Communication (Minor)
Offered by the School of Communication.
Admission to the Program
Formal admission to the minor requires a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA. Students should not declare their minor until they have declared a major.
Minor Requirements
- 18 credit hours with grades of C or better, a minimum of 9 credit hours at or above 300-level, and at least 12 credit hours unique to the minor
Course Requirements
Required (6 credit hours)
Media Studies (12 credit hours)
Complete 12 credit hours from the following, with at least 9 credit hours at or above 300-level:
- COMM-270 How the News Media Shape History (3)
- COMM-324 Race, Gender and Sexuality in the Media (3)
- COMM-401 Communication Law (3)
- COMM-411 History of Documentary (3)
- COMM-414 History of Cross-Cultural Cinema (3)
- COMM-415 Children, Youth, and Digital Culture (3)
- COMM-416 Topics in Film and Media Arts (3)
- COMM-420 Topics in Mass Media (1-3)
- COMM-467 Communication, Copyright and Culture (3)
- COMM-468 Musical Cultures and Industries (3)
- COMM-477 History of Photography (3)
- COMM-503 Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism Management (3)
- COMM-509 Politics and the Media (3)
- COMM-514 Censorship and Media (3)
- COMM-545 Business and Economic Journalism (3)
- COMM-558 Survey of American Cinema (3)