The minor requires students to take six classes (or 24 credits) from at least two distinct majors with a mixture of skills-focused and general classes related to legal and public affairs communication topics. At least 16 credits must be from College of Communication courses.
Skills Classes
Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
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Select a minimum of four credits, maximum of 12 credits from the following: 1 | 4-12 | |
PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM | ||
NEWS REPORTING | ||
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | ||
COMMUNITY JOURNALISM | ||
PRINCIPLES OF ADVERTISING | ||
or PRAD 255 | PUBLIC RELATIONS | |
WRITING FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING | ||
PROFESSIONAL WRITING | ||
ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING | ||
RHETORICAL ANALYSIS | ||
ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING | ||
WRITING IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION |
General Classes
Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
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Select a minimum of 12 credits, a maximum of 20 credits from the following: 1 | 12-20 | |
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN TEAMS AND SMALL GROUPS | ||
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL COMMUNICATION | ||
NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION | ||
HEALTH COMMUNICATION | ||
COMMUNICATION AND DECISION-MAKING IN GROUPS AND TEAMS | ||
DECEPTIVE COMMUNICATION | ||
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | ||
ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND RHETORIC | ||
PERSUASION | ||
URBAN COMMUNICATION | ||
LATINX COMMUNICATION, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY BUILDING | ||
ASIAN-AMERICAN MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS | ||
THE DARK WEB | ||
DIGITAL MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS | ||
COMMUNICATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE | ||
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | ||
DIVERSITY, LEADERSHIP, & TEAM BUILDING | ||
CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | ||
or JOUR 311 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | |
COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY | ||
PERFORMANCE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE | ||
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT REPORTING | ||
JOURNALISM AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | ||
TOPICS IN MEDIA LAW | ||
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION | ||
JOURNALISM LAW AND ETHICS | ||
MEDIA ETHICS | ||
COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY | ||
or CMNS 366 | COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY | |
ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ETHICS | ||
DIVERSITY & CURRENT ISSUES IN ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS | ||
HEALTH AND PUBLIC RELATIONS | ||
MEDIA RELATIONS | ||
COMMUNICATION LAW | ||
CRISIS COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT | ||
NON-PROFIT PUBLIC RELATIONS | ||
SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING |
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Relevant special topics courses and newly developed courses in Communication may be approved on a case-by-case basis.