Campuses:
This is archival data. This system was retired as of August 21, 2023 and the information on this page has not been updated since then. For current information, visit catalogs.umn.edu.
Twin Cities Campus
Communication Studies MinorCommunication Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Communication Studies, 225 Ford Hall, 224 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612-624-5800; fax: 612-624-6544)
Website: http://www.comm.umn.edu
The graduate minor in Communication Studies is open to all University graduate students currently pursuing an advanced degree in another area of study. Students pursuing complementary subjects such as American Studies, Political Science, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Mass Communication, and Feminist Studies are strongly encouraged to consider pursuing a minor in Communication Studies.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students interested in the Communication Studies minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Communication Studies director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
All courses applied to the minor must be taken on the A-F grade basis, with a minimum grade of C+ earned for each.
The minimum cumulative GPA for minor field coursework is 3.5.
Required Coursework (6 to 12 credits)
Master's students select at least 6 credits, and doctoral students at least 12 credits from the following in consultation with the Communication Studies director of graduate studies:
COMM 5110 - Special Topics in Communication Theory
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5211 - Critical Media Studies: Theory and Methods
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5221 - Media, Race, and Identity
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5231 - Media Outlaws
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5261 - Political Economy of Media Culture
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5411 - Small Group Communication Research
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5431 - The Process of Persuasion
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5441 - Communication in Human Organizations
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5451W - Intercultural Communication Processes
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5611 - Survey of Rhetorical Theory
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5615W - Introduction to Rhetorical Criticism
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5617 - History and Criticism of U.S. Public Discourse: 1630-1865
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5970 - Directed Study
(1.0-3.0 cr)
COMM 8210 - Seminar: Selected Topics in U.S. Electronic Media
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8402 - Seminar: Interpersonal Communication
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8403 - Seminar: Emotion and Communication
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8451 - Seminar: Intercultural and Diversity Research
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8452 - Seminar: Methods of Intercultural/Diversity Facilitation
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8502 - Seminar: Communication Theory Construction
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8504 - Seminar: Rhetorical Criticism
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8606 - Seminar: Rhetorical Analysis of Campaigns and Movements
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8611 - Seminar: Rhetoric
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8625 - Seminar: Communication Ethics
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8910 - Advanced Topics in Communication Studies
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8994 - Directed Research
(1.0-3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Doctoral
|
|
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Comm 5611/Writ 5776 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 18.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 18.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 18.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 6.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |