Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

Students must complete a minimum of three courses exclusive to this minor beyond the courses required for the student’s declared major(s) and additional minor(s).

Introductory Courses

Complete two of the following:8
Persuasion and Rhetoric
Legal Argumentation, Advocacy, and Citizenship
Social Movement Communication
Understanding Today’s News
American Government

Intermediate/Advanced Courses

Complete four courses from the following lists (at least one course must be taken from each department):16
Communication Studies
Political Communication
Advocacy Writing
Contemporary Rhetorical Theory
Journalism
The History of Journalism: How the News Became the News
The First Amendment and the Media
Political Science
Public Opinion, Voting, and Elections

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor