Undergraduate Programs
Minors
Communication Studies
Note: Students selecting any of the minors below must consult with a department academic advisor. Minors require 15 credit hours, at least 6 of which must be taken at IUPUI.
1) Communication Arts
A generalist minor for anyone wishing an acquaintance with liberal arts from a communication perspective.
Required: G100, plus 12 elected credit hours. The 12 credit hours should be elected in consultation with, or approved by, a departmental academic advisor; the credit hours must be from at least two areas within the department curriculum (areas prefixed C, M, R, T); and, at least 6 credit hours must be from the 300 level or above.
2) Media Studies
Designed to accommodate students interested in media production and/or media aesthetics. In both options students will gain an understanding and appreciation of media as conveyors of meaning, cultural artifacts, and art forms.
Students wishing to minor in media studies will choose 15 credit hours from one of the two options outlined below. Both options require M150, plus 12 credit hours from one of the two groups, of which 6 credit hours must be at the 300 level or above:
Media Production
- M210 Media Message Design
- M220 Electronic Graphic Production
- M221 Electronic Media Production
- M290 Video Production Workshop
- M461 Production Problems in Communication Media
- M463 Advanced Graphic Technique
- M464 Advanced Audio Technique
- M465 Advanced Video Technique
- M466 Television Direction
Media Aesthetics
- M215 Media Literacy
- G391 Seminar (in media)
- M370 History of Television
- M373 Film and Video Documentary
- M462 Television Aesthetics and Criticism
Up to 6 credit hours from other courses approved by the departmental curriculum committee.
3) Organizational Communication
Provides students with the opportunity to develop knowledge and communication competencies applicable in a wide variety of profit and nonprofit organizations.
Required (15 credit hours): C380 and 12 credit hours elected from C180, M150, C228, R320, R321, C325, C328, C392,C394, and G499. Of these 12 hours, at least 3 must be at the 300 level or above.
4) Rhetorical Studies
Students who minor in rehetorical studies will develop an understanding of symbols and symbolic form and how they influence human behavior. Students will consider the classical foundations of the study of rehetoric and have the opportunity to critically and carefully evaluate persuasive messages from a variety of perspectives. Emphasis is on becoming a more critical consumer and effective, ethical producer of communication in its oral and written forms.
Required: R310 Rhetoric, Society and Culture. 12 credit hours of R classes, not including R110. Students may also select G391 Seminar or G300 Independent Study (in rhetoric) with department approval.
5) Theatre
Provides knowledge and skills for teaching and lays the basis for further study in acting, theatre directing, youth theatre, and playwriting.
Required for General Theatre Minor (15 credit hours): 12 credit hours elected from T130, T133, T337, T338, and T339. Remaining 3 elective credit hours in theatre courses must be at the 300 level or above.
Required for Youth Theatre Minor (15 credit hours): T130, T133, T336, T437, and T440.