2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology
2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology
2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology
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Core Requirements<br />
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................. 1<br />
Communication (9 credit hours)<br />
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3<br />
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ......................................................... 3<br />
COM 2224 Business and Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Writing or COM 2370 Speech .......3<br />
Humanities (9 credit hours)<br />
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 ........................................................................... 3<br />
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 ........................................................................... 3<br />
Plus one 3-credit humanities course ............................................................... 3<br />
Mathematics (6 credit hours)<br />
Physical or Life Sciences (6 credit hours)<br />
Social Science (3 credit hours)<br />
Computer Literacy (3 credit hours)<br />
Free Electives (9 credit hours)<br />
Foreign Language (12 credit hours from four courses in the same<br />
language)<br />
Program Requirements<br />
BUS 2601 Legal and Social Environments <strong>of</strong> Business ............................ 3<br />
COM 2012 Research Sources and Systems ............................................... 1<br />
HUM 2085 Critical Approaches to Humanities and Social Sciences ......... 3<br />
HUM 2385 Special Topics in World History .............................................. 3<br />
HUM 2401 Introduction to Law ................................................................ 3<br />
HUM 2480 Introduction to Political Science ............................................. 3<br />
HUM 2510 Logic ....................................................................................... 3<br />
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology ...................................................... 3<br />
PSY 2444 Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Psychology .................................... 3<br />
Prelaw Courses (24 credit hours)<br />
HUM 2331 American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era ............... 3<br />
HUM 2332 American History: From Reconstruction to the Present.......... 3<br />
HUM 3401 Constitutional Law 1 .............................................................. 3<br />
HUM 3402 Constitutional Law 2 .............................................................. 3<br />
HUM 3551 Survey <strong>of</strong> Ancient and Medieval Philosophy ........................... 3<br />
HUM 3552 Survey <strong>of</strong> Modern and Contemporary Philosophy ................... 3<br />
HUM 4150 Independent Study .................................................................. 3<br />
HUM 4100 Senior Capstone (Q) ............................................................... 3<br />
Restricted Electives (15 credit hours)<br />
HUM 3285 Special Topics in Literature .................................................... 3<br />
HUM 3385 Special Topics in History ......................................................... 3<br />
HUM 3485 Special Topics in Social Science ............................................. 3<br />
HUM 3585 Special Topics in Philosophy ................................................... 3<br />
PSY 3541 Psychology <strong>of</strong> Leadership ........................................................ 3<br />
Freshman Year<br />
FALL CREDITS<br />
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................. 1<br />
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3<br />
CSE 1301 Introduction to Computer Applications .................................. 3<br />
LNG xxxx Foreign Language .................................................................... 3<br />
MTH 1701 College Algebra ....................................................................... 3<br />
Restricted Elective (Science) .................................................. 3<br />
16<br />
SPRING<br />
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ......................................................... 3<br />
LNG xxxx Foreign Language .................................................................... 3<br />
MTH 1702 Applied Calculus..................................................................... 3<br />
Free Elective ........................................................................... 3<br />
Restricted Elective (Science) .................................................. 3<br />
15<br />
Sophomore Year<br />
FALL CREDITS<br />
COM 2224 Business and Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Writing or COM 2370 Speech ...... 3<br />
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 ........................................................................... 3<br />
HUM 2510 Logic ....................................................................................... 3<br />
LNG xxxx Foreign Language .................................................................... 3<br />
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology (SS) .............................................. 3<br />
15<br />
156 <strong>Florida</strong> Tech<br />
SPRING<br />
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 ........................................................................... 3<br />
HUM 2085 Critical Approaches to Humanities and Social Sciences ......... 3<br />
HUM 2480 Introduction to Political Science ............................................. 3<br />
LNG xxxx Foreign Language .................................................................... 3<br />
Restricted Elective (HUM) ..................................................... 3<br />
15<br />
Junior Year<br />
FALL CREDITS<br />
HUM 2331 American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era ............... 3<br />
HUM 2401 Introduction to Law ................................................................ 3<br />
HUM 3551 Survey <strong>of</strong> Ancient and Medieval Philosophy ........................... 3<br />
PSY 2444 Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Psychology .................................... 3<br />
Restricted Elective .................................................................. 3<br />
15<br />
SPRING<br />
BUS 2601 Legal and Social Environments <strong>of</strong> Business ............................ 3<br />
COM 2012 Research Sources and Systems ............................................... 1<br />
HUM 2332 American History: From Reconstruction to the Present.......... 3<br />
HUM 3552 Survey <strong>of</strong> Modern and Contemporary Philosophy ................... 3<br />
Free Elective ........................................................................... 3<br />
Restricted Elective .................................................................. 3<br />
16<br />
Senior Year<br />
FALL CREDITS<br />
HUM 3401 Constitutional Law 1 .............................................................. 3<br />
HUM 3xxx Humanities Elective ................................................................ 3<br />
HUM 4150 Independent Study .................................................................. 3<br />
Restricted Elective .................................................................. 3<br />
Social Science Elective ........................................................... 3<br />
15<br />
SPRING<br />
HUM 3402 Constitutional Law 2 .............................................................. 3<br />
HUM 4100 Senior Capstone Project (Q) ................................................... 3<br />
Free Elective ........................................................................... 3<br />
Restricted Electives................................................................. 6<br />
15<br />
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED........................................ 122<br />
Communication, B.S. ________________________<br />
Major Code: 7183 Degree Awarded: Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Science<br />
Age Restriction: N Admission status: undergraduate<br />
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus<br />
Program Chair<br />
H. Hatfield Edwards, Ph.D.<br />
The major in communication prepares graduates to meet today’s evergrowing<br />
demand for skilled communicators who have specialized<br />
backgrounds in strategic communication with a focus on business,<br />
or science and technology. Coursework emphasizing business, or<br />
science and engineering augments a strong foundation in applied and<br />
conceptual courses that emphasize written and oral communication,<br />
theoretical communication and visual communication. Graduates<br />
<strong>of</strong> this program are able to create effective communication analyses<br />
and campaigns, write for a broad range <strong>of</strong> audiences about science<br />
and technology, and use multiple media platforms to effectively and<br />
ethically communicate to diverse publics.<br />
Graduates specializing in strategic communication–business typically<br />
find employment in public relations, marketing, publications<br />
research, advertising, copywriting, editing, training and development,<br />
public information or customer relations. Graduates specializing<br />
in strategic communication–science and technology are<br />
typically employed as writers and editors for technical or scientific<br />
publications or organizations, documentation designers, technical<br />
publications specialists, instructional designers or proposal writers.