Communication and Media Studies

The Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree program in General Studies with the Communication/ Media Studies specialization is designed specifically for those students who wish to transfer to a four-year college or university and have an interest in either a major or minor in a communication or media studies area.

Associate of Arts and Sciences in General Studies with a Specialization in Communication/ Media Studies

Four-semester (two-year) program

First Year

First Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
ENG 111	College Composition I	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Virginia Tech ENGL 1105 Radford University CORE 101 Old Dominion University ENGL 110C Virginias Private Colleges & Universities Bluefield College ENG 1013/1023, GEN ED Liberty University ENGL 101 Emory & Henry College ENG 100
MTH 154 ¹	Quantitative Reasoning	3	0	3 Credits
BIO 101 ²	General Biology I	3	3	4 Credits
SDV 100 ³	College Success Skills	1	0	1	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University UNIV 100 elective
SOC 200 ¹	Principles of Sociology	3	0	3	View transfer information

Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		13	3	14

Second Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
ENG 112	College Composition II	3	0	3
MTH 155 ¹	Statistical Reasoning	3	0	3
HUM 201 ⁴	Survey of Western Culture I			3	View transfer information

BIO 102 ²	General Biology II	3	3	4 Credits
PSY 200	Principles of Psychology	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Virginia Tech PSYC 1004 Radford University PSYC 121 Old Dominion University PSYC 201S Virginias Private Colleges & Universities Bluefield College PSY 1013 Liberty University PSYC 101
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		12	3	16

Second Year

Third Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
CST 100 ^*	Principles of Public Speaking	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University COMS 114
HIS 101 ⁵	History of Western Civilization I	3	0	3	View transfer information

ENG 245	British Literature	3	0	3
ITE 152	Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications	3	0	3
CST 115 ^*	Small Group Communication	3	0	3
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		15	0	15

Fourth Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
ENG 246	American Literature	3	0	3
HUM 260 ⁴	Survey of Twentieth-Century Culture	3	0	3
PSY 215	Abnormal Psychology	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Virginia Tech PSYC 3014 Radford University PSYC 439 Virginias Private Colleges & Universities Bluefield College PSY/CRJ 3034 Liberty University PSYC 430
CST 126 ^*	Interpersonal Communication	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University COMS 250
HIS 102 ⁵	History of Western Civilization II			3	View transfer information

Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		12	0	15

Degree Earned!

or Transfer Math General Electives: MTH 154, MTH 155, MTH 161, MTH 162, MTH 167 , MTH 245 , MTH 261, MTH 263, MTH 264, MTH 265 , MTH 266, MTH 267

or Lab Science Electives: BIO 101, BIO 102, CHM 111, CHM 112, GOL 105, GOL 106, PHY 201, PHY 202, PHY 241, PHY 242

Orientation Electives: SDV 100, SDV 101

or Humanities/Fine Arts Electives: ART 101 , CST 151, HUM 201, PHI 100 , PHI 220, REL 230

Required for Degree

or History Electives: HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 121, HIS 122