Communication Studies
The minor requires a minimum of 21 hours. (Reference #480)
- The Communication Studies curriculum promotes the responsible use of communication as a tool for understanding in a variety of situations: one-to-one, small group, public, organizational, intercultural and mass mediated settings.
Required Courses:
- COMM 247 Voice and Diction
- COMM 341 Theories of Communication
- COMM 343 Speech Analysis / Speech Writing
- COMM 345 Advanced Public Speaking (SCOM 145 or 161)
Three additional courses chosen in consultation with Advisor from any of the courses listed below:
- COMM 148 Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 240 Critical Listening
- COMM 245 Argumentation & Debate
- COMM 249 Oral Interpretation of Literature
- COMM 263 Fundamentals of Communication and Culture
- COMM 346 Persuasion
- COMM 349 Group Decision Making
- COMM 363 Interracial Communication
- COMM 443 Persuasion in Contemporary Society
- COMM 460 Organizational Interviewing
- COMM 461 Organizational Communication
- COMM 463 Intercultural Communication
- COMM 474 Gender Differences in Communication
- COMM 489 Cooperative Education in Communication
- COMM 494 Capstone in Communication
- COMM 495 Independent Study in Communication