Public Relations Major, 60 hours: B.S.-No Minor Required

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours) 

Recommended:

• COM 29225 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 3

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours) 

Required Courses (33 hours)

• Communication Core  Credit Hours: 15
• COM 29260 - Public Relations Techniques Credit Hours: 3
• COM 29310 - Communication Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
• COM 29360 - Principles of Public Relations Credit Hours: 3
• COM 29460 - Public Relations Problems: Cases, Concepts, and Campaigns Credit Hours: 3
• COM 29469 - Internship in Public Relations Credit Hours: 1 to 3
• COM 29498 - Senior Capstone Credit Hours: 3

Cognate Courses (12 hours)

• MMED 20130 - Professional Media Writing Credit Hours: 3
• MMED 20333 - Social Media Strategies Credit Hours: 3

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• ENGL 10315 - Professional and Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3

• OR

• ENGL 10430 - Digital Literacy Credit Hours: 3

• OR

• ENGL 10512 - Publication Skills Credit Hours: 3

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• MKTG 55330 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3

Six hours from the following according to student’s area of emphasis (6 hours):

• COM 29420 - Crisis Communication Credit Hours: 3
• COM 29402 - Current Topics in Communication Credit Hours: 3

Nine hours from the following to support the student’s area of emphasis (9 hours):

• MMED 20230 - Introduction to Advertising Credit Hours: 3
• MMED 20303 - Introduction to Web Publishing Credit Hours: 3
• MMED 20304 - Advertising Case Studies Credit Hours: 3
• COM 29336 - Nonverbal Communication Credit Hours: 3
• COM 29341 - Argumentation and Debate Credit Hours: 3
• COM 29425 - Knacktive Credit Hours: 3
• COM 29432 - Organizational Communication Credit Hours: 3
• ACCT 51201 - Accounting I Credit Hours: 3
• MGMT 54313 - Principles of Management Credit Hours: 3
• MKTG 55332 - Promotion Credit Hours: 3
• MKTG 55333 - Consumer Behavior Credit Hours: 3
• MKTG 55432 - Marketing Research Credit Hours: 3
• Other courses as approved by advisor

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours