2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Three credit hours from the following:
MUS 2160 Advanced Jazz Techniques ..................................................... 1
MUS 2201 Concert Choir ......................................................................... 1
MUS 2202 Chamber Music Ensemble ..................................................... 1
MUS 2203 Concert Band ......................................................................... 1
MUS 2204 String Orchestra ..................................................................... 1
MUS 2205 Jazz Ensemble ......................................................................... 1
MUS 2280 Introduction to American Popular Music............................... 3
MUS 2290 Introduction to World Music Cultures ................................... 3
MUS 2470 Introduction to Western Classical Music .............................. 3
Optional Performance Opportunity
MUS 3190 Junior Recital .......................................................................... 0
MUS 4190 Senior Recital ......................................................................... 0
Prelaw (19 credit hours)
Minor Code: 6187 Degree Awarded: none
Age Restriction: N Admission status: undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
COM 2012 Research Sources and Systems*
COM 2224 Business and Professional Writing
HUM 2401 Introduction to Law
HUM 2510 Logic
HUM 3401 Constitutional Law 1 or HUM 3402 Constitutional Law 2
Six credit hours from the following:
BUS 2601 Legal and Social Environments of Business
COM 2370 Speech
COM 3070 Professional Communication for Executives
HUM 2385 Special Topics in World History
HUM 2480 Introduction to Political Science
HUM 3385 Special Topics in History
HUM 3551 Survey of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
HUM 3552 Survey of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy
HUM 3585 Special Topics in Philosophy
PSF 2551 Survey of Forensic Psychology
*Research Sources and Systems and Media Practicum are one credit-hour
courses.
Note: Prelaw minor not available to humanities majors. The Humanities–
Prelaw degree program may be a more appropriate option.
Textiles (20 credit hours)
Minor Code: 6188 Degree Awarded: none
Age Restriction: N Admission status: undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
Required Courses (11 credit hours)
HUM 1011 Fundamentals of Color 1*
HUM 1012 Fundamentals of Color 2*
TEX 1001 Introduction to Textiles
TEX 2001 Survey of Textile Industry
TEX 2002 Introduction to Textile Conservation
One of the following areas:
Business (9 credit hours)
BUS 3601 Marketing Principles
BUS 3605 Consumer Behavior
BUS 4686 International Marketing
Conservation (9 credit hours)
EDS 1031 Survey of Science 1
HUM 2141 World Art History 1 or HUM 2142 World Art History 2
TEX 3001 Science of Textiles
Textile Arts (9 credit hours)
HUM 2141 World Art History 1 or HUM 2142 World Art History 2
TEX 2003 History of 20th-Century Costume
TEX 3002 Modern Textile Arts Design
*Fundamentals of Color 1 and 2 (HUM 1011 and HUM 1012) are one credithour
courses.
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM
Global Strategic Communication, M.S. ____________
Major Code: 8181 Degree Awarded: Master of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission status: graduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
Admission Materials: 2 letters of
recommendation, objectives
Program Chair
Judith B. Strother, Ph.D.
The master of science program in global strategic communication
stresses the development of strategic communication, new media and
various forms of corporate communication. The degree program combines
theory and document analysis with practice in generating written
documents in a wide variety of forms and styles, from research-based
papers and academic articles to formal reports and proposals; revising
and editing technical, scientific and managerial documents for a variety
of professional purposes; designing and publishing professionalquality
documents; and problem solving and communication-oriented
decision making in collaborative team environments.
Admission Requirements
An applicant should have a bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S. or B.B.A.)
prior to admission. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of this
graduate program, students with undergraduate degrees in a wide
variety of fields (e.g., biological sciences, business, communication,
computer science, engineering, English, journalism, management,
psychology, and physical and social sciences) are encouraged to apply.
The admission decision is based on a review of the application documentation
including transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate
work taken previously, two letters of recommendation from academic
or professional sources, a statement of objectives and previous work
experience. Although taking the GRE is not required, a satisfactory
GRE score can strengthen the applicant’s admission package.
General admission requirements and the process for applying are
presented in the Academic Overview section.
Degree Requirements
The program consists of 36 credit hours of approved graduate coursework,
including required, advanced and elective courses tailored to
meet the student’s professional needs. Students are required to complete
15 credit hours of core courses, 12 credit hours of advanced
coursework in strategic global communication and three elective
credit hours. To complete the program, a student either produces and
defends a design project (six credit hours of COM 5990) or thesis (six
credit hours of COM 5999), or takes an additional six credit hours
of coursework and passes a final program examination. Students may
choose to focus their study in the technical specialization (takes the
place of nine credit hours of advanced coursework).
Curriculum
Core Courses (15 credit hours)
COM 5100 Communication Theory ......................................................... 3
COM 5110 Strategic Communication....................................................... 3
COM 5120 Mass Communication and Society ......................................... 3
COM 5130 Global Communication .......................................................... 3
COM 5140 Communication Research Methods ....................................... 3
Advanced Courses (12 credit hours)
Four of the following:
COM 5210 International Political Communication and Global Politics
COM 5220 Linguistics and World Languages
COM 5230 Argumentation Within and Across Cultures
COM 5310 Visual and Graphic Communication
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