Public Relations Minor

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Requirements for the liberal arts minor in public relations

The liberal arts minor in public relations requires a minimum of 24 credits distributed as follows:

1. Twenty credits in 5 core courses:

JRN 2000 - Introduction to Journalism and News Writing (4)
JRN 4950 - Journalism Internship (4) (when applicable to public relations and approved by adviser)
PR 2500 - Introduction to Public Relations (4)
PR 3510 - External Public Relations (4)
PR 3520 - Internal Public Relations (4)

2. At least 4 credits selected from

COM 3401 - Communication in Organizations (4)
JRN 4200 - Media Design (4)
JRN 4900 - Special Topics in Journalism (4) (when applicable to public relations and approved by adviser)
PR 3400 - Case Studies in Public Relations (4)
PR 3530 - Public Relations and the News (4)

Notes

As a general rule, no more than eight credits of course work used to satisfy one major, minor or concentration may be applied toward another, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program coordinators.