Jan 19, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Communication, Advocacy and Social Justice Minor

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Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Requirements for the liberal arts minor in communication, advocacy and social justice

To earn a minor in Communication, Advocacy and Social Justice, students must complete a minimum of four courses, including:

1. Required core courses (choose two):

COM 2202 - Persuasion and Social Change (4)
COM 3200 - Persuasion (4)
COM 3300 - Communication, Culture, and Belonging (4)

2. Elective courses - choose two (at least one course must be 3000 level or above):

COM 2000 - Public Speaking (4)
COM 2200 - Rhetoric and Public Culture (4)
COM 2201 - Argumentation and Debate (4)
COM 2202 - Persuasion and Social Change (4) (may count as a required course or an elective course but not both)
COM 3002 - Cultural Theory in Communication (4)
COM 3200 - Persuasion (4) (may count as a required course or an elective course but not both)
COM 3201 - Rhetorical Theory (4)
COM 3202 - Discourse Theory (4)
COM 3300 - Communication, Culture, and Belonging (4) (may count as a required course or an elective course but not both)
COM 3301 - Race and Communication (4)
COM 3405 - Gender Communication (4)
COM 3407 - Women in Leadership (4)
COM 4203 - Women, Power, and Persuasion (4)
COM 4204 - Political Communication (4)
COM 4300 - Hip-Hop, Race and the City (4)
COM 4301 - Cultural Studies in Communication (4)
COM 4302 - Communication, Culture, and Ecology (4)
COM 4602 - Sexuality and Communication (4)
JMS 3290 - Media Storytelling for Social Justice (4)
PR 3540 - Social Media in Public Relations (4)
WRT 3084 - Race, Social Justice, and Professional Writing (4)

Note:

Communication majors may not take this minor.

Applicable Majors

All Majors can declare this Minor with the exception of the following Major(s): Communication.