Revised curriculum 2014-2015.
High-level competency in written, oral, and visual communication is increasingly recognized as vital to success in business and the public sector. The Minor in Professional Communication develops students' communication professionalism through theoretical and workshop courses emphasizing creative, workable solutions to challenging communication problems. The Minor is administered by the School of Professional Communication.
This Minor is not available to Bachelor of Arts, Professional Communication students.
To receive the Minor, a student must complete six (6) courses from the following curriculum:
Required course (1):
CMN 279* |
Introduction to Professional Communication |
Plus five (5) of the following:
CMN 288 |
Promotional Comm in New Media Contexts |
CMN 305 |
Strategic Public Relations in Prof Comm |
CMN 306 |
Risk and Crisis Communication |
CMN 313 |
Organizational Problem Solving and Report Writing |
CMN 314 |
Professional Presentations |
CMN 315 |
Issues in Communication and the Contemporary Workplace |
CMN 316 |
Questioning Numbers |
CMN 317 |
Governance in the Information Society |
CMN 413 |
Corporate Communications |
CMN 414 |
Interpersonal Communication in Management |
CMN 443 |
Contemporary Intercultural Communication |
CMN 447 |
Communication and Law |
CMN 448 |
Introduction to Visual Communication |
CMN 450 |
Participatory Media and Communication |
* The material in CMN 279 is covered by courses specific to individual programs, and such equivalent courses to CMN 279 are listed below by program.