Communication Studies Minor

Communication Studies Minor Requirements

A minor in Communication Studies consists of six courses.  Internships and independent studies cannot be used for minor credit.

Required Courses in the minor:

CAM 1001	Introduction to Communication & Media	3
CAM 2009	Public Speaking	3

One course in written communication:

CAM 3046	Convergent Media/Divergent Voices	3
DTH 3244	Playwriting	3
ENG 3117	Reading and Writing Literature In the Digital Age	3
ENW 2040	Writing for the Media	3
ENW 4003	Screenwriting Workshop I	3
ENW 4011	Journalism I	3
ENW 4012	Journalism II	3

Some courses have pre-requisites.

One course in visual communication:

ARH 1030	History of Photography	3
CAM 2022	Advertising	3
CAM 3030	History of Television & Radio	3
ENG 3026	Shakespeare on Film	4
ENF 1001	Introduction to Film Studies	4
ENF 2079	Women's Film	4
ENF 2080	American Film	4
ENF 2088	History of Cinema I: The Beginnings to WW II	4
ENF 2089	History of Cinema II: WWII to Present	4
ENF 3075	FILM,TV,VIDEO GAME THEORY	4
ENF 3173	Queer Film & Media Studies	4
ENF 4010	Major Film Directors	4
ENF 4030	Global National Transnational Film&media	4

Some courses have pre-requisites.

One course in media production (all are non-liberal arts):

CAM 2050	Introduction to Video Production Production	3
CAM 2046	Computer Graphics	3
ART 3064	Computer Graphics I	3
ART 4004	Graphic Design	3
ART 4007	PHOTOGRAPHY: BEGINNERS	3
ART 4008	Photographic Essay	3
ART 4010	Photography: Intermed/Advanced	3
ART 4032	Adv Photo: Special Methods	3
ART 4047	Art, Design and the Computer	3
ART 4049	Intermediate & Advanced Photography: View Camera	3
ART 4059	The Book As Art	3
ART 4067	Digital Photography & Imaging	3
MUAT 1007	Midi and Music	3
MUAT 2011	Audio Production	3
MUAT 3021	Interactive Music	3

Some courses have pre-requisites.

One research seminar, requiring a research paper:

CAM 3046	Convergent Media/Divergent Voices	3
CAM 3070	Media Law and Ethics	3
CAM 3072	Social Media	3
CAM 3080	Gender & Communication	3
SOC 3088	Images of Women in Popular American Culture	3
ENF 3075	FILM,TV,VIDEO GAME THEORY	4
ENF 3173	Queer Film & Media Studies	4
ENF 4030	Global National Transnational Film&media	4
CAM 3030	History of Television & Radio	3
CAM 3071	Minorities and the Media	3

Some courses have pre-requisites.