Department of Professional Communication

• About the Department
• Undergraduate Program Offerings, Course Descriptions & Curricular Tables

Don H. Shin, Ph.D., Chairperson

Formby Regents Professor: Bucy
Professors: Cargile Cook, Kee, Shin
Assistant Professor: Jitkajornwanich
Associate Professors of Practice: Chambers, LaStrape, McCord, McDunn
Assistant Professor of Practice: Magas
Lecturers: Beaudin, Chudnovskaya, Mandrell, McCormack, Pumroy

CONTACT INFORMATION: 907 Media and Communication Building | Box 43082 | Lubbock, TX 79409-3082 | T 806.834.3158 | F 806.742.1085 | www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/programs/digitalmedia/index.php and http://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/programs/mediastrategies/

About the Department

The Department of Professional Communication offers a 120-hour degree program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media and Professional Communication and a 120-hour degree program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Media Strategies. Transfer students who graduate from accredited Texas two-year colleges with an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree and who are core complete may qualify for the Digital Media and Professional Communication 2+2 degree plan, which requires approximately 60 hours to graduate. The department and its degree programs serve students seeking a communication degree with a wide-ranging skill set. Graduates from the program will be trained to work as corporate and business communication specialists, coordinators, managers, and entrepreneurs. They will be able to run their own communication businesses or manage an organization’s communication needs. Professional communication students’ education will be marked by its breadth of study across communication disciplines, as opposed to depth within a single specialization.

Undergraduate Program Offerings, Course Descriptions & Curricular Tables

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Programs

• Digital Media and Professional Communication, B.A.
• Media Strategies, B.A.

• Professional Communication, Undergraduate Minor

Courses

• PCOM 1100 - Introduction to Professional Communication
• PCOM 2310 - Principles of Professional Communication
• PCOM 2320 - Corporate Citizenship
• PCOM 3315 - Data Visualization for Media
• PCOM 3373 - Applied Workplace Communication
• PCOM 3385 - Media Insights and Data Analytics
• PCOM 3390 - Internship in Digital Media and Professional Communication
• PCOM 4300 - Independent Study in Professional Communication
• PCOM 4301 - Special Topics in Professional Communication
• PCOM 4325 - Media Entrepreneurship
• PCOM 4373 - Digital Media and Professional Communication Capstone