Political Communication Minor

Requirements: (21 credits)

NOTE: This minor is shared by the Departments of English and History & Political Science.

REQUIRED COURSES:

  • PSC313 Politics and the Media (3)
  • CMP212 News Writing (3) OR CMP217 Principles of Rhetoric (3)
  • Total Credits (6)

SELECT THREE COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING TWO AREAS (minimum one from each):

Area 1:

  • PSC224 American Voter in Campaigns (3)
  • PSC222 Polling and Public Opinion (3)
  • PSC217 The American Political Party System (3)

Area 2:

  • PSC114 State and Local Government (3)
  • PSC311 Congress and the Chaos of Democracy (3)
  • PSC415 Seminar on the Presidency (3)
  • PSC401 American Foreign Policy (3)

Total Credits (9)

SELECT TWO COURSES:

  • CA205 Oral and Visual Communication (3)
  • CMP301 Professional Writing (3)
  • CA/CMP317 Journalism (3)
  • CA/CMP318 Writing for Media (3)
  • CMP420 Promotional Writing (3)
  • Total Credits (6)

NOTE: CMP101 is a prerequisite for many of these courses