A minor or area of focus in Communications consists of fifteen (15) hours of approved upper-division courses. Nine (9) of the fifteen must be taken in one (1) of the five (5) areas of study listed below. The remaining six (6) must be taken from any of the other four (4) areas of study. Of the fifteen hours, three (3) must be in a Speech course and three (3) in a Communications writing intensive course as listed below. In addition, students must complete the two prerequisites listed below to obtain a minor or area of focus in Communications.
Proposed Areas of Study
- Technical and Professional Communication
- Electronic Media and Visual Communication
- Journalism
- Public Communication and Culture Studies
- Speech Communication
All Areas of Study
Prerequisites (6 Hours)
- COMM 220 Survey of Mass Communication
- SPEE 101 Principles of Speech Communication
Writing Intensive Courses
- Comm 317 Case Studies in Technical Writing
- Comm 340 Professional Communication
- Comm 440 Public Relations Writing
- Comm 570 Advanced Professional Communication
- Comm 3015 Advanced Reporting
- Comm 310 Literature of Journalism
- Comm 330 Feature Writing
- Comm 436 Memoir and Travel Writing
- Comm 401 Interpretive Journalism
- Comm 402 Investigative Reporting
- Comm 315 Writing for Electronic Media