2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Core Requirements
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................. 1
Communication (9 credit hours)
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ......................................................... 3
COM 2223 Business and Professional Writing or COM 2370 Speech .......3
Humanities (9 credit hours)
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 ........................................................................... 3
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 ........................................................................... 3
Plus one 3-credit humanities course ............................................................... 3
Mathematics (6 credit hours)
Physical or Life Sciences (6 credit hours)
Social Science (3 credit hours)
Computer Literacy (3 credit hours)
Free Electives (12 credit hours)
Foreign Language (12 credit hours from four courses in the same
language)
Program Requirements
BUS 2601 Legal and Social Environments of Business ............................ 3
COM 2012 Research Sources and Systems ............................................... 1
HUM 2085 Critical Approaches to Humanities and Social Sciences ......... 3
HUM 2401 Introduction to Law ................................................................ 3
HUM 2480 Introduction to Political Science ............................................. 3
HUM 2510 Logic ....................................................................................... 3
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology ...................................................... 3
PSY 2244 Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Psychology .................................... 3
Prelaw Courses (24 credit hours)
HUM 3331 History of Science and Technology: Ancient and Medieval ..... 3
HUM 3332 History of Science and Technology: Renaissance to Present ... 3
HUM 3401 Constitutional Law 1 .............................................................. 3
HUM 3402 Constitutional Law 2 .............................................................. 3
HUM 3551 Survey of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy ........................... 3
HUM 3552 Survey of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy ................... 3
HUM 4150 Independent Study .................................................................. 3
HUM 4100 Senior Capstone (Q) ............................................................... 3
Restricted Electives (15 credit hours)
HUM 3285 Special Topics in Literature .................................................... 3
HUM 3385 Special Topics in History ......................................................... 3
HUM 3485 Special Topics in Social Science ............................................. 3
HUM 3585 Special Topics in Philosophy ................................................... 3
PSY 3541 Psychology of Leadership ........................................................ 3
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................. 1
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
CSE 1301 Introduction to Computer Applications .................................. 3
LNG xxxx Foreign Language .................................................................... 3
MTH 1701 College Algebra ....................................................................... 3
Restricted Elective (Science) .................................................. 3
16
SPRING
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ......................................................... 3
LNG xxxx Foreign Language .................................................................... 3
MTH 1702 Applied Calculus..................................................................... 3
Free Elective ........................................................................... 3
Restricted Elective (Science) .................................................. 3
15
Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
COM 2224 Business and Professional Writing or COM 2370 Speech ...... 3
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 ........................................................................... 3
HUM 2510 Logic ....................................................................................... 3
LNG xxxx Foreign Language .................................................................... 3
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology (SS) .............................................. 3
15
SPRING
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 ........................................................................... 3
HUM 2085 Critical Approaches to Humanities and Social Sciences ......... 3
HUM 2480 Introduction to Political Science ............................................. 3
LNG xxxx Foreign Language .................................................................... 3
Restricted Elective (HUM) ..................................................... 3
15
Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
HUM 2401 Introduction to Law ................................................................ 3
HUM 3331 History of Science and Technology: Ancient and Medieval ..... 3
HUM 3551 Survey of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy ........................... 3
PSY 2444 Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Psychology .................................... 3
Restricted Elective .................................................................. 3
15
SPRING
BUS 2601 Legal and Social Environments of Business ............................ 3
COM 2012 Research Sources and Systems ............................................... 1
HUM 3332 History of Science and Technology: Renaissance to Present ... 3
HUM 3552 Survey of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy ................... 3
Free Elective ........................................................................... 3
Restricted Elective .................................................................. 3
16
Senior Year
FALL CREDITS
HUM 3401 Constitutional Law 1 .............................................................. 3
HUM 3xxx Humanities Elective ................................................................ 3
HUM 4150 Independent Study .................................................................. 3
Restricted Elective .................................................................. 3
Social Science Elective ........................................................... 3
15
SPRING
HUM 3402 Constitutional Law 2 .............................................................. 3
HUM 4100 Senior Capstone Project (Q) ................................................... 3
Free Elective ........................................................................... 3
Restricted Electives................................................................. 6
15
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED........................................ 122
Communication, B.S. ________________________
Major Code: 7183 Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission status: undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
Program Chair
H. Hatfield Edwards, Ph.D.
The major in communication prepares graduates to meet today’s evergrowing
demand for skilled communicators who have specialized
backgrounds in strategic communication with a focus on business,
or science and technology. Coursework emphasizing business, or
science and engineering augments a strong foundation in applied and
conceptual courses that emphasize written and oral communication,
theoretical communication and visual communication. Graduates
of this program are able to create effective communication analyses
and campaigns, write for a broad range of audiences about science
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 Programs—College of Psychology and Liberal Arts 145