A student in the College of Communications is not required to
complete a minor. A student in advertising or journalism with a
special interest in human resources and family studies may elect to
follow a special minor of at least 20 hours as listed below. The minor
may be substituted for the college requirement of 20 hours of advanced
social studies, arts, and sciences.
For students not enrolled in the College of Communications, the
college offers only one approved special minor, a minor in the
teaching of journalism for students in teacher education. Other
students are cautioned against attempting to follow a minor or cognate
in communications even if approved by their major
departments. Enrollment in many courses offered by the college is
restricted to majors in one of the college's curricula. In all college
courses, enrollment priority is given to students enrolled in the
College of Communications.
MINOR IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND FAMILY STUDIES
For a minor in human resources and family studies (home
economics), the student must complete a minimum of 20 hours in courses
offered by the School of Human Resources and Family Studies. The 20
hours completed in this area may be substituted for the 20 hours of
advanced social studies, arts, and sciences required by the college
for graduation. However, all students in the news-editorial and
broadcast journalism sequences must satisfy the departmental
requirements of at least 6 hours each in history, political science,
philosophy, economics, sociology or anthropology, and English or
American literature. These courses may be taken at the lower- or
upper-division level.
It is recommended that students select a concentration of courses
from one of five areas of human resources and family studies (family
and consumer economics, foods and nutrition, human development and
family ecology, interior design, or textiles and apparel) and select
electives in other areas to total 20 hours.
TEACHER EDUCATION MINOR IN JOURNALISM
This minor is specifically for students in teacher education
programs. It requires a minimum of 18 hours in communications
courses. In addition to three required courses with a total of 11
hours of credit, a minimum of 7 additional hours must be chosen from a
selected group of electives. Students are also required to take at
least 7 hours of rhetoric, for a total of 25 hours.
| HOURS | REQUIRED COURSES |
|---|---|
| 3-4 | Typography or graphic arts |
| 4 | Newswriting |
| 4 | News editing |
| 6 or 7 | Electives in advertising, journalism, and communications |
| 4 | RHET 105 or RHET 108 |
| 3 | One of the following: ENGL 381, RHET 133, or RHET 143 |
| 25 | Total |
| HOURS | ELECTIVES |
| 3 | Introduction to advertising |
| 4 | Advanced reporting |
| 3 | Photojournalism |
| 3 | Magazine article writing |
| 3 | American broadcasting and telecommunications |
| Others may be chosen in consultation with the adviser. | |