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 List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
1 | 4-12 |
CMN 104 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | |
CMNS 201 | BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION | |
JOUR 275 | INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 278 | NEWS REPORTING | |
JOUR 364 | INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | |
JOUR 374 | COMMUNITY JOURNALISM | |
PRAD 244 | PRINCIPLES OF ADVERTISING | |
or PRAD 255 | PUBLIC RELATIONS |
PRAD 256 | WRITING FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING | |
WRD 206 | PROFESSIONAL WRITING | |
WRD 240 | ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING | |
WRD 260 | RHETORICAL ANALYSIS | |
WRD 283 | ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING | |
WRD 321 | WRITING IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION | |
General Classes
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
1 | 12-20 |
CMNS 211 | INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | |
CMNS 212 | EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN TEAMS AND SMALL GROUPS | |
CMNS 251 | ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION | |
CMNS 309 | INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL COMMUNICATION | |
CMNS 313 | NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION | |
CMNS 315 | HEALTH COMMUNICATION | |
CMNS 316 | COMMUNICATION AND DECISION-MAKING IN GROUPS AND TEAMS | |
CMNS 320 | DECEPTIVE COMMUNICATION | |
CMNS 323 | SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | |
CMNS 326 | ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND RHETORIC | |
CMNS 329 | PERSUASION | |
CMNS 334 | URBAN COMMUNICATION | |
CMNS 335 | LATINX COMMUNICATION, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY BUILDING | |
CMNS 345 | THE DARK WEB | |
CMNS 349 | DIGITAL MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS | |
CMNS 353 | COMMUNICATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE | |
CMNS 355 | CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | |
CMNS 358 | DIVERSITY, LEADERSHIP, & TEAM BUILDING | |
CMNS 363 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | |
or JOUR 311 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION |
CMNS 366 | COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY | |
CMNS 367 | PERFORMANCE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE | |
JOUR 325 | POLITICS & GOVERNMENT REPORTING | |
JOUR 343 | JOURNALISM AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | |
JOUR 349 | TOPICS IN MEDIA LAW | |
JOUR 360 | POLITICAL COMMUNICATION | |
JOUR 361 | JOURNALISM LAW AND ETHICS | |
MPOP 343 | MEDIA ETHICS | |
MPOP 366 | COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY | |
or CMNS 366 | COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY |
PRAD 334 | ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ETHICS | |
PRAD 335 | DIVERSITY & CURRENT ISSUES IN ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS | |
PRAD 338 | HEALTH AND PUBLIC RELATIONS | |
PRAD 374 | MEDIA RELATIONS | |
PRAD 375 | COMMUNICATION LAW | |
PRAD 376 | CRISIS COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT | |
PRAD 382 | NON-PROFIT PUBLIC RELATIONS | |
PRAD 393 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING | |
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