School of Art, Communication, and Literature

A Bachelors of Arts degree is offered for students who wish to double major in another discipline or focus on a more broadly based liberal arts education. The same core classes are in place for all art students, though the later years are typically more flexible for student to pursue other academic emphases. 

Courses Required for Art

Courses in the program involve traditional newspaper reporting, feature writing, media law, journalism history, graphic design and pagination. In addition, the journalism program offers courses in public relations and advertising. Today, the journalism program also combines traditional newspaper work with social media, video and other online components used in today’s fast-evolving media industry. Countless graduates left the South Texan (our own student-run newspaper) and built successful careers at newspapers and magazines of state and national importance.

Courses Required for Communication-Journalism

This program prepares students for a wide variety of career fields. Communication skills are consistently ranked as the top skill employers are looking for when hiring or promoting within organizations. Students gain training in the foundations of human communication, interaction, professional communication competence, and experience with a managing the challenges of a highly mediated communication environment. Areas of study within our discipline include rhetoric, interpersonal communication, organizational communication, performance studies, and highly evolving media studies.

Courses Required for Communication-Speech

The Bachelor of Arts in English provides students with a rigorous foundation in writing, rhetoric, and literary analysis, preparing them for careers in communication, education, publishing, and beyond. Students develop versatile skills through coursework spanning creative and professional writing, literary theory, and surveys of British, American, and world literature. The program culminates in a senior portfolio project, giving graduates a tangible showcase of their growth as writers, critical thinkers, and communicators.

Courses Required for English

The Bachelor of Arts in English with a Teaching Certification provides students with the literary knowledge and teaching experience to pursue a public school English teaching career. This degree offers a path for students to combine a passion for language and literature with a passion for inspiring the next generation of readers and writers.

Courses Required English (Teaching Certification)

A Bachelors of Fine Arts degree is offered for students who wish to explore specializations and becoming a more complete artist, with multiple emphases to pursue and an alternate curriculum available to receive a teaching certification. The same core classes are in place for all art students, though the later years are typically more rigid for student to be more immersed in the various fields of art. 

The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Teaching Certification provides students with the visual skills and teaching experience to pursue a public school art teaching career. This degree offers a path for student artists to combine a passion for art and a passion for teaching.