Campus: Online
The BS in Professional Communication Studies is an part time online completion degree program designed to prepare students for successful professional careers in the field of communication. This interdisciplinary major includes courses in business, communication, and computer science. It is an innovative degree program for adult students who have experience in the workplace and have an associate AS or AA degree or the equivalent (60-64 credits).
The program is supported by Dyson College and Pace Online, which has traditionally been responsible for assisting non-traditional students, evaluating prior college-level credit and evaluating life experience for academic credit. For more information on this program, please visit our Web Site at online.pace.edu, or email Paceonline@pace.edu
Major Completion Summary
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Transfer Credits | 60-64 |
| Organizational Communication Concentration | 44 |
| Required Electives | 16 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Transfer Credits (60-64 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer Credits | ||
| Total transfer credits 1 | 60-64 | |
| Total Credits | 60-64 | |
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The total number of credits required to complete the degree is 120. The curriculum below contains 60 credits. Students transferring in less than 60 credits will need to take additional arts and sciences credits at Pace to fulfill the 120 credits.
Organizational Communication Concentration (44 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Concentration Courses 1 | ||
| AIT 103 | Online Seminar | 1 |
| AIT 107 | Computer Applications for Telecommunications | 4 |
| CIT 231 | Web Authoring and Digital Media | 4 |
| COM 260 | Pragmatic Communication | 4 |
| COM 300 | Organizational Communication | 4 |
| COM 361 | Interpersonal Communication Among Cultures | 4 |
| ENG 201 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3-4 |
| MCA 185 | Effective Public Relations | 4 |
| MCA 209 | Understanding the Mass Media | 3-4 |
| MCA 221 | Professional Communication | 4 |
| PAA 101 | Public Administration and Its Environment | 4 |
| Major Elective | 3-4 | |
| Total Credits | 42-45 | |
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Student meets with program coordinator for guidance in selecting appropriate Concentration electives.
Required Electives (16 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Electives | ||
| Select 16 credits 1 | 16 | |
| Recommended Liberal Arts and/or Science Electives | ||
HIS 113 | The American Experience: Wealth and American Culture | |
| Psychology of Business and Industry | ||
| Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | ||
| Environmental Science | ||
| Total Credits | 16 | |
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Student meets with program coordinator for guidance in selecting appropriate courses to fulfill the program's required Liberal Arts and/or Science electives.
In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These courses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| AIT 103 | Online Seminar | 1 |
| AIT 107 | Computer Applications for Telecommunications | 4 |
| Arts and Sciences Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 201 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3-4 |
| MCA 209 | Understanding the Mass Media | 3-4 |
| Credits | 6-8 | |
| Summer | ||
| MCA 185 | Effective Public Relations | 4 |
| MCA 221 | Professional Communication | 4 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PAA 101 | Public Administration and Its Environment | 4 |
| Arts and Sciences Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Spring | ||
| CIT 231 | Web Authoring and Digital Media | 4 |
| COM 361 | Interpersonal Communication Among Cultures | 4 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Summer | ||
| PSY 260 | Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | 4 |
| COM 260 | Pragmatic Communication | 4 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| COM 300 | Organizational Communication | 4 |
| COM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Spring | ||
| Arts and Sciences Elective | 3 | |
| Arts and Sciences Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 59-61 | |
*Sample Course Schedule