Communication Studies Minor
Check Sheet
Six courses are required for the Communication Studies minor.
Core Courses
- COMM 110 Introduction to Communication Studies
- Choose one Methods course from CIMS 226 Media and Culture Studies or ENG 229 History of the Book
Two Analysis Courses
- Two from the following: from the following: AFS 280, AFS/CIMS 215, CIMS/IDS 219, 230, DS 220, DS/SOC 245, ENG 309 Topic(s) Rhetorics of Online Writing, Rhetorics of Space and Place, Or Rhetorics of Documentary Film, ES 225, GER /IDS 259, GER /CIMS 274, HIST 201, HIST 241, IDS 208, IDS 243, IDS 252, MUS_CLAS 135, MUS_CLAS 170, POL 233, PHIL 153, PHIL 351, SOC 204, SOC 237, WGS 210 Topic: Queer Representation in Media.
Two Praxis Courses
- One course must focus on Written Communication. Choose from ENG 201, ENG 203, ENG 307, ES 241, ES 242.
- One course must focus on Audio Visual Communication. Choose from ARTS 160, CIMS 220, DS 311, ENG 200 Topic(s): Writing Across Media, or Remix and Remediation,, ENG 309 Topic(s): Writing with Sound, or Art of Public Speaking, ES 230, MUS_CLAS 262.
Notes:
- With the approval of the department up to two courses from an off campus affiliated program may be counted in the major in the areas of Analysis and Praxis.
- No more than two 100-level courses may be used to fulfill minor requirements.
- Courses taken under the S/U grading option do not count toward the minor.
- COMM 399 Practicum does not count toward the Communication Studies minor requirements, but students in the minor are welcome to take the course.