Minor in Communication Studies

A minor in communication studies may be earned by completing two required courses (COMM-ST 110 and COMM-ST 308), plus another 12 credit hours in any 300-400 level courses within the department. Students may declare their minor by meeting with the undergraduate adviser and filing a completed Declaration of Major Form (available in 202 Haag Hall) with a current copy of their transcript. A grade of "D" in a course within the minor will not be accepted for credit in the program.

						Required Courses: (6 Hours)
						Hours

 COMM-ST 110       Fundamentals of Effective                                    
                  Speaking and Listening              3
 COMM-ST 308       Introduction to the Study                                    
                  of Human Communication              3

Minor in Film Studies

A minor may be earned in the study of the film medium and the use of film and mass media for artistic, cultural and social purposes. (Not available to ComS majors.)

						Required Courses: (6 Hours)
						Hours

 COMM-ST 330      Introduction to Film Studies    3 

 COMM-ST 376      History of the American Film Industry    3 

Electives: (12 hours)
 COMM-ST 220       Modern Communications Media             3
 COMM-ST 250       Introduction to Film and Video Methods  3
 COMM-ST 281       Animation                               3

 COMM-ST 330      Introduction to Film Studies             3
 COMM-ST 331       Mass Media, Culture and Society         3
 COMM-ST 339       Film Theory and Criticism               3
 COMM-ST 341WI     Rhetorical Theory & Criticism           3
 COMM-ST 351WI     Fundamentals of Writing for the Media   3
 COMM-ST 354       Introduction to Screenwriting           3
 COMM-ST 363       Radio Production I                      3
 COMM-ST 373       Intermediate Media Production           3
 COMM-ST 380       Contemporary Issues in the Mass Media   3
 COMM-ST 384       Documentary Film                        3
 COMM-ST 385       Documentary Production                  3
 COMM-ST 391       The Worlds of Alfred Hitchcock          3
 COMM-ST 392       Great Directors of Foreign Film         3
 COMM-ST 393       History of the Hollywood Musical        3
 COMM-ST 394       The World of "Film Noir"                3
 COMM-ST 400       Special Studies                       1-3
 COMM-ST 402CD     American Social Film: Silver
                     Screen & the American Dream           3
 COMM-ST 403CE     Radical Changes Since 1945              3
 COMM-ST 406CD       Film Adaptation               3
 COMM-ST 454       Advanced Screenwriting                  3
 COMM-ST 457       Producing and Distributing Media        3
 COMM-ST 470       Directing                               3
 COMM-ST 471       Advanced Media Production               3
 COMM-ST 473       Directing Actors and Scenes               3
 COMM-ST 478       Media Law                               3
 COMM-ST 484       Communication Studies Activities      1-4
 COMM-ST 498       Special Problems in 
                     Communication Studies               1-6 Restricted to 6 cr. hr. with any one instructor.