Minor Requirements

New requirements as of Fall 2011

Required 24 credits:

• Pass English 110 and 120 College Composition I & II (or English 110 and 125 College Composition I and Technical & Business Writing) with a grade of B or better
• 6 credits in Level A (Comm 102 and 103 with a grade of C or better)
• 3 credits in Level B in each category of community, information and technology (9 credits total)
• 3 credits in Level C in each category of community, information and technology (9 credits total)
• Meet with the Communication Program Academic Advisor for a degree audit.

Internship or practicum courses will not count toward the minor.

Minors must fulfill the admissions requirements of the Communication Program. They must also earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken in the Program and must maintain an overall GPA of 2.50.

Level A: SURVEY

6 credits required

Comm 102 ..... Communication and the Human Community  (3)
Comm 103 ..... Information, Technology and Social Change (3)

Level B: SKILLS/THEORY

9 credits required, one course in each category

COMMUNITY category

Comm 110 ..... Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
Comm 201 ..... Visual Communication (3)
Comm 212 ..... Interpersonal Communication  (3)
Comm 303 ..... Principles of Public Relations (3)
Comm 341 ..... Advertising Creative Strategy (3)
Comm 365 ..... Small Group Discussion (3)

INFORMATION category

Comm 200 ..... Introduction to Media Writing (3)
Comm 244 ..... Reporting and Feature Writing (3)
Comm 321 ..... Advanced Journalistic Writing (3)
Comm 322 ..... Editing (3)
Comm 352 ..... Writing for Public Relations (3)
Comm 353 ..... Writing for the Electronic Media (3)
Comm 366 ..... Business and Professional Speaking (3)

TECHNOLOGY category

Comm 204 ..... Graphic Design  (3)
Comm 226 ..... Photo Imaging (3)
Comm 305 ..... Publications (3)
Comm 306 ..... Advertising Media Planning (3)
Comm 319 ..... Digital Imaging  (3)
Comm 332 ..... Television Studio Production (3)
Comm 354 ..... Electronic Field Production  (3)

Level C: THEORY/SKILLS

9 credits required, one course in each category

COMMUNITY category

Comm 300 ..... Communication and Society  (3)
Comm 301 ..... Psychology of Communication (3)
Comm 310 ..... Media and Diversity  (3)
Comm 328 ..... Community Journalism  (3)
Comm 401 ..... Organizational Communication (3)
Comm 402 ..... International/Intercultural Communication (3)
Comm 403 ..... Community Relations (3)

INFORMATION category

Comm 308 ..... Argumentation (3)
Comm 313 ..... Persuasion (3)
Comm 367 ..... Classical and Modern Criticism (3)
Comm 404 ..... Advertising and Society(3)
Comm 405 ..... Social Implications of the Information Society(3)
Comm 410 ..... Research Methods in Communication (3)
Comm 452 ..... PR Campaigns and Strategic Issue Management (3)
Comm 461 ..... Political Communication (3)

TECHNOLOGY category

Comm 302 ..... Popular Culture (3)
Comm 331 ..... Survey of Broadcasting (3)
Comm 406 ..... Media Consequences and Effects (3)
Comm 407 ..... Communication Technologies and the Future (3)
Comm 412 ..... Communication Law (3)
Comm 428 ..... U.S. Media History (3)