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2015-2016 Undergraduate Calendar
HOME Minors Professional Communication Minor

Professional Communication Minor

Revised curriculum 2015-2016.

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 and Social Media
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 450 Participatory Media and Communication
CMN 601
Visual Communication: A Critical Approach

* The material in CMN 279 is covered by courses specific to individual programs. The following program-specific courses may therefore be used in place of CMN 279 for this Minor:

CMN 100
Professional Health Communication
CMN 114
Short Management Reports
CMN 124
Communication in BTM
CMN 201
Retail Management Communication
CMN 207
Communication in Hospitality and Tourism Management
CMN 300
Communication in the Computer Industry
CMN 373
Fashion Communication: Professional Approaches



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