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Communications and Theatre Arts Minor

Students taking a minor in communications are required to take a total of 21 credit hours as follows: 

Three courses from the Basic group:

Course Number Course Title
CO 200 Interpersonal Communication
CO 220 American Electronic Media
CO 225 Journalism
CO 245 Argumentation and Debate
CO 250 Speech Science
CO 260 Speech Pathology
CO 280 Introduction to Theatre

or an approved upper division course in Speech Pathology

One course from the Performance group:

Course Number Course Title
CO 215 Fundamentals of Broadcast Performance
CO 235 Business and Professional Speaking
CO 265 Oral Interpretation of Literature
CO 285 Acting for the Stage

Finally, three additional CO courses, two of which must be at the 300+ level. 

Course
Number		 Course Title Course
Number		 Course Title
CO 300 Methods in Communications Research CO 390 Intercultural Communication
CO 305 Interviewing Principles CO 394 Multicultural Communication
CO 310 Feature Writing* CO 395 Playwriting*
CO 315 Public Relations* CO 397 Broadcast Writing
CO 316
 The Documentary in Film and Television CO 399 Seminar/ Special Topics in Communication*
CO 317 Film and Communication CO 400
 Organizational Communication
CO 318 International Film: Silent to Modern Era CO 405 Persuasive Interviewing*
CO 319 Television Production CO 407 Writing for Public Relations*
CO 320 Audio Production CO 410 Editing and Design
CO 321 Multiculturalism and the Mass Media CO 415 Public Relations Campaigns
CO 322 Women in Mass Media CO 418 International Electronic Media
CO 325 Investigative Reporting* CO 420 Advanced Animation
CO 330 Photojournalism* CO 425 Advanced Television Production Principles*
CO 331
 Photojournalism Laboratory* CO 426 Advanced Television Production Lab*
CO 340 Broadcast and Broadband Audio Media CO 430 Consumer and the Media*
CO 341 Perspectives in Contemporary American Political Discourse CO 435
 Broadcast Programming Principles*
CO 346 Campaign Issues and Images CO 438 Convergent Broadcast Journalism
CO 350 Audiology CO 447 Presidential Communication
CO 355 Multimedia CO 455 Health and Environmental Media
CO 365 Design for the Stage* CO 460 Language Disorders
CO 370 Language Development CO 475 Little Theatre Workshop*
CO 375 DIrecting for the Stage* CO 497 Internship*
CO 380 International Journalism CO 499 Independent Study*
CO 385 Phonetics    

 
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