Clarkson University offers a minor in Communication that is available to all undergraduate students with the exception of Communication majors. Courses used to fulfill the requirements of the minor include writing, speaking, graphic design, and theory. To achieve a minor in Communication, students must achieve a 2.0 grade average in six three-credit courses, distributed in the following fashion:

 

For more information, view the course catalogue for current program requirements, course numbers and credit hours

Course Catalogue

Students are required to complete one course from each of the following groups:

Writing

  • Theory of Rhetoric for Business, Science and Engineering
  • Introduction to Social Media
  • Short Film Writing
  • Writing for New Media
  • Public Relations*
  • Professional Communication*
  • Communicating, Promoting, and Marketing “Place”*
  • STEAM Journalism*
  • Feature Film Screenwriting
  • Science Journalism
  • Environmental Communication*

Speaking

  • Introduction to Public Speaking
  • Public Relations*
  • Professional Communication*

Students are required to complete one course from each of the following groups:

Design

  • 2D Digital Design
  • Principles of User-Experience Design
  • Typography and Design
  • Digital Video Production I
  • Front-End Development for the Web
  • Information Design
  • Sound Design
  • Product Design
  • Digital Video Production II
  • Design-Driven Innovation
  • Portraying Innovation Through the Lense
  • Narrating Innovation
  • Leading Innovation

Theory

  • Mass Media and Society
  • Communicating, Promoting, and Marketing "Place"
  • STEAM Journalism*
  • Theory and Philosophy of Communication
  • Organizational Communications and Public Relations Theory
  • Environmental Communication*

Other Communication Courses

Students must take two other communication courses.

*Course may be used for one of two groups but not both.


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Department of Communication, Media & Design
Phone: 315-268-6488
Email: comm-media-design@clarkson.edu

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