Minor and Certificate Programs
Policy for Moody College Students
While a minor is not required as part of any communication degree program, students may choose to complete a minor in any field to which they gain entry. A student may declare only one minor or certificate to supplement the Moody major(s); exceptions must be approved by the student dean. Moody students must declare their minor/certificate intentions before they have completed 75% of their degree requirements, as indicated on the Interactive Degree Audit (IDA); exceptions must be approved by the student dean.
The transcript-recognized undergraduate academic minor must be completed in conjunction with an undergraduate degree at The University of Texas at Austin. For more information regarding the requirements for achieving a minor or certificate, including a comprehensive list of minors and certificates, please visit the Minor and Certificate Programs section of the Undergraduate Catalog.
Minors
Communicating for Development and Philanthropy Minor
The minor is open to all undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Austin who have an overall GPA of at least 2.5. The minor requires 18 hours of coursework, including at least nine hours completed in residence and nine hours taken at the upper-division level. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Only courses with a grade of C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted. If demand exceeds space available, the Moody College reserves the right to select students based on a review of their academic record.
The requirements are:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CLD 330 | Philanthropy Capstone | 3 |
| CMS 306M | Professional Communication Skills | 3 |
| CMS 321D | Communicating for Development and Philanthropy | 3 |
| Three hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Advertising | ||
| Introduction to Integrated Brand Communication | ||
| Building Sales Relationships | ||
| Foundations of Marketing | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Three hours from the following list, focusing on communicating about social issues: | 3 | |
| Integrated Communication for Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Health Communication: Messages, Campaigns, and the Media | ||
| Public Communication of Science and Technology | ||
| Communicating Sustainability | ||
| Multicultural Issues in Advertising and Public Relations (any topic) | ||
| Advanced Studies in Advertising (Topic 37: Social Enterprise Branding) | ||
| Theories of Persuasion | ||
| Communication and Social Change | ||
| Social Media and Social Movement: Then and Now | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Communicating Social Change | ||
| Social Activism in Film | ||
| Screening Race | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 8: Development Communication and Social Change) | ||
| Quality of Life in Clinical Care | ||
| A three-hour internship course with a focus on development or philanthropy. 1 | 3 | |
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| 1. Students must have their internship reviewed and approved by the faculty committee for the Minor in Communicating for Development and Philanthropy. | ||
Communicating Social Issues Minor
The minor is open to all undergraduate majors at The University of Texas at Austin and requires 15 semester hours of coursework. Nine hours must be taken at the upper-division level, and at least nine hours must be taken in residence. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Only courses with a C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted toward the minor. If demand exceeds space available, the Moody College reserves the right to select students based on a review of their academic record. Courses that appear in multiple lists may only be counted once.
The requirements for the minor are as follows:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| COM 307 | Overview of Social Justice and Media | 3 |
| COM 321 | Communicating Social Justice Capstone | 3 |
| Nine additional hours to be chosen from the following: | 9 | |
| Integrated Communication for Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Health Communication: Messages, Campaigns, and the Media | ||
| Public Communication of Science and Technology | ||
| Communicating Sustainability | ||
| Multicultural Issues in Advertising and Public Relations (any topic) | ||
| Introduction to Communication and Leadership | ||
| Leadership Stories | ||
| Leadership and Public Memory | ||
| Communication and Social Change | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Lying and Deception | ||
| Conflict Resolution | ||
| Identity In Relationships | ||
| Politics and Protest in Sports | ||
| Gender and Communication | ||
| Photographic Communication | ||
| Communication Internship (Topic 2: Social Change Internship) | ||
| Independent Study in Social Justice | ||
| Fundamental Issues in Journalism | ||
| Introduction to Media Studies | ||
| Multimedia News Reporting | ||
| Contemporary Representation in Media | ||
| Reporting Social Justice | ||
| Community Life: Documented | ||
| Understanding African Americans and the Media | ||
| Minorities and the Media | ||
| Representation in the News Media | ||
| Gender and the News | ||
| Diversity in News Organizations | ||
| Journalism, Society, and the Citizen Journalist | ||
| Race and Digital Media Cultures | ||
| Communicating Social Change | ||
| Social Activism in Film | ||
| Media and Society | ||
| Screening Race | ||
| Gender and Media Culture | ||
| Digital Media Production | ||
| Television Analysis and Criticism (Topic 2: Race, Class, and Gender in American Television) | ||
| Television Analysis and Criticism (Topic 4: Queer Television) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 8: Development Communication and Social Change) | ||
| Studies in Film History (Topic 8: Social Documentary) | ||
| Studies in Film History (Topic 9: Women Behind the Camera) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 8: Women and Sports Media) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 5: Queer Media Studies) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 9: Latina Feminisms and Media) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 15: Black Television Comedy) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 15: Latinx Media, Arts, and Activism ) | ||
| Sociocultural Bases of Communication | ||
Communication Studies Minor
This minor is open only to students who are not majoring in communication studies or communication and leadership. The minor requires 18 hours of coursework, including at least nine hours completed in residence, and at least nine hours completed at the upper-division level. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Only courses with a grade of C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted. Students must earn a 2.0 minimum GPA in courses counting toward the minor. The Department of Communication Studies reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as communication studies minors.
The course requirements are as follows:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CMS 306M | Professional Communication Skills | 3 |
| CMS 315M | Interpersonal Communication Theory | 3 |
| Twelve additional hours in Communication Studies (at least nine hours must be upper-division). | 12 | |
Global Communication Minor
This minor is only open to students in the Moody College of Communication. At least nine hours must be completed in residence and at least six hours must be taken at the upper-division level. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Students must earn a grade of at least a C- (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) in each course counted toward fulfillment of the minor requirements.
The minor requires 15 semester hours of coursework. The requirements are:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| COM 323 | Communication Internship (Topic 3: Global Experience) 1 | 3 |
| Twelve hours of coursework selected from the list below: 2 | 12 | |
| International Advertising | ||
| Language, Communication, and Culture | ||
| Rhetoric: East and West | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Reporting en Espanol | ||
| Covering the Global Economy | ||
| Reporting Asia: A Foreign Correspondent's Framework | ||
| Documentary Tradition of Latin America | ||
| Reporting the World: A Critical Examination of the United States News Media | ||
| Human Rights Journalism | ||
| Domestic Issues and Global Perspective | ||
| Reporting Latin America | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 1: National Media Systems) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 2: Comparative Media Systems) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 7: Global Media Systems) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 8: Development Communication and Social Change) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 8: Migration and Media) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 10: Globalization and Social Media) | ||
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| 1. Or an approved substitution of study abroad coursework or internship coursework done while studying abroad. | ||
| 2. Three hours may be substituted with experiential learning courses to be petitioned by the student for credit. | ||
Health Communication Minor
This minor is open to all students at The University of Texas at Austin. The Moody College reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted into this minor by instituting a competitive application process. Applicants may be judged on such factors as grade point average, prior coursework taken, prior experience in the field, and response to essay prompts.
The minor requires 16 semester hours of coursework including nine hours to be completed in residence. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Only courses with a C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted toward the minor. Courses that appear in multiple groupings may only be counted once. Students must fulfill the following requirements:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| COM 102 | Introduction to Health Communication | 1 |
| Three hours of Interpersonal Communication: | 3 | |
| Interpersonal Health Communication | ||
| Argumentation and Advocacy | ||
| Theories of Persuasion | ||
| Lying and Deception | ||
| Communication and Personal Relationships | ||
| Personal Relationships | ||
| Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships and Guidance in Adult Child Relationships Lab 1 | ||
| Three hours of Organizational Communication: | 3 | |
| Digital Communications | ||
| Social Media and Organizations | ||
| Family Communication | ||
| Family Relationships | ||
| Child Development | ||
| Socioeconomic Problems of Families | ||
| Theories of Child and Family Development | ||
| Communication in Health Care Settings | ||
| Romantic Relationships and Family Formation | ||
| Current Social Work Topics (Topic 4: Social Work Practice with Abused and Neglected Children and their Families) | ||
| Three hours of Population/Mass Media: | 3 | |
| Psychology of Advertising | ||
| Health Communication: Messages, Campaigns, and the Media | ||
| Seminar in American Culture (Topic 1: American Cultural History of Alcohol and Drugs) | ||
| Time Matters | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Adolescent Development | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| The Politics of Health Care | ||
| Children's Environmental Health | ||
| Introduction to Health and Society | ||
| Child Development | ||
| Adolescent Development in Context | ||
| Advanced Child and Family Development (Topic 6: Introduction to Early Childhood Interventions) | ||
| Child and Adolescent Health | ||
| Theories of Substance Use and Abuse | ||
| Foundations of Epidemiology | ||
| Undergraduate Seminar in United States History (Topic 18: Women in Sickness and Health) | ||
| Reporting Public Health and Science | ||
| Children's Exercise and Physical Activity | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Nutrition Education and Counseling | ||
| International Nutrition: Social and Environmental Policies | ||
| Community Nutrition | ||
| Principles of Epidemiology in Nutritional Sciences | ||
| Issues in Nutrition and Health | ||
| Selected Topics in Nutritional Sciences (Topic 4: Obesity and Metabolic Health) | ||
| Introduction to Public Health | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Public Health Research | ||
| Health Behavior Theory and Practice | ||
| Health Policy and Health Systems | ||
| Public Health Internship | ||
| Medicine, Ethics, and Society | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Behavior Problems of Children | ||
| Selected Topics in Psychology (Topic 4: Health Psychology) | ||
| Psychopathology | ||
| Mental Illness and the Brain | ||
| Social Work Practice in Organizations and Communities | ||
| Current Social Work Topics (Topic 9: Loss and Grief: Individual and Family Perspectives) | ||
| Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Well-Being | ||
| Global Health Issues and Health Systems | ||
| Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
| Foundations of Data Analysis | ||
| Human Behavior and Social Environment | ||
| Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 20: Fertility and Reproduction) | ||
| Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 21: Gender, Race, and Class in American Societies) | ||
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 35: Psychosocial Issues in Women's Health) | ||
| Six additional upper-division hours from the above areas. | 6 | |
| -- | ||
| 1. Courses must be taken concurrently; only three hours of coursework will count towards the minor. | ||
Journalism and Media Minor
In order to apply for a Journalism and Media Minor, a student must have completed Journalism 301F and earned at least a C-. The School of Journalism and Media reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as Journalism and Media minors. If demand exceeds space available, students will be selected based on a review of their academic record, particularly performance in Journalism 301F. At least 12 hours must be taken in residence and for a letter grade (no pass/fail). Students must earn a C- or better in Journalism 301F, and 302F or 313P.
The minor requires 15 hours of coursework, including at least six upper-division hours. Students must fulfill the following requirements:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| J 301F | Fundamental Issues in Journalism | 3 |
| J 302F | Digital Storytelling Basics | 3 |
| or J 313P | Multimedia News Reporting | |
| Nine additional hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Data, Privacy, and You | ||
| Analyzing Media Bias | ||
| Advanced Photo Editing and Design | ||
| Community Life: Documented | ||
| International Solutions Journalism | ||
| Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Oral History in Multimedia Storytelling | ||
| Place and Audio Storytelling | ||
| Social Media Journalism | ||
| Minorities and the Media | ||
| Representation in the News Media | ||
| Diversity in News Organizations | ||
| Elections, Voters, and News | ||
| News Literacy for a Digital Age | ||
| News Media and Politics | ||
| Media Policy and Ethics | ||
| Ethnic Media | ||
| Contemporary Media Systems | ||
| Introduction to Global Media | ||
| Technology and the Internet in Journalism | ||
| Social Media, Propaganda, and Elections | ||
| Globalization and Social Media | ||
| Technology and Culture | ||
| Journalism and Press Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa | ||
| The Information Society | ||
| Media Industries and Entrepreneurship | ||
| The Business of News | ||
| Digital Mainland China and Taiwan | ||
| Social Media: Growth, Uses, and Impacts | ||
| Social Media and Society | ||
| Race and Digital Media Cultures | ||
| Becoming Citizen Journalists | ||
| Communicating Social Change | ||
| Topics in Journalism and Media Studies (any topic) | ||
| Topics in Current Journalistic Issues (any topic) | ||
Latino Media Arts & Studies Minor
The Latino Media Arts & Studies Minor is open to all undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Austin. The minor requires 18 hours of coursework, including at least nine hours completed in residence. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Courses that appear in multiple lists may only be counted once. Only courses with a grade of C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted.
Students must fulfill the following requirements:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| RTF 306 | Introduction to World Cinema History | 3 |
| or RTF 307 | Media and Society | |
| RTF 323C | Screening Race | 3 |
| or | ||
| Television Analysis and Criticism (Topic 2: Race, Class, and Gender in American Television) | ||
| or | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 8: Latina/os and U.S. Media) | ||
| Six hours of upper-division coursework chosen from the following: | 6 | |
| International Advertising | ||
| Reporting en Espanol | ||
| Oral History as Journalism | ||
| Oral History in Multimedia Storytelling | ||
| Minorities and the Media | ||
| Reporting Latin America | ||
| Introduction to Global Media | ||
| Journalism and Press Freedom in Latin America | ||
| Mapping Latino Culture in East Austin | ||
| Race and Digital Media Cultures | ||
| Film History 1960 to Present | ||
| Television Analysis and Criticism (Topic 2: Race, Class, and Gender in American Television) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 7: Global Media Systems) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 1: Global Hollywood) | ||
| Studies in Film History (Topic 3: History of Mexican Cinema) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 8: Latina/os and U.S. Media) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 9: Latina Feminisms and Media) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 14: Latino Images in Film) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 17: Chicana/o Cinema) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 18: Latina Filmmakers in the United States) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 8: Migration and Media) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 15: Latinx Media, Arts, and Activism) | ||
| Introductory Production (Topic 4: East Austin Stories) | ||
| Six additional hours of upper- or lower-division coursework in the Department of Mexican American & Latina/o Studies or in the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies. | 6 | |
Leadership in Global Sustainability Minor
The Leadership in Global Sustainability Minor is sponsored by the McCombs School of Business and the Moody College of Communication; it is administered by the McCombs School of Business. Information regarding the specific requirements of the minor can be found in the McCombs School of Business's Minor and Certificate Programs section of the Undergraduate Catalog.
Media and Entertainment Industries Minor
This program is open only to students who are not majoring in radio-television-film. Applicants must have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average. The Radio-Television-Film Department reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as media and entertainment industries minors. If demand exceeds space available, students will be selected based on such factors as GPA, prior coursework taken, prior experience in the field, and response to essay prompts. Acceptance into the minor does not come with preference or guarantee of a seat in any RTF course.
The minor requires 15 hours of coursework, with at least nine hours being upper-division and at least nine hours completed in residence. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Only courses with a C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted toward the minor.
Courses that appear in multiple lists may only be counted once. Only three hours of internship coursework may count toward the minor. No more than six hours of non-internship coursework taken during the Semester in Los Angeles Program or the Semester in New York Program may be counted toward the minor.
Students must take the following coursework:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Three hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Media and Entertainment Industries | ||
| The Business of Hollywood | ||
| Three hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Media and Entertainment Industries | ||
| Internship in Media Industries | ||
| The Business of Hollywood | ||
| Semester in Los Angeles Internship | ||
| Semester in Los Angeles Internship | ||
| Semester in New York Internship | ||
| Producing Film and Television | ||
| Nine hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Inside the Arts of New York City | ||
| Introduction to Media and Entertainment Industries | ||
| Development of Film and Media | ||
| History of American Television | ||
| Introduction to Global Media | ||
| Film, Video, and Television Theory (Topic 8: Transmedia Storytelling) | ||
| Topics in New Communication Technologies (Topic 3: Internet Cultures) | ||
| Topics in New Communication Technologies (Topic 5: Digital Media Platforms) | ||
| Topics in New Communication Technologies (Topic 6: Video Game Industry) | ||
| Television Analysis and Criticism (Topic 3: Contemporary Television Criticism) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 10: Digital Mainland China and Taiwan) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (Topic 1: Global Hollywood) | ||
| Studies in Film History (Topic 14: Documentary and Creative Non-Fiction) | ||
| The Business of Media (Topic 1: Semester in Los Angeles: How Hollywood Works) | ||
| The Business of Media (Topic 2: Introduction to the Music Business) | ||
| Media Industries (any topic) | ||
| Topics in Media Industries with Screening (any topic) | ||
| The Business of Hollywood | ||
| Studies in Media Industries (Topic 1: Semester in Los Angeles: Telling and Selling the Story) | ||
| Studies in Media Industries (Topic 3: Semester in Los Angeles: Inside the Music Industry) | ||
| Studies in Media Industries (Topic 4: Semester in Los Angeles: New Media and Emerging Entertainment) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 3: Asian American Media Cultures) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (Topic 9: Media Industries and Entrepreneurship) | ||
| Producing Film and Television | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media Studies (Topic 1: Media and Popular Culture) | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media Studies (Topic 3: Global Sports Media) | ||
Media Studies Minor
This minor is open only to students who are not majoring in radio-television-film. Applicants must have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average. The Radio-Television-Film Department reserves the right to limit the number of students accepted as media studies minors. If demand exceeds space available, students will be selected based on a review of the applicant’s academic record. Acceptance into the minor does not come with preference or guarantee of a seat in any RTF course.
The minor requires 15 hours of coursework, including at least nine hours completed in residence. Courses that appear in multiple groupings may only be counted once. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Only courses with a C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted toward the minor.
Production and screenwriting courses offered in the Radio-Television-Film Department do not count toward the Media Studies Minor.
Students must take the following coursework:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Three hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to World Cinema History | ||
| Media and Society | ||
| Development of Film and Media | ||
| Six hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Introductory Topics in Radio-Television-Film (any topic) 1 | ||
| Narrative Strategies and Media Design | ||
| History of American Television | ||
| Film History to 1960 | ||
| Film History 1960 to Present | ||
| Screening Race | ||
| Introduction to Global Media | ||
| Gender and Media Culture | ||
| Topics in New Communication Technologies (Topic 3: Internet Cultures) | ||
| Six hours from the following: | 6 | |
| History of American Television | ||
| Film History to 1960 | ||
| Film History 1960 to Present | ||
| Screening Race | ||
| Introduction to Global Media | ||
| Gender and Media Culture | ||
| Film, Video, and Television Theory (any topic) | ||
| Topics in New Communication Technologies (any topic) | ||
| Topics in Digital Media (any topic) | ||
| Television Analysis and Criticism (any topic) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (any topic) | ||
| Topics in Global Media (any topic) | ||
| Studies in Film History (any topic) | ||
| The Business of Hollywood | ||
| Global Media and Area Studies (any topic) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (any topic) | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (any topic) | ||
| Topics in Media and Society (any topic) | ||
| Undergraduate Thesis (Topic 2: Media Studies Thesis) | ||
| Film Analysis and Criticism (any topic) | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media Studies (any topic) | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media Studies with Screenings (any topic) | ||
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| 1. No more than three hours of Radio-Television-Film 301N may count toward the minor. | ||
Professional Sales and Business Development Minor
The Professional Sales and Business Development Minor is sponsored by the McCombs School of Business and the Moody College of Communication; it is administered by the McCombs School of Business. Information regarding the specific requirements of the minor can be found in the McCombs School of Business's Minor and Certificate Programs section of the Undergraduate Catalog.
Science Communication Minor
This minor is open only to students with majors in the College of Natural Sciences or the Moody College of Communication. To declare the Science Communication Minor, a student must have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Only courses with a C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted toward the minor.
Courses that appear in multiple lists may only be counted once. The minor requires 18 semester hours of coursework. At least nine hours must be taken at the upper-division level and at least nine hours must be taken in residence.
The minor requirements are:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ADV 323 | Public Communication of Science and Technology | 3 |
| Three hours of Foundations courses: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Advertising | ||
| Communicating Sustainability | ||
| Professional Communication Skills | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Interpersonal Communication Theory | ||
| Theories of Persuasion | ||
| Nonverbal Communication | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Media Effects and Politics | ||
| Fundamental Issues in Journalism | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Relations | ||
| Three hours of Skills courses: | 3 | |
| Interviewing Principles and Practices | ||
| Advanced Presentation Skills | ||
| Building Sales Relationships | ||
| Communicating to Government | ||
| Crowds, Clouds, and Community | ||
| Social Media and Organizations | ||
| Advanced Organizational Communication | ||
| Creative Communication of Scientific Research | ||
| Communication Internship (Topic 4: Science Communication Internship) | ||
| Multimedia News Reporting | ||
| Social Media Journalism | ||
| Reporting on the Environment | ||
| Three hours of Ethics and Leadership courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Communication and Leadership | ||
| Communication Ethics | ||
| Argumentation and Advocacy | ||
| Leadership Stories | ||
| Lying and Deception | ||
| Communication for Innovation | ||
| Six additional hours of coursework chosen from the Foundations, Skills, and Ethics and Leadership course lists. | 6 | |
Sports Media Minor
The minor requires 18 semester hours of coursework. Nine hours must be taken at the upper-division level and at least nine hours must be taken in residence. All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Only courses with a C- or better (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) will be counted toward the minor. Courses that appear in multiple lists may only be counted once, unless topics vary.
The requirements are:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ADV 378S | Special Topics in Sports Media (Topic 13: The Business of Sports Television) | 3 |
| or ADV 348S | The Business of Sports Media | |
| CMS 363C | Communication and Sports | 3 |
| Twelve hours of coursework to be selected from: | 12 | |
| Special Topics in Sports Media (up to six hours may be counted) | ||
| African Americans in Sports | ||
| Politics and Protest in Sports | ||
| Reporting Sports | ||
| Historical and Ethical Issues in Physical Culture and Sports | ||
| Sociological Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
| Studies in Human Movement: Topical Studies (Topic 3: Women and Sport) 1 | ||
| Studies in Human Movement: Topical Studies (Topic 5: Sport, Fitness, and Mass Media) 1 | ||
| Studies in Human Movement: Topical Studies (Topic 31: Sport, Society, and the International Olympic Movement) 1 | ||
| Studies in Human Movement: Topical Studies (Topic 32: History of Physical Culture) 1 | ||
| Sport and Event Marketing | ||
| Media and Public Relations in Sport | ||
| Studies in Media and Culture (Topic 8: Women in Sports Media) | ||
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| 1. No more than six semester hours of Kinesiology 352K may be counted. | ||
Courses for Teacher Preparation
The college does not currently offer a teaching certification program for any of its degrees. Students who wish to pursue teacher certification should consult the teacher certification officer in the College of Education.