A&S | Communications Studies | Journalism

Public Relations Major

Jointly administered by the Dept. of Communication Studies and the Dept. of Journalism

The major in Public Relations consists of 12 credits of pre-major courses, 15 credits of required courses and 18 credits of electives.

Acceptance into the major is by application only, typically in February. Applications for 2008-2009 admissions will be available in February 2008 from Regina Bell in Communication Studies.

Applicants must have a minimum QPA of 2.0 overall and 2.5 in the pre-major courses. Based on QPA, only the top 25 applicants are admitted annually.

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Pre-major courses: You must have completed (or be in the process of completing or have a plan for completing) the following courses when you apply for the major: COM 202 (101)—Public Speaking, COM 210—Persuasion, JOR 220—Media Writing (with a C or better) and STA 220 or MTH 107.

Required courses: You must complete all of the following: PRS 340—Public Relations, PRS 441—Public Relations Practices, PRS 491—Public Relations Internship (requires completion of PRS 340 and 441), COM 381 (306)—Research Methods and JOR 341—Editing for Publication I.

Elective courses: Everyone must complete six elective courses, with at least one course from each category.

Writing	Marketing	Communication	Specialty
JOR321—Feature Writing	BUS365(MKT301)—Principles of Marketing	COM302—Advanced Public Speaking	COM415—Ethics of Persuasion
^*WRT201—Writing Argumentative & Persuasive Texts	BUS465(MKT405)—Marketing Communication	COM351(320)—Oral Communication	JOR442— Editing II (design)
^*WRT235—Writing in Electronic Environments	^*BUS468(MKT 51)—Global Marketing	COM415—Ethics of Persuasion	JOR410—Media Issues
WRT302(301)—Writing Cultures		COM450—Organizational Communication	PSY335—Social Behavior
^*WRT303—Public Writing
^*WRT304—Writing for Community Service
WRT333—Scientific & Technical Writing

^*May require curriculum modification form