Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies – Persuasion, Advocacy, and Civic Engagement Concentration Online
Use your expertise with communication to become an influencer for social change. Build versatile language skills to create impactful messages for a diverse array of roles.
Program Overview
Explore the specifics of your online bachelor’s in communication studies – persuasion, civic engagement, and advocacy program
Reach your ideal audience and affect their decisions with the Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies – Persuasion, Advocacy, and Civic Engagement Concentration online program. Establish competence in all types of communication such as verbal, nonverbal, persuasion, public speaking, and interactions made through technology platforms.
Study research methods, conflict management, and intercultural relations to enhance your ability to connect with diverse groups of people. This communication studies undergraduate program includes courses on speech writing, debate, civic engagement, media criticism, protest movements, and environmental sustainability, preparing you to become an informed leader of public advocacy initiatives and political campaigns. You can even customize your learning with an internship.
As a student of this communication studies bachelor’s program, you will learn how to:
- Analyze resources, challenges, and audiences to identify optimal advocacy messages
- Develop critical thinking, debate, and argumentation skills
- Craft and present public messages for social, political, and professional goals
- Identify persuasive strategies for creating, maintaining, and challenging political and social systems
- Explain how messages in popular culture influence, reinforce, and legitimize beliefs, values, and roles
- Analyze resources, challenges, and audiences to identify optimal advocacy messages
- Develop critical thinking, debate, and argumentation skills
- Craft and present public messages for social, political, and professional goals
- Identify persuasive strategies for creating, maintaining, and challenging political and social systems
- Explain how messages in popular culture influence, reinforce, and legitimize beliefs, values, and roles
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Tuition
Manage your budget with our affordable program tuition
Tuition for the B.A. in Communication Studies – Persuasion, Advocacy, and Civic Engagement online program is affordable and paid by the course, so you can achieve your academic goals while remaining within your budget.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course |
|---|---|---|
| B.A. in Communication Studies – Persuasion, Advocacy, and Civic Engagement | $404* | $1,212 |
*Tuition and fees are subject to change by legislative or Board of Regents action; changes become effective on the date of enactment. For more information, please visit https://onestop.txst.edu/cost-payments/cost-attendance.html.
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The Texas State Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies – Persuasion, Advocacy, and Civic Engagement is delivered in a convenient online learning format that offers maximum flexibility for working adults like you. Choose the start date that fits your goals.
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date | Term Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 1 2025 | 1/13/25 | 12/30/24 | 1/6/25 | 1/13/25 | 1/13/25 | 3/3/25 | 8 weeks |
| Spring 2 2025 | 3/4/25 | 2/18/25 | 2/25/25 | 3/4/25 | 3/4/25 | 5/7/25 | 8 weeks |
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Admissions
Review the admission process for the B.A. communication studies – persuasion, civic engagement, and advocacy degree program
Apply to the online B.A. in Communication Studies – Persuasion, Advocacy, and Civic Engagement program quickly and easily with our streamlined admission process. Review the admission requirements below and take the next step toward your professional goals.
To be eligible to earn your B.A. in Communication Studies online from Texas State University, you must:
- Submit a completed application and all supporting documents—including official transcripts from your high school and any postsecondary institutions attended—to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions by the stated document deadline
- Pay the nonrefundable application fee of $75 ($90 for international*)
- Be eligible to re-enter all colleges and/or universities previously attended
High school graduates who plan to attend Texas State the semester after high school graduation (not including summer sessions) regardless of how many dual credit or transferable college credits earned, are considered an entering freshman.
Freshmen must do the following to qualify for admission to Texas State University:
- Receive a diploma from an accredited high school
- We recommend students complete the following curriculum:
- 4 credits of English, 4 credits of mathematics, 4 credits of science, 3 credits of social studies and 2 credits of a language other than English
- We recommend students complete the following curriculum:
- ACT and SAT test scores are not required for applicants ranked in the top 75% of their graduating class.
- Applicants who do not meet assured admission, or do not submit test scores, will be reviewed holistically. All students ranked in the fourth quartile of their class must submit scores that meet assured admission standards for admission.
- Submit your high school transcripts by mail or via Parchment, Naviance, National Student Clearinghouse.
Transfer students must meet these requirements:
- 14 or fewer credit hours: minimum 2.0 GPA in all transferable course work plus meet freshman admission standards
- 15-29 credit hours: minimum 2.5 GPA in all transferable course work
- 30 or more credit hours: minimum 2.25 GPA in all transferable course work
- Be at least one full semester out of high school and eligible to return to all postsecondary institutions previously attended
Transcripts may be sent electronically to [email protected] or mailed to:
TXST One Stop
Texas State University – Undergraduate Admissions
601 University Dr.
San Marcos, TX 78666
*Texas
State defines an international student as anyone who is in a non-immigrant visa
status, including H-1B visa holders. If you are not a U.S. citizen, permanent
resident, refugee, or asylee, you would be classified as an international
student and should complete the international application for admission.
Admission Requirements
- High school diploma
- Online application
- Official transcripts from all institutions
Courses
Learn more about the Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies online course work
To graduate from the online communication studies B.A. in persuasion, civic engagement, and advocacy program, you must complete a total of 120 credit hours, including 42 credit hours of general education courses, 18 credit hours of core courses, 18 credit hours of advanced communication studies electives, and 18-24 credit hours of minor courses. Additional required elective credit hours are selected with an advisor as needed to meet university graduation requirements.
Students must take 42 credit hours of general education courses to meet the degree plan requirements.
The list of electives provided is not exhaustive and is subject to change. New courses may be added as additional programs launch or as student demand increases. Students are advised to work with an academic advisor to select and schedule their elective courses according to their degree plan and availability.
Students are required to take 18 credit hours of advanced communication electives:
In consultation with an advisor, students must select a minor, which will range between 18-24 credit hours.
