Oct 18, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Communication and Entrepreneurial Leadership, B.A.


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The Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Entrepreneurial Leadership (BA-COMEL) degree focuses on project management, entrepreneurship, team building, and message design/delivery to prepare our students for entry-level jobs in fields such as civic organizing, media production, public relations, management, and other positions that require organizational leadership and business development. The B.A. in COMEL prepares students to become leaders and entrepreneurs in today’s increasingly complex world.

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Entrepreneurial Leadership degree, students will be able to

  • Demonstrate context-appropriate communication.
  • Apply communication principles and theories to real world contexts.
  • Demonstrate ability to establish and reflect upon communication goals.
  • Demonstrate civility with and across diverse people and situations.
  • Identify the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social dimensions of leadership.
  • Evaluate ethical choices and outcomes personally and professionally.
  • Apply leadership skills in decision-making.
  • Demonstrate leadership through strategic development and implementation of a team project.
  • Analyze the quality of information received through different types of media, channels, and sources.
  • Create and deliver messages appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context.
  • Present ideas using credible sources.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in use of multimedia technologies.

To earn the B.A. in Communication & Entrepreneurial Leadership (COMEL) degree, students must complete 121 credits.

Major Requirements


COM2041 Team Based Communication  OR  BUS2011 Effective Business Communication 

COM2065 Radio Production  OR JRN2021 Multimedia Journalism  

COM3041 Leadership and Change 

COM3061 Guided Leadership Practicum  (grade of C or higher required for major)

COM4000 COMEL Capstone  (grade of C or higher required for major)

MGT2011 Principles of Management  OR MGT2021 Human Resource Management 

MKT2011 Introduction to Marketing  OR BUS2021 Entrepreneurship and Innovation  

WRT3011 Advanced Writing  (grade of C or higher required for major)

Lower-level Communication Requirement: Choose two courses from

Quantitative Reasoning Requirement: Choose one course from

Upper Division Degree Requirement

  • Students take five upper-level courses on various topics that may include (but are not limited to): accounting, business, communication, journalism, management, marketing, and media.

General Education Requirements


General Education requirements for all degrees are outlined the in the General Education section of this catalog.

Electives


A maximum of 45 elective credits may be applied to this degree.

A minimum of 15 elective credits must be at the 3000 level or above.

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