Secondary Majors

What is a secondary major?

Secondary majors allow a student from one degree program to earn a secondary major from a participating department within a different program by fulfilling the requirements set forth by that participating department but without requiring students to enroll in the additional courses that comprise that other program's core curriculum. Through the secondary major option, upon graduation, a student earns one baccalaureate degree from Baylor (through the fulfillment of all requirements from the student's home college or school). Although that student will not be awarded a second degree, the student's transcript will reflect that he or she has earned a secondary major in that second area of study.

Secondary Major Requirements

The Department of Communication offers two secondary majors:

Secondary Major in Communication

Thirty semester hours including the following:

Fundamentals of Public Communication (CSS 1301), Speech for Business & Professional Students (CSS 1302), or Argumentation, Discussion, and Debate (CSS 1304)
Complete the requirements from one of the following tracks:
1. Corporate Communication Track - 27 hours including:
  - Communication Theory (CSS 3310)
  - Twenty-one upper level hours (from a list of CSS course options)
  - Three hours from the Rhetoric and Public Discourse track
2. Rhetoric and Public Discourse Track - 27 hours including:
  - Introduction to Rhetorical Theory and Criticism (CSS 3302)
  - Twenty-one hours (from a list of CSS and BIC course options)
  - Three hours from the the Corporate Communication track

Secondary Major in Communication Specialist

Thirty semester hours including the following:

Fundamentals of Public Communication (CSS 1301), Speech for Business & Professional Students (CSS 1302), Argumentation, Discussion, and Debate (CSS 1304), Visual Literacy: Sight, Sound, and Motion (FDM 1304), Production Methods I (FDM 2360), or Production Methods II (FDM 3361)
Twelve additional hours from CSS courses
Nine additional hours from FDM courses

Note: At least fifteen of the thirty semester hours in the major must be “3000” or “4000” level.