Department minors must maintain a 2.00 grade point average.
For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Communication and Performance 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 | 24 |
| Core Component | 16 |
| SP 100 Public Address | 4 |
| SP 110 Interpersonal Communication | 4 |
| SP 120 Small Group Process | 4 |
| SP 250 Research Methods and Careers in Communication * | 4 |
| Elective Component** | 8 |
| Choose two courses from the following: | |
| SP 200 Argumentation (4 cr.) | |
| SP 300 Rhetorical Theory (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.) [Div I] | |
| 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.) | |
| BC 480 Media and Politics (4 cr.) | |
| SP 495 Special Topics in Communication Studies (2 - 4 cr.) | |
| BC 410 The Documentary (4 cr.) | |
| BC 415 Intercultural Communication (4 cr.) | |
| BC 471 Mass Communication and Society (4 cr.) | |
*Students majoring in public relations or entertainment and sports promotion may substitute an SP-prefixed course for SP 250.
**At least one course must be at the 300- or 400- level. Students may elect to take no more than 1 BC-prefixed course.
Bulletin Year:
2015 - 2016 Undergraduate Bulletin
| View the current NMU Catalog.