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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication, AA with Designation


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Additional information available on the Communication Department website at www.ppcc.edu/degrees-certificates/communication.

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If you are a person with multiple interests and diverse talents then Communication may be the major for you! The program of study provides rhetorical and social scientific theory, tools and techniques for analyzing, managing and improving communication in every arena of professional and personal interaction. Topics within the discipline may include public speaking, interpersonal and group communication, intercultural and organizational communication. The Associate of Arts (AA) degree with designation in Communication includes courses that are common to all four-year institutions in Colorado and will prepare you for continued study at a four-year college/university in pursuit of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Communication. With a degree in Communication, you have employment opportunity in a variety of fields including: public relations, political science, advertising, social services, journalism, education, film production and criticism, radio/television, event planning, sales, grant or technical writing, customer service, corporate communication, employee training, personal management, entertainment, social media, education and foreign relations.

Full list of requirements can be found at Associate of Arts Degrees, AA .

Written Communication


Six (6) credit hours

Mathematics


Three(3) credit hours

History


Three (3) credit hours.

Natural and Physical Sciences


Seven (7) credit hours.

Additional Required Courses


Eighteen (18) credit hours.

Please note: if these credits are not required for the major at a receiving four-year institution, they will be applied to the Bachelor’s degree as elective credit towards graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.

Electives


Eleven (11) credit hours selected from the AA approved course list can be found at Approved Electives Course List of AA Degrees and Course of Study .

Please note: Additional COM courses beyond the 4 courses (12 credit hours) identified above in the Additional Required Courses section may not count toward the Communication major at the receiving four-year institution.

Total Credit Hours: 60


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