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 200 - Newswriting (4)
JRN 350 - Introduction to Public Relations (4)
JRN 351 - External Public Relations (4)
JRN 352 - Internal Public Relations (4)
JRN 404 - Journalism Internship (4) (when applicable to public relations and approved by adviser)

2. At least 4 credits selected from

COM 304 - Communication in Organizations (4)
JRN 353 - Public Relations and the News (4)
JRN 354 - Case Studies in Public Relations (4)
JRN 356 - Video For Public Relations (2)
JRN 440 - Media Design (4)
JRN 480 - Special Topics in Journalism (4) (when applicable to public relations and approved by adviser)

Note

No more than 8 credits of course work used to satisfy the minor may be applied toward the journalism major, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program directors.