Feb 10, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Communication Studies Minor

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Department minors must maintain a 2.00 grade point average.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Communication and Media Studies department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/home.htm

Total Credits Required 20 Credits

Core Component 12 Credits

COM 100 - Public Address [EFFC] 4 Credits
COM 110 - Interpersonal Communication [INTT] 4 Credits
COM 120 - Communication in Small Groups and Teams 4 Credits or
COM 200 - Argumentation [HUME] 4 Credits

Elective Component** 8 Credits

Choose two courses from the following:

COM 250 - Research Methods and Careers in Communication 4 Credits
COM 310 - Communication Theory 4 Credits
COM 320 - New Media Literacy 4 Credits
COM 401 - Persuasion 4 Credits
COM 402 - Communication Criticism 4 Credits
COM 404 - Communication and the Arts 4 Credits
COM 410 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication 4 Credits
COM 421 - Organizational Communication 4 Credits
COM 422 - Crisis Communication 4 Credits
COM 432 - Environmental Communication 4 Credits
COM 495 - Special Topics in Communication Studies 2-4 Credits
BC 415 - Intercultural Communication [SOCR] [WC] 4 Credits
BC 420 - Global Communication 4 Credits
BC 471 - Mass Communication and Society [PERS] 4 Credits
BC 480 - Media and Politics 4 Credits
PR 432 - Environmental Campaigns 4 Credits