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Communication Minor

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Communication skills are highly valued in today’s workplace. The communication minor is designed for individuals who seek leadership roles in for-profit or nonprofit organizations.

Students completing this minor will develop presentation, written, group and electronic communication skills. The communication minor is not available for students majoring in Organizational and Leadership Communication, Strategic Communication, or Multimedia Production and Journalism.

The Communication minor requires 18 credit hours of coursework. All prerequisites must be completed prior to enrollment in the following courses.

  • COMM 211 Presentational Speaking (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 215 Foundations of Communication Theory (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 227 Foundational Video (3 hrs.)

Choose Three (3) Courses From Any Emphasis Area: (9 hrs.)

Multimedia Emphasis

  • COMM 221 Multimedia Writing (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 336 Visual Storytelling I (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 346 Visual Storytelling II (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 384 Audio Documentaries (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 388 Professional Video Production (3 hrs.)

Communication Studies Emphasis

  • COMM 351 Principles of Persuasion and Influence (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 387 Organizational Communication (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 435 Organizational Crisis and Change (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 444 Leadership Communication (3 hrs.)

Strategic Communication Emphasis

  • COMM 231 Integrated Brand Management (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 340 Advertising and Public Relations Research and Strategy (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 413 Campaigns (3 hrs.)
  • COMM 435 Organizational Crisis and Change (3 hrs.)

Students minoring in Communication may not also major in Organizational and Leadership Communication or Multimedia Production and Journalism, or Strategic Communication.