Public Relations Minor

The public relations minor is an interdisciplinary program that exposes students to introductory theories and production skills in the field of public relations. The minor requires a minimum of 28 credit hours as follows:

Degree Requirements

Students must take the following:

COM 222	Media Aesthetics and Creativity	4
COM 224	Mass Media and Society	4
COM 225	Media Writing	4
COM 284	Principles of Public Relations	4
COM 384	Writing for Public Relations	4
Total Credit Hours:		20

Digital Electives:

Students must take TWO of the following:

COM 302	Digital Media and Design for Communication	4
COM 315	Web Design	4
FMX 210	Digital Media	4
JOU 221	Multimedia Journalism I: The Digital Tool Kit	4
Total Credit Hours:		8

In addition to the courses listed above, the faculty RECOMMENDS a student take additional elective courses from the following list:

BUS 101	Introduction to Global Business	4
COM 301	Introduction to Organizational Communication	4
COM 436	Communication and Media Ethics	4
COM 470	Communication Research Methods	4
COM 584	Public Relations Campaigns	4
ECO 204	Principles of Microeconomics	4
JOU 221	Multimedia Journalism I: The Digital Tool Kit	4
MKT 300	Principles of Marketing	4
Total Credit Hours:		28

Or courses in JOU, SPE and/or PSIS (check with your advisor)

Total Credit Hours: 28