Communication, Communication Studies Minor

Program Coordinator: Linda Kean (102 Joyner East; 252-328-4227; keanl@ecu.edu)

Students must be admitted to the School of Communication prior to pursuing a minor. Admission may be requested upon acceptance to ECU. Students are required to meet with a School of Communication’s advisor in order to apply.

The minimum requirement for the communication, communication studies minor is 18 s.h. of credit as follows:

1. Core - 6 s.h.

COMM 1001 - Introduction to Communication
COMM 1003 - Introduction to Mass Media

2. Electives - 12 s.h.

Choose any 4 courses or 12 semester hours from the list below:

COMM 1050 - Global Understanding through Intercultural Communication
COMM 2020 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication
COMM 2030 - Communication Research
COMM 2050 - English for Global Communication or
LING 2050 - English for Global Communication
COMM 2340 - Development of American Journalism
COMM 2410 - Public Speaking
COMM 3110 - Persuasion Theories
COMM 3142 - Small Group Communication
COMM 3151 - Family Communication
COMM 3152 - Interpersonal Communication Theory
COMM 3160 - Organizational Communication Theory
COMM 3172 - Media Effects
COMM 3180 - Intercultural Communication
COMM 3190 - Health Communication
COMM 3380 - Computer Mediated Communication
COMM 3390 - International News
COMM 3400 - Argumentation
COMM 3520 - Sports Media Survey
COMM 4032 - Mass Media Law
COMM 4040 - Media, Culture, and Society
COMM 4042 - First Amendment Law
COMM 4045 - Media Literacy for Communication Professionals
COMM 4075 - Media Criticism
COMM 4081 - Directed Independent Study
COMM 4082 - Directed Independent Study
COMM 4083 - Directed Independent Study
COMM 4130 - Conflict and Communication
COMM 4135 - Gender and Communication
COMM 4400 - Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
COMM 4905 - Media Ethics

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