behavior

2 Courses: Core Courses

360 Intro. to Rhetorical Theory & Criticism
or
370 Great Speakers & Speeches
or
372 Rhetoric of Campaigns & Revolutions
and
361 Intro to Quantitative Research in Communication
or
368 Theory & Practice of Persuasion

1 Course: Applied

262 Argumentation & Debate
266 Theory & Practice of Group Discussion
272 Intro. to Interpersonal Communication

1 Course: Radio, TV, & Film

4 Courses: Theory-History-Criticism

570 Classical Rhetorical Theory
571 Contemporary Rhetorical Theory
576 Principles of Rhetorical Criticism
610 Special Topics Course
667 History of American Public Address
670 Rhetoric & Political Theory
675 Rhetoric-Women's Social & Political Discourse

2 Courses: Honors Thesis

681 Senior Thesis (semester 1)
682 Senior Thesis (semester 2)

Media & Cultural Studies Honors

1 Course: Fundamentals

250 Survey of Radio-TV-Film as Mass Media

2 Courses: Radio-TV-Film Core

350 Intro. to Film
351 Intro. to Television

1 Course: Production

355 Intro. to Media Production

4 Courses: Theory-History-Criticism

450 History of Broadcasting
451 Television Criticism
452 Media & Cultural Policy
458 Global Media Cultures
613 Special Topics Course
(when taught by Media & Cultural Studies faculty)
662 Media & Cultural Theory I
663 Media & Cultural Theory II

1 Course: Communication Science & Rhetorical Studies

2 Courses: Honors Thesis

681 Senior Thesis (semester 1)
682 Senior Thesis (semester 2)

Film Honors

1 Course: Fundamentals

250 Survey of Radio-TV-Film as Mass Media

2 Courses: Radio-TV-Film Core

350 Intro. to Film
351 Intro. to Television

1 Course: Production

355 Intro. to Media Production

4 Courses: Theory-History-Criticism

454 Critical Film Analysis
556 American Film Industry - Era of Studio System
557 Contemporary Media Industries (when taught by Film faculty)
613 Special Topics Course
(when taught by Film faculty)
664 Classical Film Theory
665 Contemporary Film Theory

1 Course: Communication Science & Rhetorical Studies

2 Courses: Honors Thesis

681 Senior Thesis (semester 1)
682 Senior Thesis (semester 2)