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Public Relations Major
This major is a professional program designed to meet, and in some cases surpass, the Public Relations Society of America’s Guidelines for Undergraduate Education. It teaches the kind of research, writing, planning and budgeting skills that students need to succeed in the job market and allows them to employ these skills on behalf of a variety of clients. An extremely active chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America gives students additional opportunities for learning and service.
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| Total Credits Required for Degree | 124 |
| Liberal Studies | 30-40 |
| Health Promotion Requirements | 2 |
| Required Courses in Major | 40 |
| Core | 36 |
| SP 310 Communication Theory (4 cr.) |
| PR Theoretical Elective | 4 |
| (must complete PR 231/250 before choosing a theoretical elective) |
| Choose from the following: |
| BC 410 The Documentary (4 cr.) |
| BC 420 Global Communication (4 cr.) |
| BC 495 Special Topics in Broadcasting (1-4 cr.) (adviser-approved topic) |
| ESPR 495 Special Topics in Entertainment and Sports Promotion (2-4 cr.) (adviser-approved topic) |
| SP 401 Persuasion (4 cr.) |
| SP 422 Crisis Communication (4 cr.) |
| SP 495 Special Topics in Communication Studies (2-4 cr.) (adviser-approved topic) |
| Other Required Courses | 4 |
| May be satisfied by courses in the major, minor, liberal studies or general electives. Contact department or see department adviser for more information. |
| SP 200 Argumentation (4 cr.) (if EN 211 taken before) |
| Environmental Issues Elective | 3-4 |
| Choose from the following: |
| AN 210 People, Culture and Nature (4 cr.) [IV] |
| BI 210 Principles of Ecology (4 cr.) |
| BI 305 Ecology of the Northern Forest (3 cr.) [III] |
| GC 100 Physical Geography (4 cr.) [III] |
| GC 164 Human Geography (4 cr.) [IV] |
| GC 401 Biogeography (4 cr.) |
| GC 470 Environmental Ethics (4 cr.) |
| Economic Issues Elective | 4 |
| Choose from the following: |
| EC 101 Introduction to Economics (4 cr.) [IV] |
| EC 201 Microeconomic Principles (4 cr.) |
| EC 202 Macroeconomic Principles (4 cr.) |
| EC 337 American Economic History (4 cr.) [IV] |
| GC 220 Economic Geography (4 cr.) |
| Computer Use Elective | 3 |
| Choose from the following: |
| IS 101 Beginning Word Processing (1 cr.) [V] |
| IS 102 Beginning Spreadsheets (1 cr.) [V] |
| IS 104 Beginning Database (1 cr.) [V] |
| IS 105 Presentation/Multimedia Software (1 cr.) [V] |
| IS 201 Advanced Word Processing (1 cr.) |
| IS 202 Intermediate Spreadsheets (1 cr.) [V] |
| IS 204 Advanced Database (1 cr.) [V] |
| IS 208 Web Page Development (1 cr.) [V] |
| Minor | 20 |
| Choose any minor except speech cluster or entertainment |
| and sports promotion. |
