Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________

Catalog: 2013-2014 Catalog Program: Communication Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Communication Minor

Department of Communication Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

25 credits (minimum)

Introduction/What is the Study of Communication?

Why Consider a Communication Minor?

Contact Information

Department Chair
Michael Karlberg, Ph.D.
Communications Facility 289
360-650-7367
Michael.Karlberg@wwu.edu

Sample Careers

Major/Career Resources

http://www.wwu.edu/careers/students_choosingamajor.shtml

How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process):

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.

Requirements

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

❑ One course from:

COMM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech

COMM 235 - Exposition and Argumentation

❑ COMM 220 - Communication Theory

❑ Plus additional courses totaling a minimum of 16 credits and including one upper-division course from the following:

COMM 224 - Small Group Processes

COMM 230 - Rhetorical Theory and Criticism

COMM 235 - Exposition and Argumentation

COMM 325 - Intercultural Communication

COMM 327 - Interpersonal Communication

COMM 331 - Advanced Public Speaking

or other upper-division COMM courses when space is available

Only one of:

COMM 244 - Advocacy Through Media

JOUR 190 - Introduction to Mass Media

❑ The minor may include no more than 3 credits from the following:

COMM 236 - Intercollegiate Forensics

COMM 300 - Independent Study

COMM 339 - Practicum in Applied Communication

COMM 400 - Independent Study

COMM 436 - Advanced Forensics and Debate

COMM 450 - Communication Pedagogy I

COMM 451 - Communication Pedagogy II

Students may petition the minor advisor for an additional 3 credits from this series of courses; approval of petition is required well before the graduation evaluation deadline.

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS)
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement

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