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Communication Minor

Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education
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  • Program Type: Undergraduate minor related to major
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2023
  • Required credits in this minor: 18 to 19
The communication minor complements all UMC degree programs by preparing students to be effective communicators in any profession. The minor emphasizes communication theory and practice, as well as the creation, development, presentation, and evaluation of coherent messages. The minor provides students with the flexibility to select courses that enhance their professional career preparations. Program outcomes: students will: • Demonstrate proficiencies in applying theory, listening, reading, speaking, and writing in the profession • Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills, including analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating applied communication • Demonstrate proficiencies in interpersonal and group processes, conflict management, collaboration, team building, and leadership • Demonstrate understanding of the ethical behavior practiced in the profession • Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity required for communicating in culturally diverse groups
Program Delivery
This program is available:
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Minor Requirements
Communication Core
Take 4 or more course(s) totaling 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
· COMM 3000 - Communication Theory (3.0 cr)
· COMM 3001 - Human Relationships and Leadership [HUMAN DIV] (3.0 cr)
· COMM 3704 - Business and Professional Speaking (3.0 cr)
· COMM 4000 - News and Social Media Communication (3.0 cr)
Communication Electives
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
· COMM 2002 - Interpersonal Communication [COMMUNICAT] (3.0 cr)
· COMM 2110 - Communication Technology Trends (3.0 cr)
· COMM 2334 - Communication Topics (3.0 cr)
· COMM 3002 - Intercultural Communication [GLOB PERSP] (3.0 cr)
· COMM 3008 - Business Writing (3.0 cr)
· COMM 3100 - Research Fundamentals (3.0 cr)
· COMM 3431 - Persuasion (3.0 cr)
· COMM 3537 - Visual Communication (3.0 cr)
· COMM 3610 - Corporate Training (3.0 cr)
· COMM 3710 - Event Planning and Management (3.0 cr)
· COMM 3804 - Individual Studies (1.0-3.0 cr)
· COMM 3855 - Topics in Communication (3.0 cr)
· COMM 3900 - Internship (3.0 cr)
· COMM 4007 - Political Communication (3.0 cr)
· COMM 4704 - Organizational Communication (3.0 cr)
· COMM 4800 - Crisis Communication (3.0 cr)
· COMM 4802 - Publication Design and Management (3.0 cr)
· COMM 4850 - Report Writing (3.0 cr)
· COMM 4900 - Public Relations (3.0 cr)
· TH 2434 - Oral Interpretation and Performance Techniques [HUMANITIES] (3.0 cr)
· WRIT 2223 - English Grammar and Usage (3.0 cr)
· WRIT 2335 - Introduction to Creative Writing [HUMANITIES] (3.0 cr)
· WRIT 3303 - Writing in Your Profession (3.0 cr)
· WRIT 3856 - Editing (3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Online
The Communication Minor complements all UMC degree programs by preparing students to be effective communicators in any profession. The minor emphasizes communication theory and practice as well as the creation, development, presentation, and evaluation of coherent messages.
The Communication Minor Online has the same curriculum as the on-campus Communication Minor with the exception of a one-credit technology requirement.
Technology
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 1 credit(s) from the following:
· GBUS 1005 - Orientation to Online Learning (1.0 cr)
 
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COMM 3000 - Communication Theory
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Identifying, defining, synthesizing, applying, and critiquing communication theories. Focuses on relationship between theory/practice within interpersonal, group, organizational, and social settings.
COMM 3001 - Human Relationships and Leadership (HUMAN DIV)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Anti-relational/relational communication, interpersonal/group processes, conflict management, collaboration, team building, and leadership.
COMM 3704 - Business and Professional Speaking
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Developing proficiency in communication/presentation skills in business contexts. Preparing, selecting, organizing, designing, and delivering oral messages in business situations. Meeting/group facilitation, interviewing, and professional presentations.
COMM 4000 - News and Social Media Communication
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Analyze traditional media/social media uses and strategies. Develop social media content. Write press releases using Associated Press (AP) style. Develop a comprehensive media/social plan.
COMM 2002 - Interpersonal Communication (COMMUNICAT)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Fundamental concepts/skills of communication used in social/career contexts. Perception, listening, verbal/nonverbal, climate, conflict.
COMM 2110 - Communication Technology Trends
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Introduction to current/emerging industry standard software including design, presentation, social media as used in organizations.
COMM 2334 - Communication Topics
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Applying writing process to professional communication situations. Dissemination products containing text/visuals meeting professional community standards.
COMM 3002 - Intercultural Communication (GLOB PERSP)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Interrelationship of cultures/co-cultures. Interpreting diverse communication styles. Cultural values, world views, philosophies, patterns, meanings. Communication strategies across cultures.
COMM 3008 - Business Writing
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Practical application of writing effective business letters, memos, e-mails, faxes. Tables, other graphics. Informal/formal informational/analytical reports. Professional oral/Web presentations. Development of personal writing style. Practice of appropriate business tone, etiquette. prereq: Comp 1013 or 6 credits of writing
COMM 3100 - Research Fundamentals
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Quantitative/Qualitative techniques for gathering, evaluating, and using information in applied settings.
COMM 3431 - Persuasion
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Persuasion in interpersonal, organizational, intra-/inter-cultural relationships. Contemporary persuasion with historical segments. Argumentative claims, how to analyze/respond coherently to them.
COMM 3537 - Visual Communication
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Fall Odd, Summer Even Year
Visual delivery of end-products in professional communication. Classical/contemporary theories of visual delivery. Designing visual delivery to reflect personal philosophy of communication. Integrating visual delivery system with text to meet professional/client standards.
COMM 3610 - Corporate Training
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer
Using training models to create leader led, self study, and on-the-job instructor/participant training materials. Creating job aids. Implementing/evaluating training courses.
COMM 3710 - Event Planning and Management
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Fall Even Year
Using project management techniques to plan, market, implement, and evaluate small-/large-scale events.
COMM 3804 - Individual Studies
Credits: 1.0 -3.0 [max 6.0]
Prerequisites: Jr or instructor consent
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Topic related to student's major, not covered in regularly offered courses. prereq: Jr or instructor consent
COMM 3855 - Topics in Communication
Credits: 3.0 [max 9.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Current trends/practices in communication. Editing, training, event planning, political communication. prereq: Jr
COMM 3900 - Internship
Credits: 3.0 [max 6.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Supervised professional work experience at selected sites. Reports/consultation with faculty adviser/employer. prereq: 12 cr of COMM courses
COMM 4007 - Political Communication
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Theory of political ideology. Organizational politics/influences. Campaigns. Social movements.
COMM 4704 - Organizational Communication
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Using communication processes to create/maintain organizations (e.g., meetings, employee assimilation, interpersonal relationships, decision making, leadership). Recognizing/identifying communication issues in organizations and applying organizational communication concepts, models, tools, and theories to resolve them.
COMM 4800 - Crisis Communication
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Organizational crises, disasters, emergency situations. Existing academic literature, everyday media literature. Focuses on appropriate communication strategies, written composition, and delivery of speeches.
COMM 4802 - Publication Design and Management
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Applying project management principles to manage publication from concept to final product. Design principles, desktop publishing software, audience analysis, usability testing, production. Using table presentations to communicate process, final product to clients/guests.
COMM 4850 - Report Writing
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Fall Odd Year
Analyzing documents and conducting interviews to develop reports for assessment and other purposes.
COMM 4900 - Public Relations
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Overview of theory, practice, roles, and techniques in public relations within organizations. Writing news releases. Conducting news conferences, planning/implementing events. Responding to challenging questions from audience members. Conducting public relations audit of organization.
TH 2434 - Oral Interpretation and Performance Techniques (HUMANITIES)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Analyzing prose, poetry, drama. Preparing material for presentation. Giving stimulating oral readings. Critical appreciation of literature. Use of voice/gesture. Critiquing performances.
WRIT 2223 - English Grammar and Usage
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Grammar, grammatical concepts. Processes/structural rules that describe how words combine with each other to form sentences. Practice in sentence diagramming. prereq: COMP 1011
WRIT 2335 - Introduction to Creative Writing (HUMANITIES)
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Prerequisites: COMP 1011
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Principles of creative writing. Basic literary/writing-craft concepts/terminology. Literary works. Practice writing, critiquing prose/poetry. prereq: COMP 1011
WRIT 3303 - Writing in Your Profession
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Writing about subjects related to students' academic disciplines and future professions. Developing persuasive writing skills for academic, personal, and professional purposes. Effective communication principles, audiences, formats, and technologies. prereq: Comp 1011 and 1013 or 6 credits of writing
WRIT 3856 - Editing
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Copy editing for accuracy, completeness, consistency, correctness. Comprehensive editing. Symbols of markup. Electronic editing. Style sheets/manuals. Proofreading. Editing visuals. Team editing tools. prereq: Comp 1013
GBUS 1005 - Orientation to Online Learning
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Introduction to UMC policies, e-mail, virtual private network, online library resources, writing scholarly reports, APA referencing, netiquette, networking in online environment, group work in online environment.