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Minor in Communication
The minor in communication is a 24-credit curriculum
designed to familiarize students with communication theory while providing
training in print and electronic communication skills. The minor can provide
a strong complement for majors that emphasize presentations, interpersonal
skills, publicity, and marketing. Students minoring in communication can
focus on Corporate and Public Relations, Journalism, or Technical and
Science Communication.
First, three core courses in Communication Studies
are required for the minor.
Second, students focus on one of the following areas: Journalism or Corporate
and Public Relations or Technical and Science Communication. Finally,
students complete three additional electives from the Communication curriculum
that fit their interest.
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| COM 101 | Human Communication | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 111 | Principles of Communication | |||
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| COM 210 | Theories of Communication | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 380 | Special Topics in Communication | 3.0 | ||
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| Journalism focus | ||||
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| COM 260 WI | Fundamentals of Journalism | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 300 WI | On-Line Journalism | 3.0 | ||
| COM 315 | Advanced Journalism | |||
| COM 390 WI | Global Journalism | |||
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| Corporate and Public Relations focus | ||||
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| COM 280 | Public Relations | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 270 WI | Business Communication | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 281 | Advanced Public Relations | |||
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| Technical and Science Communication focus | ||||
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| COM 310 WI | Technical Communication | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 320 WI | Science Writing | 3.0 | ||
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| COM 375 WI | Grant Writing | |||
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| Three Additional Courses | ||||
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| Three Communication (COM) or Linguistics (LING) electives | 9.0 | |||
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