2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 03, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Relations Concentration (120 credits)


In conjunction with the core curriculum in Communication Studies, in Public Relations Concentration is designed to prepare students to combine strategy and creativity to help organizations communicate their brands to publics to accomplish goals. . To this end, students explore ways in which organizations communicate with internal and external publics, and the ways in which organizations are enacted at the interpersonal communication level. Students pursuing the Public Relations concentration often choose to enter careers such as Public Relations, Event Planning, Marketing, Management, Student Affairs, Political Aid or Lobbyist, and Human Resources.

General Education Requirements (38 credits)


Please see the General Education  section of this catalog for options for other Goals.

  • The Department requires MATH 171  for the satisfaction of Goal 5
  • The Department requires COMM 400  for the satisfaction of Goal 12.

Additional Requirements for the BA Degree (6 credits)


(Humanities 3 credits, and 3 credits in a foreign language at the 202 level or above)

Major Requirements (47 credits)


General Electives (29 credits)