Communication Minor

PSE PEAK

15 credits (Total does not include prerequisite courses)

Minor Requirements

Rhetorical Core

SPE-101Basic Public Speaking

3 credits

SPE-201Foundations of Oral Communication

3 credits

Methods

Complete one course from the following:

SPE-240Rhetorical Criticism

3 credits

SPE-245Critical Cultural Methodology

3 credits

Course not taken to satisfy Methods requirement (SPE-240 or SPE-245) may count toward the minor's Topics requirement.

Topics

Complete 6 credits from the following.  At least 3 credits should be outside the SPE designation. 

BUS-225Principles of Management

3 credits

BUS-299TSpecial Topics in Business

1-3 credits

BUS-340International Business

3 credits

JOURN-200Principles and Practices of Journalism: Print

3 credits

JOURN-201Principles & Practices of Journalism: Visual

3 credits

PHI-214Introduction to Logic

3 credits

POE-199Model United Nations I

1 credit

POE-299Evidence, Proof, and Knowledge

3 credits

POE-399Model United Nations II

2 credits

SPE-199Debate I

1 credit

SPE-305Paradigms in Intercultural Communication

3 credits

SPE-306Communicating Gender and Sexuality

3 credits

SPE-310Topics in the Philosophy of Communication

3 credits

SPE-325New Media Communication

3 credits

SPE-399Debate II

1 credit

THE-200Introduction to Film Studies

3 credits

THE-215Acting Fundamentals

3 credits

THE-216Voice and Diction

3 credits

If not taken to satisfy the Methods requirement SPE-240 or SPE-245 may be count toward the Topics requirement.

POE-199: Up to 3 credits may count toward this requirement.

POE-399: Up to 3 credits may count toward this requirement.

SPE-199: Up to 3 credits may count toward this requirement.

SPE-399: Up to 3 credits may count toward this requirement.

BUS-299T: With approval of Minor Supervisor to ensure a communication focus