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27| COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
2016-2017 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
COMMUNICATION MAJOR
For other Communication Department majors, see Digital Media & Cinema and Media Arts.
The Communication Department educates students in the development of their skills enabling them to appropriately and
creatively utilize today’s technology to communicate Christ creatively. To be a competent communicator one must know
the
Word God
and the
world God
created.
The Communication common core program provides a foundation in the essential disciplines that contribute to the
student’s ability to communicate effectively in today’s world. The core provides a well-rounded, well-grounded education in
communication.
This major is designed to allow students to follow their interests and passions while developing their skills and talents. A
major in Communication coupled with a major in Bible provides the knowledge and skills necessary to be a professional in
a rapidly changing world.
See Appendix A for graduation requirements.
Co
urse of Study
120
Degree Core
72
Bible and Theology
30
BIB 1114
Old Testament Survey: Torah and History
3
BIB 1115
Old Testament Survey: Poetry and Prophecy
3
BIB 1120
New Testament Survey
3
BIB 3420
Principles of Bible Interpretation
3
BIB 3/4xxx
Old Testament Exegetical Book Study
3
BIB 3/4xxx
New Testament Exegetical Book Study
3
BIB 3616
Romans
3
BIB 4310
Progress of Redemption
3
THE 3301
Theology I: God, Christ, and Spirit
3
THE 3302
Theology II: Sin and Salvation
3
General Education
36
COM 2110 Public Speaking
3
ENG 1110 Composition and Research
3
ENG 1111 Literature and Research
3
HIS 1210
Historical Perspectives on Culture and Civilization I
3
HIS 1211
Historical Perspectives on Culture and Civilization II
3
MAT 2310 Mathematics Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
3
PHI 2110
Introduction to Philosophy
3
PHI 4140
Ethics
3
PSY 2110
General Psychology
3
General Education Distribution (see Appendix A):
XXX xxxx
Humanities/Fine Arts elective
3
XXX xxxx
Natural /Information Science elective
3
XXX xxxx
Social/Behavioral Science elective
3
Leadership Development & Christian Service Learning
6
CSL 0101
Christian Service Learning I [2nd Semester, First Year]
0
CSL 0201
Christian Service Learning II [1st Semester, Second Year]
0
CSL 0202
Christian Service Learning III [2nd Semester, Second Year]
0
ICS 1210
Discovering the Mission of God
3
MSD 1110
Encountering Spiritual Formation
3
Communication Major
30
COM 2150
Human Communication & Interaction
3
COM 2210 History of Communication & Media
3
COM 2220 Communication Research, Theory, and Design
3
COM 3470
Integrated Marketing Communication
3
COM 3510
Christians, Media, and Culture
3