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Public Relations (Minor)

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This minor provides students in disciplines outside of the major with a strategic foundation and practical application of contemporary public relations.

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Chair of the Department of Media and Journalism, Associate Professor
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Public Relations

This minor equips students entering the workforce by allowing them to determine communication objectives, key publics and recommended communication tactics for print, broadcast, and online environments.  The Commission on Public Relations Education recommends that undergraduate programs emphasize and strengthen writing and communication skills associated with storytelling, editing, and media relations.  The minor is comprised of 18 credits in the Media and Journalism Department.

Required Core (3 credits)

MEDJ 110 Introduction to Mass Communications

Required Foundation (6 credits)

MEDJ 251 Public Relations Theory and Practice
MEDJ 352 Public Relations Tactics (Prerequisite: MEDJ 251)

Required Production (choose 6 credits)

MEDJ 271 Video Production I
MEDJ 220 Introduction to Multimedia (Gened)
MEDJ 230 Newswriting (Prerequisite:  ENGLISH.101)
MEDJ 280 Introduction to Visual Communication (Gened)

Required Capstone (choose 3 credits)

MEDJ 455 Public Relations Cases and Problems (Prerequisite: MEDJ 352)
MEDJ 475 Public Relations Workshop (Prerequisite:  MEDJ 352)
MEDJ 497 Internship

This Public Relations Minor provides students in disciplines outside of the major with a strategic foundation and practical application of contemporary public relations. This minor equips students entering the workforce by allowing them to determine communication objectives, key publics, and recommended communication tactics for print, broadcast, and online environments. The Commission on Public Relations Education recommends that undergraduate programs emphasize and strengthen writing and communication skills associated with storytelling, editing, and media relations.  The minor is comprised of 18 credits in the Media and Journalism Department.

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Jason Genovese

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