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: COMM 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. COMM R110 may not count toward the minor.
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 COMM 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
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COMM M210 Media Message Design
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COMM M220 Electronic Graphic Production
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COMM M221 Electronic Media Production
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COMM M290 Video Production Workshop
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COMM M461 Production Problems in Communication Media
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COMM M463 Advanced Graphic Technique
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COMM M464 Advanced Audio Technique
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COMM M465 Advanced Video Technique
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COMM M466 Television Direction
Media Aesthetics
- COMM M215 Media Literacy
- COMM G391 Seminar (in media)
- COMM M370 History of Television
- COMM M373 Film and Video Documentary
- COMM 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): COMM C380 and 12 credit hours elected from COMM C180, COMM M150, COMM C228, COMM R320, COMM R321, COMM C325, COMM C328, COMM C392,COMM C394, and COMM G499. Of these 12 hours, at least 3 must be at the 300 level or above.
4) Rhetorical Studies
Students who minor in rhetorical 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 rhetoric 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: COMM R310 Rhetoric, Society and Culture. 12 credit hours of R classes, not including COMM R110. Students may also select COMM G391 Seminar or COMM 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 COMM T130, COMM T133, COMM T337, COMM T338, and COMM 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): COMM T130, COMM T133, COMM T336, COMM T437, and COMM T440.