Communication Studies Minor

Department minors must maintain a 2.00 grade point average.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Communication and Media Studies department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/home.htm

Total Credits Required


Core Component	12
SP 100 Public Address [EFFC]	4
SP 110 Interpersonal Communication [INTT]	4
SP 120 Small Group Process or	4
SP 200 Argumentation (4 cr.)

Elective Component**	8
Choose two courses from the following:
SP 250 Research Methods and Careers in Communication (4 cr.)
SP 310 Communication Theory (4 cr.)
SP 320 New Media Literacy (4 cr.)
SP 401 Persuasion (4 cr.)
SP 402 Communication Criticism (4 cr.)
SP 404 Communication and the Arts (4 cr.)
SP 410 Advanced Interpersonal Communication (4 cr.)
SP 412 Nonverbal Communication (4 cr.)
SP 421 Organizational Communication (4 cr.)
SP 422 Crisis Communication (4 cr.)
SP 432 Environmental Communication (4 cr.)
SP 434 Environmental Communication in an International Context: Brazil (4 cr.) [INTT]
SP 495 Special Topics in Communication Studies (2 - 4 cr.)
BC 415 Intercultural Communication (4 cr.) [SOCR]
BC 420 Global Communication (4 cr.)
BC 471 Mass Communication and Society (4 cr.) [PERS]
BC 480 Media and Politics (4 cr.)
PR 432 Environmental Campaigns (4 cr.)

Bulletin Year: 2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.