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Communication Division

Typical Schedules for Communication Division Majors

2008-09 Catalog Year

Freshman Year

COM 200
COM 180

Communication Theory (3)
Public Speaking and Rhetorical Analysis (4) (formerly SPE)

Sophomore Year

MSCO 292*
COM 300

Introduction to Advertising & Public Relations (4)
Introduction to Communication Research (3)
Outside Concentration Courses

Junior Year

COM 301
ADV 375
MSCO 371
MSCO 570

Message Creation and Effects (3)
Advertising Media (4)
Communication Graphics (4)
Law of Mass Communication (4)
Outside Concentration Courses

Senior Year

COM 400
ADV 475
ADV 561
ADV 575
ADV 595

Communication Ethics (3)
Advertising Copy and Layout (4)
Advertising Planning and Research (4)
Advertising Campaign Management (4)
Advertising Internship (1)
Outside Concentration Courses

Majors are required to complete a outside concentration of 9-12 units from areas outside of mass communication.
 
* This course is usually taken in the sophomore year but may be taken in the freshman term if necessary (especially if you plan to attend an International Program in your sophomore year).
Although the above are excerpted from the Seaver catalog this is not an official binding document. To view the actual catalog visit http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/academics/catalog/