Professional Communication Minor

Minor in Professional Communication

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.

Administered by: School of Professional Communication

Exclusions: This minor is not available to students in the following programs:

Professional Communication

To receive this Minor, students 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

Please see (PDF file) Senate Policy 148 for further information about Minors.