Communication
Program Outcomes
- Compose verbal presentations with structured outlines, resources, and visual aids in public speaking and business.
- Analysis , reasoning , organization, evidence, and refutation through argumentation and debate.
- Use of physical and verbal techniques to enhance messages.
Critical Thinking Skills: Creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information, using technology as appropriate.
Communication Skills: Effective development, interpretation, and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication.
Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.
Teamwork: Ability to be flexible and to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others, taking the initiative when appropriate, to support a shared purpose or goal.
Social Responsibility: Intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.
Personal Responsibility: A strong work ethic and the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision decision-making.
Career Information
An Associate of Arts in Communication degree opens opportunities in Advertising, Campaign Manager, Speech Writer, Editorial Assistant, Critic, Lobbyist , Entertainment Agent, Retail Sales and Management, Education, Copywriter, Commentator, Consumer Advocate.
Course | Title | SCH |
---|---|---|
First Semester | ||
ENGL 1301 | English Composition I | |
MATH 1332 | Contemporary Mathematics | |
HIST 1301 | United States History I | |
SPCH 1315 | Public Speaking | |
EDUC 1100 | Learning Framework | |
Second Semester | ||
ENGL 1302 | English Composition II | |
BCIS 1305 | Business Computer Applications | |
HIST 1302 | United States History II | |
SPCH 1318 | Interpersonal Communication | |
DRAM 1310 | Theater Appreciation | |
Third Semester | ||
GOVT 2305 | Federal Government | |
SPCH 1321 | Business and Professional Comm. | |
MATH 1342 | Elementary Statistical Methods | |
BIOL 1308 | Biology I ( Lec) | |
BIOL 1108 | Biology I (Lab) | |
PSYC 2301 | General Psychology | |
Fourth Semester | ||
GOVT 2306 | Texas Government | |
DRAM 2336 | Voice for Theater | |
BIOL 1309 | Biology II ( LecLec) | |
BIOL 1109 | Biology II (Lab) | |
ENGL 2311 | Technical Writing | |
* | Language, Philosophy, & Culture | |
Total |
A student completing the LSCPA curriculum is considered Core Complete.
No more than 60 60-66 semester credit hours (SCH) from LSCPA will be applied to a Bachelor degree at Lamar University. An additional 60 SCH or more must be completed to satisfy the bachelor degree requirements.
Students will choose an emphasis: Advertising, Broadcasting, Film and Theatre, Journalism, or Speech Education
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Overview
Associate of Arts
Contact
Dr. Blas A. Canedo-Gonzalez
Chair of Commercial Music, Visual and Performing Arts
Sam and Linda Monroe Performing Arts Center Building, Office 144
Two-Year Program
Academic Transfer Degree