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International Communication


Requirements for the Major

(Click Here for PDF File of the International Communication Major Worksheet)

· Completion of the 36 hour Communication Professions Program, with a focus on International Communication (see course requirements below).

· Advanced knowledge of Spanish, demonstrated through completing at least one course at the 400-level of Spanish; or, an intermediate-level knowledge of a third language for bilingual students.

· Optional term studying at Saint Louis University Frost campus or at an international university (for example, at Kansai University in Tokyo or one of our peer AAICU institutions, such as the American University of Paris, the American University of Cairo, etc.).


COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Communication Core (15 hours)
CMM-100 Introduction to Human Communication
CMM-120 Introduction to Public Speaking
CMM-210 Journalism: Newswriting
CMM-200 Communication Theory
CMM-280 Communication Research

Principles of International Communication (6 hours)
CMM-330 Intercultural Communication
CMM-301 Language and Linguistics
CMM-347 Political Communication
CMM-384 Analysis of Popular Culture
CMM-393 Introduction to Ethnography of Communication
CMM-430 Gender and Communication
CMM-450 Global Media
CMM-493 Global Perspectives on Mass Communication

Advanced Writing (3 hours)
CMM-311 Feature Writing
CMM-493 International Journalism

Advanced Research (3 hours)
CMM-383 Methods of Rhetorical Analysis
CMM-385 Qualitative Research Methods in Communication
CMM-393 Introduction to Cultural Studies and Interpretative Methodologies

Potential International Communication Electives (9 hours)
CMM-140 Film Criticism (International Focus)
CMM-348 Radio and Television Broadcasting in Europe and the U.S.*
CMM-370 Advertising Principles and Practices (International Focus)*
CMM-465 International Public Relations
CMM-491 Internship in International Communication
CMM-493 Special Topics in International Communication