Study communication in a major media market

The Communication and Media program is designed for students interested in multiple fields of communication. As a communication and media major, you will acquire the fundamental communication and critical thinking skills needed to enter jobs across the public, private and non-profit sectors.

While pursuing a major in media and communications, you will take courses from a variety of programs in the College of Communication and School of Cinematic Arts, including Digital Cinema, Communication and Technology, Journalism, Organizational Communication, and Public Relations and Advertising.

We also offer the 3+3 BA/JD Program, which allows high-achieving first-year undergraduate students to be admitted simultaneously to the College of Communication (CMN) and the College of Law (LAW). You’ll complete your first three years in CMN and your final three years in LAW.

Online Degree Options

A Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in communication and media from DePaul’s College of Communication provides you with the real-world knowledge and skills you need for jobs in communication.

You can complete the last two years of this program entirely online, either in real time or on your time. And with DePaul’s generous credit transfer policy, it may be possible to reduce the time and tuition costs required to earn your degree.

Classes

Coursework

• Business and Professional Communication
• Digital Cinema Production
• Documentary Studies
• Editing
• Media and Cultural Studies
• Public Speaking
• Screenwriting
• Storytelling and Style in Cinema
• Television production

Resources

• Major Requirements
• Schedule of Classes
• Department Website

Concentrations/Tracks

• Latino Media & Communication

• Minor offered
• Combined bachelor's + master's degree offered

Career Options

Common Career Areas

• Advertising
• Copywriting
• Creative directing
• Marketing
• Media consulting
• Media planning
• Public relations
• Publishing

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Major Requirements

We offer the Communication and Media BA in two modalities: on-campus and fully online.

Major requirements for each modality are unique. On-campus major requirements are listed below, and online major requirements are listed in t?he Academic Catalog.

View online requirements in the Catalog

On-Campus Major Requirements

Course Requirements

One presentation skills course from the following selection of classes:

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
ORGC 201	BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION	4
CMNS 230	PERFORMANCE: COMMUNICATION, CREATIVITY AND THE BODY	4
CMNS 330	TOPICS IN PERFORMANCE	4
CMNS 336	STORYTELLING: COMMUNICATION AS NARRATIVE	4
CMNS 339	PERFORMANCE OF GENDER & SEXUALITY	4
CMNS 365	ARGUMENTATION, ADVOCACY, AND DELIBERATION	4
CMNS 367	PERFORMANCE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE	4
CMNS 369	PERFORMANCE OF HUMOR	4
CMNS 371	PERFORMANCE OF RITUAL	4

One media analysis course from the following selection of classes:

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MCS 231	INTRODUCTION TO DOCUMENTARY STUDIES	4
MCS 271	MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES	4
MCS 273	STORYTELLING & STYLE IN CINEMA	4

Two elective courses (8 hours) from CMNS and/or ORGC2

Two elective courses (8 hours) from JOUR, MCS, PRAD and/or SPRTCMN2

Four courses (16 hours) from CMN, CMNS, ORGC, JOUR, MCS, PRAD, SPRTCMN and/or the College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) courses listed below (maximum 2 CDM courses)1, 2:

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
DOC 324	DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION II (FORMERLY DC 371	4-4.5
FILM 110	DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION I (FORMERLY DC 210)	4-4.5
FILM 210	CINEMA PRODUCTION II (FORMERLY DC 310)	4-4.5
FILM 245	MEDIA LITERACIES (FORMERLY DC 200)	4-4.5
FILM 250	CINEMATOGRAPHY I (FORMERLY DC 275)	4-4.5
POST 110	EDITING I (FORMERLY DC 220)	4-4.5
POST 124	SOUND DESIGN I (FORMERLY DC 215)	4-4.5
SCWR 100	INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING (FORMERLY DC 201)	4-4.5
SCWR 250	INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION WRITING (FORMERLY DC 272)	4-4.5
SCWR 302	WRITING THE FEATURE SCREENPLAY (FORMERLY DC 301)	4-4.5

1	Students may take up to 4 hours of credit in CMN 397 RESEARCH PRACTICUM  and CMN 399 INDEPENDENT STUDY toward graduation requirements.
2	A maximum of 8 credits from two credit College of Communication courses can be applied to major requirements.

Internship Credit

Students in the major may take CMN 394  and/or CMN 395 (when work relates to the major). In order to take CMN 394 or CMN 395, students must have completed two of the four communication core classes (CMN 101, CMN 102, CMN 103, CMN 104), two courses in the chosen major and have fulfilled internship program eligibility requirements.

?????Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

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