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Communication

PR Major

Public Relations Major Course Requirements

Required Courses (10 courses)

  • COMM 101: Oral Communication
  • COMM 123: Introduction to Communication and Media
  • COMM 206: Writing for the Media
  • COMM 211: Media Literacy
  • COMM 270: Principles of Strategic Communications
  • COMM 329: Audience Survey and Research
  • COMM 371: Public Relations Writing
  • COMM 372: PR Cases and Planning
  • COMM 477: Strategic Communication Ethics and Society
  • COMM 479: Senior Seminar: Public Relations Management (Spring)

Elective A (choose 1 course)

  • COMM 207: Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 209: Group Dynamics

Elective B (choose 1 course)

  • COMM 247: Understanding New Media
  • COMM 264: Persuasion
  • COMM 301: Presentational Speaking (Fall)
  • COMM 323: Race, Class, Gender and the Media (occasionally offered)
  • COMM 324: Sex and Violence in Media (Spring)
  • COMM 385: Media, Democracy and the Public (every other Fall)
  • COMM 426: Media Law and Policy (occasionally offered)

**Note: The semester in which courses are offered is subject to change. Be sure to talk to your adviser about planning for courses that are only offered once per year.