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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Communication and Media Studies Minor

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The minor consists of 21 credit hours of courses in both the communication and media studies majors.

Program Requirements

In order to declare the minor, students must have a minimum 2.0 G.P.A. and have completed the core competencies in Quantitative Reasoning and College Writing.

The minor consists of 21 credit hours of courses in both the communication and media studies majors. Students must receive a grade of C or higher in all required courses in the minor.

CMS Core Courses (9 credit hours):

CMS 102 - Introduction to Communication Credits: 3
CMS 103 - Introduction to Media Studies Credits: 3
CMS 200 - Research Methods in Communication Credits: 3

CMS Areas of Study (12 credit hours):

Communication Theory (select one course):

CMS 190 - Nonverbal Communication Credits: 3
CMS 235 - Communicating Security Credits: 3
CMS 242 - Communication and Social Media Credits: 3
CMS 265 - Intrapersonal Communication Credits: 3
CMS 272 - Persuasion Credits: 3
CMS 290 - Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
CMS 298 - Topics in Communication I Credits: 3
CMS 330 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
CMS 332 - Communication in the Family Credits: 3
CMS 345 - Small Group Communication Credits: 3
CMS 375 - Meaning and Communication Credits: 3
CMS 398 - Topics in Communication II Credits: 3

Media Theory (select one course):

CMS 201 - Introduction to Public Relations Credits: 3
CMS 210 - Topics in Media Criticism I Credits: 3
CMS 223 - Communication Law Credits: 3
CMS 284 - Introduction to Cinema Studies Credits: 3
CMS 286 - History of International Cinema to 1945 Credits: 3
CMS 288 - History of International Cinema Since 1945 Credits: 3
CMS 294 - Visual Communication Credits: 3
CMS 303 - Media Effects Credits: 3
CMS 310 - Topics in Media Criticism II Credits: 3
CMS 323 - Understanding Technology Credits: 3
CMS 374 - Media Criticism and Aesthetics Credits: 3
CMS 375 - Meaning and Communication Credits: 3
CMS 380 - Film Genres & Auteurs Credits: 3
or
CMS 384 - Topics in Cinema Studies Credits: 3

Media Writing (select one course):

CMS 150 - The Writing Process Credits: 3
CMS 202 - Writing for Popular Print Media Credits: 3
CMS 205 - Topics in Media Writing I Credits: 3
CMS 215 - Journalism Reporting and Writing Credits: 3
CMS 225 - Screenwriting Credits: 3
CMS 274 - Writing for the Media Credits: 3
CMS 300 - Topics in Media Writing II Credits: 3
CMS 302 - Writing the Feature Story Credits: 3
CMS 305 - Writing Opinion: Editorials and Columns Credits: 3
or
CMS 315 - Broadcast Newswriting Credits: 3

CMS Elective (select one course that you qualify to take based on prerequisites).

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