Strategic Communication (Public Relations and Advertising): Recommended Three-Year Path

Notes:

  • Students will be able to complete the STR major in three years under the following conditions:
    • Complete 18 credits each semester as well as 9 credits in two summer sessions.
Fall OneTerm Credit HoursCumulative Credit Hours
FYS 101 First Year Seminar3
Foreign Language (1)3
COM 101 Rhetoric and the American Demo3
STR 128 Promotional Writing I3
STR 222 Principles of Strategic Communication3
AR Analytical Reasoning3
Total1818
Spring OneTerm Credit HoursCumulative Credit Hours
FYS 102 First Year Seminar3
Foreign Language (2) if needed*/Elective3
STR 228 Promotional Writing II or STR 251 Design & Production for STR3
PCA Perspectives in the Creative Arts3
TI Texts & Ideas3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Total1836
Summer OneTerm Credit HoursCumulative Credit Hours
GHS (1) Global & Historical Studies (online)3
SW 266-CCM Media Literacy (online)3
STR 228 Promotional Writing II or STR 251 Design & Production for STR (online)3
Total945
Fall TwoTerm Credit HoursCumulative Credit Hours
NW Natural World5
Foreign Language 2033
PWB Physical Well-Being1
STR 327 Research Methods for STR3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Total1863
Spring TwoTerm Credit HoursCumulative Credit Hours
STR Elective3
Foreign Language 2043
Law or Theory3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Total1881
Summer TwoTerm Credit HoursCumulative Credit Hours
GHS (2) Global & Historical Studies (online)3
Global/International (online)3
STR 440 Strategic Communication: Public Relations & Advertising Internship3
Total990
Fall ThreeTerm Credit HoursCumulative Credit Hours
STR 329 Strategic Media Planning3
STR 324 (WAC) Ethics and Case Problems in STR3
Theory or Law3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Total18108
Spring ThreeTerm Credit HoursCumulative Credit Hours
STR 424S (SAC; ICR) Public Communication Campaigns3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Minor/Concentration/Elective Course3
Total18126