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Twin Cities Campus
Mass Communication MinorSchool of Journalism & Mass Communication
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 111 Murphy Hall, 206 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-9824; fax: 612-625-9525).
Email:
sjmcgrad@umn.edu
Website: https://hsjmc.umn.edu/
The mass communication program emphasizes the theoretical study of mass communication and analysis of media systems and effects. The program is not designed to provide professional skills training in journalism.
Areas of specialization include media processes, influences, and effects (including journalism, health communication, advertising, public relations, and political communication); media law, ethics, history; and media management. All programs are suffused with the study of new communication technologies.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Mass Communication 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.
Minor field coursework must be selected in consultation with the Mass Communication director of graduate studies.
Coursework (9 to 14 credits)
Master’s students select 9 credits, and doctoral students select 14 credits in consultation with the Mass Communication director of graduate studies. At least 6 of the 14 credits applied to the doctoral minor must be from 8-level courses.
JOUR 5501 - Communication, Public Opinion, and Social Media
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 5541 - Mass Communication and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 5552 - Law of Internet Communication
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 5601W - History of Journalism
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 5725 - Management of Media Organizations
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 5777 - Contemporary Problems in Freedom of Speech and Press
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8001 - Studies and Theories of Mass Communication
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8002 - Studies in Mass Communication II
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8003 - Digital Media Issues and Theories
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8501 - Research Methods in Mass Communication
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8502 - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8503 - Advanced Qualitative Methods in Mass Communication Research
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8504 - Seminar: Analyzing Media Content
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8513 - Seminar: Ethnographic Methods in Mass Communication Research
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8514 - Seminar: Advanced Mass Communication Theories
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8601 - Seminar: Methods in Mass Communication History Research
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8602 - Seminar: History of Mass Communication
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8603 - Seminar: Theories and Models in Mass Communication History Research
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8620 - Seminar: Advertising Theory and Research
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8621 - Seminar: Public Relations Theory and Research
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8650 - Seminar: Psychology of Media Effects
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8651 - Seminar: Mass Communication, Audiences, and Society
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8661 - Seminar: Mediated Political Communication in the Digital Age
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8673 - Seminar: Media Management
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8675 - Seminar: Issues in Information Access and Communication
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8678 - Seminar: Constitutional Law--Theories of Freedom of Expression
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8679 - Seminar: Research Methods in Media Ethics and Law
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8681 - Seminar: International Media Perspectives
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8720 - Health Communication Theory and Research
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8990 - Special Problems in Mass Communications
(3.0 cr)
JOUR 8993 - Directed Study
(1.0-6.0 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
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jour 5541/PubH 6074 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
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 Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jour 5777/Law 6030 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Prerequisites: | Grad students enrolled in Mass Communication MA or PhD program or # |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anth 8810/Jour 8513 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Prerequisites: | Grad students enrolled in Mass Communication MA or PhD program or # |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jour 8678/Law 6059 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |