Ed Adams, Chair
360 BRMB, (801) 422-2997
College of Fine Arts and Communications Advisement Center
D-444 HFAC, (801) 422-3777
Admission to Degree Program
The degree programs in the Department of Communications have
a departmental application process with specific enrollment
limitations. Please see the college advisement center for details,
telephone 1-877-890-5414, or online at
http://cfac.byu.edu/com/.
Graduation Requirements
To receive a BYU bachelor’s degree a student must complete, in
addition to all requirements for a specific major, the following
university requirements:
- The university core, consisting of requirements in general and
religious education (See the University Core section of this
catalog for details. For a complete listing of courses that meet
university core requirements, see the current class schedule.)
- A minimum of 30 credit hours in residence
- A minimum of 120 credit hours
- A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0
Undergraduate Programs and Degrees
BA Communications
Emphases:
Advertising Communications
Broadcast Journalism
Communications Studies
Print Journalism
Public Relations
Minor Communications
Students should see their college advisement center for
information concerning admittance to the undergraduate
programs.
Graduate Programs and Degrees
MA Mass Communications
For more information see the BYU
2005–2006 Graduate Catalog.
General Information
Working under faculty direction, students in the department edit
and publish the Daily Universe as a laboratory newspaper for the
campus, produce daily radio and television newscasts on KBYU-FM
and KBYU-TV, produce @NewsNet.byu.edu for the Internet,
plan advertising and public relations campaigns, solve media
sales and management problems, and use “new media” in diverse
situations.
The Department of Communications sponsors the
International Media Studies Program, which seeks to broaden
students’ awareness of worldwide communications issues and
practices. Not only do students have opportunity to study the
media systems of other nations through classes and on-site
experiences, but media practitioners of other nations are also
brought to campus as lecturers and visiting experts.
The department encourages early admission. Students who
enroll in Comms 101 and 211 can apply to the major as early as
the second semester of their freshman year.
Departmental Requirements
- Each student must be formally accepted into a degree
program. Contact the college advisement center for admission
requirements.
- All students, including those who have received high school
advanced-placement credit with a score of 3 or less, must take
a campus writing class before applying for admission to the
major. The following writing classes fill this requirement: Engl
115, 200, Phil
105 200, or Honrs 200.
(All these courses can fill the GE First-Year Writing requirement.)
- Complete 80 hours outside the department, of which at least
65 hours must be in the liberal arts and sciences.
- Except for communication studies students, every student is
required to complete an internship. Although the department
operates an internship office (280 BRMB) that serves as a
clearinghouse for internship information, the responsibility for
securing an internship rests with the student. However,
students may not embark on any required internship without
prior approval from a faculty advisor before processing
appropriate documents with the Internship Office and without
being enrolled in Comms 399R.
