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The Public Relations emphasis focuses on real-life experience. Students create media guides, make speeches, write news releases, and organize an actual PR campaign. PR grads have gone on to work at the world's largest PR firms, record labels, and have started their own firms.

Communication: Public Relations (36 hours total)

24 hours from the following list (not including COM/MP 410)
10 hours from the PR electives list
2 hours for COM/MP 410 Seminar

(3) COM 201
(3) COM 232
(3) COM 301
(3) COM 303
(3) COM 304
(3) COM 306
(3) COM 307
(3) COM 308
(3) COM 360
(1-3) COM 405
(3) COM 101
(1-3) COM 131/331
(2) COM 140
(3) COM 226
(3) COM 227
(2) COM/MP 410

*Advanced Public Speaking
*Broadcast Writing
*Persuasion/Argumentation
*Small Group Communication
*Communication Theory
*Introduction to Public Relations
*Advanced Interpersonal and Gender Com
*Applied Public Relations
*Interviewing
*Internship
Speech Communication
Newspaper/Yearbook Prod.
Radio Station Operation
Fundamentals of Journalism
Feature and Magazine Writing
Seminar

*Denotes courses that are strongly recommended
Other recommended courses for Public Relations include Marketing, Advertising, Psychology, Sociology, and Computer Classes.

College Catalog (2 MB .pdf)

 

 
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