Department of Communication

Minor Programs

Minor: Communication Studies (15 SEMESTER HOURS)

Prerequisites

IMPORTANT: No more than six credit hours of transfer courses can be used for the minor. Courses must be taken in prerequisite order with a grade of “C” or better. Students will be administratively withdrawn from courses if grades of “C” or above are not earned in all required prerequisites. Majors in Communication may not pursue minors in either of the two communication minors. Prerequisites must be completed before a second course that requires that prerequisite. Prerequisites for courses and even course numbers change over time. Students should check the course description section the current academic year catalog for current information on prerequisites required for the courses below.

Track Listing

COM 2000 3.0
Intro to Communication Studies
SPC 2600 3.0
Public Speaking

Select at least one from the following:

COM 3120 3.0
Organizational Communication
COM 3042 3.0
Interpersonal Communication
COM 4301 3.0
Comm. Theory & Research Methods

Select two from the following:

MMC 3620 3.0
Int’l Study in Communications
COM 4430 3.0
International Communication
COM 3440 3.0
Small Group Communication
MMC 3402 3.0
Political Advertising
MMC 3609 3.0
Public Opinion & Persuasion
COM 3932 3.0
Topics in Communications
COM 3346 3.0
Interviewing: Theories & Methods
COM 4411 3.0
Communication & Popular Culture
RTV 4403 3.0
Media Criticism
COM 4022 3.0
Theory & Rsch. Methods in Health Communication
COM 4930 3.0
Seminar in Communication

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Minor: Mass Communication (15 SEMESTER HOURS)

Courses must be taken in sequence. If a course is a prerequisite for a second course, they may not be taken simultaneously. Written permission from the department chair is required to override either of these policies. No more than six credit hours of transfer courses may be used in the minor. 3 hours of lower level courses may be used. A grade of “C” or better is required in all minor courses and prerequisites. Majors in Communication may not pursue minors in either of the two communication minors.

Track Listing

MMC 1004 3.0
Media Literacy
MMC 3105 3.0
Advanced Writing for the Media
MMC 3614 3.0
Media Theories & Effects

Select two from the following:

ADV 3008 3.0
Principles of Advertising
JOU 3204 3.0
Principles of Journalism
PUR 3000 3.0
Principles of Public Relations
MMC 3200 3.0
Law & Ethics in Communications
RTV 3000 3.0
Principles of Broadcasting
SPC 4064 3.0
Public Speaking for Professionals

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