{"id":6005,"date":"2025-07-24T08:12:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/shsjc-dev\/?page_id=6005"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:01:50","slug":"strategic-communications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/shsjc\/strategic-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Communications Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6005\" class=\"elementor elementor-6005\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a2f58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34a2f58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765c71f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"765c71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic Communication Curriculum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8efd361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8efd361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We prepare our Strategic Communication students for multifaceted careers in public relations, corporate communications and strategic messaging for key audiences. They learn to conduct credible research, function as professional spokespeople, develop and implement public relations campaigns and build strong corporate and community relationships. Students take journalism courses to buttress their communications skills in writing, reporting and news judgment.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/shsjc-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2025\/07\/Strategic-Communication-SHSJC-Curriculum-Fall-2024.pdf\">Click Here to Download Curriculum<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03955f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03955f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Freshman Year<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-426e84e elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"426e84e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><b>Fall Courses<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Credits<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Spring Courses<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Credits<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ENG 101 Written Communication I<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">ENG 102 Written Communication II<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">MAT 110 College Mathematics II or Higher<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">COM 103 Oral Communication<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">UNV 101 The Individual and Life<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">HEA 200 Health Education or two PED classes<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">*Natural Science<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">SOC 205 Introduction to Sociology<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">JAC 101 Media in a Multicultural Society<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">JAC 110 Introduction to Media Writing<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">JAC 105 Grammar &amp; AP Style<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">JAC 200 Visual Media<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Total<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Total<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><strong>17<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bce227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bce227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sophomore Year<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dcb735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"4dcb735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Fall Courses<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Credits<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Spring Courses<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Credits<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">JAC 220 Principles of Public Relations<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">JAC 320 PR, Campaigns &amp; Media Brand Marketing<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">JAC 210 Reporting &amp; Newswriting<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">JAC 265 Introduction to Radio\/TV<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Minor \/ Area of Emphasis course<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">MES 130 Environ. 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