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Minor in Communications (15 hours)


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  1. Complete the following:

  2. Complete 3 additional hours from the following:
      COMMS 301 : Mass Media History and Philosophy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      COMMS 301 : Mass Media History and Philosophy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: Alternate semesters.
      PREREQUISITE: Major or minor status.
      DESCRIPTION: Historical and philosophical development of today's media. Includes theories of media change, social responsibility, economic factors, and influential pioneers.

      COMMS 302 : Popular Culture and Media. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      COMMS 302 : Popular Culture and Media. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: Alternate semesters.
      PREREQUISITE: Major or minor status.
      DESCRIPTION: Impact of new and traditional media on popular culture. Includes media criticism and cultural theories on the artifacts and drivers of cultural values.

      COMMS 351 : Media and Their Audiences. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      COMMS 351 : Media and Their Audiences. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: Alternate semesters.
      PREREQUISITE: Major or minor status.
      DESCRIPTION: Understanding media content and channels empowering and improving media consumption and interpretation. Includes new technology, social media, consumer behavior, media criticism, and media literacy.

      COMMS 360 : Communication Management Principles and Theory. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      COMMS 360 : Communication Management Principles and Theory. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: Alternate semesters.
      PREREQUISITE: Major or minor status.
      DESCRIPTION: Management principles and theory, emphasizing responsible management benefiting organizations and their stakeholders. Includes crisis communication, media or agency management, and programming.

      COMMS 381 : International Media Systems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      COMMS 381 : International Media Systems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: Alternate semesters.
      PREREQUISITE: Communications or international relations major or minor status.
      DESCRIPTION: Comparison of media systems in countries and regions outside the United States. Includes media systems analysis, normative theories of the media, and cultural values and norms.

      COMMS 382 : Issues in Global Communication. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      COMMS 382 : Issues in Global Communication. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: Alternate semesters.
      PREREQUISITE: Communications or international relations major or minor status.
      DESCRIPTION: Issues relating to communicating in a global village. Includes global information and policy, cultural imperialism, intercultural interaction, and multinational communication strategies.

      COMMS 406 : Media and the First Amendment. (3:3.0:0.0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      COMMS 406 : Media and the First Amendment. (3:3.0:0.0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: Alternate semesters.
      PREREQUISITE: Major or minor status; Comms 300.
      DESCRIPTION: Advanced understanding of media law, policy, and regulation of free speech and press. Includes Freedom of Information, rights of press, government control, and legal precedents regarding the First Amendment.

      COMMS 411 : Mass Communications Processes and Effects. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      COMMS 411 : Mass Communications Processes and Effects. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, alternate terms
      PREREQUISITE: Major or minor status.
      DESCRIPTION: Mass communication as a social process, incorporating literature from journalism, social psychology, sociology, political science, and history. Factors in message construction, dissemination, and audience reception.

      COMMS 416 : Media Advocacy and Social Change. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      COMMS 416 : Media Advocacy and Social Change. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: Alternate semesters.
      PREREQUISITE: Major or minor status.
      DESCRIPTION: Communication principles, theories, and approaches applied to effect social change. Includes public policy, grass roots advocacy, social marketing, and social movements.

      COMMS 480 : Media Ethics and Moral Reasoning. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      COMMS 480 : Media Ethics and Moral Reasoning. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: Alternate semesters.
      PREREQUISITE: Comms 300 or instructor's consent.
      DESCRIPTION: Advanced application of moral reasoning and understanding of ethical issues in mass communication. Includes current cases and issues, professional practices, and philosophical foundations of ethics.

      COMMS 481 : Gender, Race, and Class in the Media. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      COMMS 481 : Gender, Race, and Class in the Media. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: Alternate semesters.
      PREREQUISITE: Major or minor status.
      DESCRIPTION: Applying critical theory to the interaction between media and underrepresented groups in society. Includes stereotypes and portrayals, access to media, participation, and media ownership.

      COMMS 482 : Media and World Religions. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      COMMS 482 : Media and World Religions. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: Alternate semesters.
      PREREQUISITE: Major or minor status.
      DESCRIPTION: The interaction of media, world religions, and beliefs. Includes media coverage and portrayal of religion, religions' use of media, conflict between the two, and communicating across religious cultures.



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