2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

and technology, and use multiple media platforms to effectively and
ethically communicate to diverse publics.
Graduates specializing in strategic communication–business typically
find employment in public relations, marketing, publications research,
advertising, copywriting, editing, training and development, public
information or customer relations. Graduates specializing in strategic
communication–science and technology are typically employed as
writers and editors for technical or scientific publications or organizations,
documentation designers, technical publications specialists,
instructional designers or proposal writers.
Degree Requirements
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Communication require
a total of 121 credit hours for graduation. On reaching the junior
year, candidates must choose an area of concentration and include
21 credit hours of specialized coursework. The composition of the
121-credit program must correspond to the following distribution of
required and elective courses.
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................ 1
BUS 2601 Legal and Social Environments of Business ........................... 3
BUS 3501 Management Principles .......................................................... 3
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ........................................................ 3
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication or
COM 2224 Business and Professional Writing ...................... 3
COM 2225 Writing for the Media ............................................................. 3
COM 2425 Introduction to Communication............................................. 3
COM 2501 Introduction to Visual Communication .................................. 3
COM 2502 Layout and Design .................................................................. 3
COM 3070 Professional Communication for Executives .......................... 3
COM 3210 Editing .................................................................................... 3
COM 3242 Journalism .............................................................................. 3
COM 3425 Mass Communication ............................................................ 3
COM 4026 Publishing and the Internet .................................................... 3
COM 4430 Research Methods and Materials in Technical
and Professional Communication (Q) .................................... 3
CSE 1301 Introduction to Computer Applications or
BUS 1601 Computer Applications for Business ..................... 3
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 .......................................................................... 3
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 .......................................................................... 3
LNG xxxx Foreign Language ................................................................. 12
MTH 1701 College Algebra ...................................................................... 3
MTH 1702 Applied Calculus or BUS 2703 Statistics for Business ........... 3
Free Electives ....................................................................... 12
Humanities Electives ............................................................. 3
HU/SS Elective ...................................................................... 3
Physical or Life Sciences Electives......................................... 6
Social Science Elective ........................................................... 3
Concentration (select one) ................................................... 21
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED........................................ 121
Concentration (Select one 21-credit specialization)
Strategic Communication–Business
BUS 3601 Marketing Principles .............................................................. 3
COM 3440 Public Relations ...................................................................... 3
COM 4440 Strategic Communication....................................................... 3
COM 4777 Senior Design Project ............................................................. 3
Nine credit hours from the following:
BUS 3xxx .......................................................................................up to 9
COM 3xxx .......................................................................................up to 6
COM 4090 Communication Internship (upon qualification) ..........up to 6
COM 4424 Advanced Business and Professional Communication ........... 3
Strategic Communication–Science and Technology
COM 3231 Writing about Science ............................................................ 3
COM 3440 Public Relations ...................................................................... 3
COM 4440 Strategic Communication....................................................... 3
COM 4777 Senior Design Project ............................................................. 3
Nine credit hours from the following:
COM 3xxx .......................................................................................up to 6
COM 4090 Communication Internship (upon qualification) ..........up to 6
COM 4220 Writing Proposals ................................................................... 3
Restricted Electives (Computer Science,
Engineering or Science) ................................................up to 9
Communication – Military Science, B.S. ____________
Major Code: 7184 Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission status: undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
The military science option prepares Florida Tech Army ROTC cadets
to serve as commissioned officers in the United States Army, Army
Reserve and Army National Guard. Technical, scientific and military
studies are incorporated into the curriculum with emphasis on
applied leadership and problem-solving skills. Current freshmen and
sophomores between their second and third years who have no prior
military service and who seek an Army ROTC scholarship may attend
the 32-day Leader’s Training Course that provides basic military and
problem-solving skills combined with physical training. Students incur
no service commitment on completion of this course.
Degree Requirements
The bachelor’s degree in communication, military science option, is
earned by satisfying the degree requirements listed for the bachelor’s
degree in communication and completing the advanced military science
program as described below and previously in this section under
“Military Science.” All military science (MSC) courses taken are applicable
to this degree, with up to 18 credit hours applied toward degree
requirements including 12 free elective credits and six humanities
elective credit hours.
Students are strongly encouraged to take Special Topics in History
(HUM 3385) as a humanities elective, which counts toward both the
military science and humanities requirements.
On reaching the junior year, candidates must choose an area of concentration
and include 21 credit hours of specialized coursework.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................ 1
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
CSE 1301 Introduction to Computer Applications or BUS 1601
Computer Applications for Business ...................................... 3
LNG xxxx Foreign Language ................................................................... 3
MSC 1001 Military Science 1 .................................................................. 1
MSC 1003 Leadership Laboratory 1 ........................................................ 1
MTH 1701 College Algebra ...................................................................... 3
Restricted Elective (Physical or Life Science) ........................ 3
18
SPRING
BUS 2703 Statistics for Business or MTH 1702 Applied Calculus ......... 3
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ........................................................ 3
LNG xxxx Foreign Language ................................................................... 3
MSC 1002 Military Science 1 .................................................................. 1
MSC 1004 Leadership Laboratory 2 ........................................................ 1
Restricted Elective (Physical or Life Science) ........................ 3
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Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication or
COM 2224 Business and Professional Writing ...................... 3
COM 2425 Introduction to Communication............................................. 3
COM 2501 Introduction to Visual Communication .................................. 3
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 .......................................................................... 3
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