Program Description
The Minor Program of Study in Communication gives students a balanced background in communication theory and practice. The broad applications of our curriculum will contribute and advance your understanding of a broad range of disciplines.
Academic Policies
- Minor Transfer Credit Policy: Students can transfer up to 6 credits for the minor. Only course equivalencies will count toward the minor.
- All Communication courses must be taken for a letter grade.
- Some upper-level courses may be cross listed with other departments and therefore may have lower numbers than 3100-4000.
- Students should contact the Department of Communication to enroll in the Communication minor.
- Communication Majors are not permitted to minor in Communication.
Minor Requirements
The minor in communication consists of a total of 7 courses.
Foundation Courses
Students must complete:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| COMM 1101 | Introduction to Communication | 4 |
Select one of the following Foundations courses:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| COMM 2200 | Media Communication | 3 |
| COMM 2450 | Communication and Technology | 3 |
| COMM 2760 | Persuasion and Social Influence | 3 |
| COMM 2850 | Communication, Environment, Science, and Health | 3 |
Select two courses from the following list, only one of which can be a writing course (COMM 2310 Writing About Communication or COMM 3000-3099):
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| COMM 1300 | Visual Communication | 3 |
| COMM 2010 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| COMM 2310 | Writing About Communication | 3 |
| COMM 2820 | Research Methods in Communication Studies | 4 |
| COMM 3010 | Writing and Producing the Narrative for Digital Media | 3 |
| COMM 3020 | Science Writing for the Media | 3 |
| COMM 3030 | Research Writing Seminar in Communication | 3 |
| COMM 3040 | Writing and Editing for Magazines and Online Media | 3 |
| COMM 3050 | Advanced Media Writing about Cultural, Social, and Environmental Crises | 3 |
| COMM 3060 | Connecting Experience: Creating a Personal Brand and Implementing an ePortfolio | 3 |
| COMM 3065 | Sports Communication: Media, Marketing, Crisis and Violence | 3 |
| COMM 3070 | Communicating Today: Creating Strategic Visual Messages Across Media | 3 |
| COMM 3080 | | 2 |
Elective Courses
Three upper-level elective courses, which must be between COMM 3100 - 4990 (excluding COMM 4950-4952, COMM 4960 Communication Internship, and COMM 4980 Communication Teaching Experience). COMM 2179 and MUSIC 2703 Thinking Media are exceptions to this numbering system.
*Three credits from an additional core course COMM 2200 Media Communication, COMM 2450 Communication and Technology, COMM 2760 Persuasion and Social Influence, or COMM 2850 Communication, Environment, Science, and Health; COMM 4970 Individual Study in Communication; and/or COMM 4990 Independent Research can be used as an upper level course.
