Strategic Communication, B.A. Degree Completion
Courses are offered in 7-week sessions through our accelerated online calendar, with two sessions in each term (Spring, Summer, Fall). You can start the program in any term.
Curriculum Requirements
- The degree requires a minimum of 36 credits including:
- COM 302: Advanced Public Speaking
- COM 381: Research Methods in Communication
- COM 382: Communication Theory
- COM 383: Rhetorical Theory
- COM 442: Strategic Media Communication
and - At least two courses (6 credits) of COM 300 level
- At least two courses (6 credits) of COM 400 level
- Completion of three additional courses from one of the following elective areas;
- Business and Organizational Leadership Skills
- COM 351: Organizational Communication Skills
- COM 402: Leadership & Motivation
- COM 440: Telecommunications Processes and Audience Behavior
- COM460: Environmental Communication: Local & Global
- WRT/PRS 331: Writing Public Relations
- Science, Environment & Health
- COM 315: Environmental Dimensions of Communications
- COM 320: Health Communication
- COM 460: Environmental Communication: Local & Global
- PRS 441: Public Relations Practices
- WRT 334: Science Writing
- Social Science & Media
- COM 310: Topics in Communication
- COM 321G: Social Media & Interpersonal Communication
- COM 322: Gender & Communication
- COM415: The Ethics of Persuasion
- COM 441: Race, Class, and Gender in the Media
- Business and Organizational Leadership Skills
- 120 credits total required for graduation
- At least 42 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above
- General education requirements are the same for students completing a conventional four-year degree in Communication Studies as outlined in the University of Rhode Island catalog
Get in touch.
URI Online Student Support Center
401.874.5280
Program-Specific Questions
Angie Chiang
achiang@uri.edu