Communication Studies Minor

Communication Studies Minor Requirements

A minor in Communication Studies consists of six courses. No course can be used for both one’s major and one’s minor. Internships and independent studies cannot be used for minor credit.

Required Courses in the minor:

CAM 1001	Introduction to Communication & Media	3
CAM 2009	Public Speaking	3

One course in written communication:

CAM 3046	Convergent Media/Divergent Voices	3
ENG 3117	Reading and Writing Literature In the Digital Age	3
ENW 2040	Writing for the Media	3
ENW 4003	Screenwriting Workshop I	3
ENW 4011	Journalism I	3
ENW 4012	Journalism II	3
DTH 3244	Playwriting	3

or a substitute approved by the chairperson. Some courses have pre-requisites.

One course in visual communication:

ARH 1030	History of Photography	3
CAM 2022	Advertising	3
CAM 3030	History of Television & Radio	3
ENG 3026	Shakespeare on Film	4
ENF 1001	Introduction to Film Studies	4
ENF 2079	Women's Film	4
ENF 2080	American Film	4
ENF 2088	History of Cinema I: The Beginnings to WW II	4
ENF 2089	History of Cinema II: WWII to Present	4
ENF 3075	FILM,TV,VIDEO GAME THEORY	4
ENF 3173	Queer Film & Media Studies	4
ENF 4010	Major Film Directors	4
ENF 4030	Global National Transnational Film&media	4

or a substitute approved by the chairperson. Some courses have pre-requisites.

One course in media production (all are non-liberal arts):

CAM 2050	Introduction to Video Production	4
CAM 2046	Computer Graphics	3
ART 3064	Computer Graphics I	3
ART 4004	Graphic Design	3
ART 4007	PHOTOGRAPHY: BEGINNERS	3
ART 4008	Photographic Essay	3
ART 4010	Photography: Intermed/Advanced	3
ART 4032	Adv Photo: Special Methods	3
ART 4047	Art, Design and the Computer	3
ART 4049	Intermediate & Advanced Photography: View Camera	3
ART 4059	The Book As Art	3
ART 4067	Digital Photography & Imaging	3
MUAT 1007	Midi and Music	3
MUAT 2011	Audio Production	3
MUAT 3021	Interactive Music	3

or a substitute approved by the chairperson. Some courses have pre-requisites.

One research seminar, requiring a research paper:

CAM 3046	Convergent Media/Divergent Voices	3
CAM 3070	Media Law and Ethics	3
CAM 3072	Social Media	3
CAM 3080	Gender & Communication	3
SOC 3088	Images of Women in Popular American Culture	3
ENF 3075	FILM,TV,VIDEO GAME THEORY	4
ENF 3173	Queer Film & Media Studies	4
ENF 4030	Global National Transnational Film&media	4
CAM 3030	History of Television & Radio	3
CAM 3071	Minorities and the Media	3

or a substitute approved by the chairperson. Some courses have pre-requisites.

Note: 2000-level COMM/CAM courses cannot be used to complete the minor unless approved by Chair.