Communication Excellence Minor

(20 credits)

The Communication Excellence minor offers students a core in interpersonal, small group, and organizational communication, with persuasion and individualized practicum for eloquence and experience. Communication Excellence is a minor for most students seeking to compliment their major with a practice-oriented and theoretically influenced minor. Students who minor in Communication Excellence must earn a C- or higher in each course required for program completion.

Core (14 credits):

COMM 211 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits
COMM 312 - Persuasion Theories 3 Credits
COMM 361 - Small-Group Communication 3 Credits
COMM 455 - Organizational Communication 3 Credits
COMM 200 - Multimedia Practicum 1 Credits
COMM 300 - Advanced Multimedia Practicum 1 Credits

Electives (6 credits):

Students will choose two 3 credit hour electives to complete their minor in their area of interest within communication.

COMM 204 - Media and Society 3 Credits
COMM 209 - Introduction to Research in Communication 3 Credits
COMM 214 - Topics in Communication 3 Credits
COMM 220 - Print-Based Media Production 3 Credits
COMM 230 - Live Video Production 3 Credits
COMM 240 - Introduction to Film 3 Credits
COMM 270 - Photojournalism 3 Credits
COMM 281 - Visual Communication 3 Credits
COMM 288 - Sports Media Production 3 Credits
COMM 290 - Introduction to Media Writing 3 Credits
COMM 308 - Journalism History 3 Credits
COMM 309 - Reporting 3 Credits *
COMM 320 - Time-Based Media Production 3 Credits
COMM 326 - Introduction to Health Communication 3 Credits
COMM 328 - Health Communication Theory 3 Credits
COMM 333 - Applied Health Communication 3 Credits
COMM 343 - Narrative Film and Video Production 3 Credits *
COMM 368 - Public Relations 3 Credits *
COMM 373 - Internet as Cultural Communication 3 Credits
COMM 381 - Political Communication 3 Credits
COMM 383 - Communication in Everyday Life 3 Credits *
COMM 388 - Sport Communication 3 Credits
COMM 390 - PR Writing 3 Credits
COMM 409 - Narrative Journalism 3 Credits *
COMM 414 - Special Topics 3 Credits
COMM 420 - Interactive Media Production 3 Credits *
COMM 421 - Investigative Journalism 3 Credits *
COMM 422 - Community Journalism 3 Credits *
COMM 428 - Media and Identity 3 Credits *
COMM 433 - Media Criticism 3 Credits *
COMM 435 - Digital Storytelling 3 Credits
COMM 458 - Global Media 3 Credits *
COMM 459 - Communication Law and Ethics 3 Credits *
COMM 466 - Contemporary Issues in Public Relations 3 Credits *
COMM 468 - Media Theory 3 Credits *
COMM 470 - Public Campaigns 3 Credits
COMM 472 - Social Media Management 3 Credits
COMM 482 - Public Culture 3 Credits
COMM 483 - Gender Communication 3 Credits

Note:

Students who have declared the Public Relations, Journalism, Digital Communication and Media, or Cultural Communication Majors may only count 6 Credit Hours of major requirements toward the Communication Excellence minor. Courses with an * after them have prerequisites in the Department of Communication not satisfield by the core courses in this minor. Check the catalog or with the department for more information.