Degrees at the College
Minor in Communication
Any student wishing to minor in communication
must meet college selective admission requirements (45 credits
completed, 30 credits in USP courses, COM 101 and have a 2.6
cumulative grade-point average). The student must file an
application for the minor in the Department of Communication
Office and have approval from the department chair for COM
courses selected to complete the minor.
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1.
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COM 101 Introduction to Communications
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3
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Three courses (nine hours) from the following courses, beyond
course work for USP Oral Communication Skills Requirement:
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COM 249 Mass Media and Mass Culture
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3
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COM 252 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
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3
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COM 281 Communication in Small Groups
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3
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COM 283 Argumentation and Debate
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3
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COM 287 Persuasive Speaking
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3
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COM 319 World Media Systems
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3
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COM 325 Business and Industrial Communication
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3
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COM 350 Language and Communication
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3
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Three courses (nine hours) from COM courses at the
400-level or above.
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Minor in Telecommunications
Any student wishing to minor in
telecommunications should file an application with the School of
Journalism and Telecommunications after meeting the following
requirements:
- Complete either TEL 101 or TEL 201
- Complete 45 hours of university course work with a
cumulative grade-point average of 2.6
Students cannot register for upper-level
telecommunications courses until they have met the above
requirements and have been accepted into the telecommunications
minor program. After a student has been accepted as a minor, he
or she will be assigned a faculty advisor.
The minor in telecommunications requires a
minimum of 21 hours to include the following:
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TEL 101 Telecommunications I: Mass Communication
Systems
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3
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TEL 201 Telecommunications II: Interactive
Communication Systems
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3
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CS 101 Introduction to Computing I
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3
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Complete one of the following courses:
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TEL 300 Telecommunications Research Methods
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3
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TEL 310 Telecommunications Policy and Regulation
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3
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Nine additional hours of elective course work (with a
minimum of 6 hours in conceptual course work.)
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Only one enrollment in JAT 399,
Internship: (Subtitle required), will be permitted.
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Students may take only six hours from the
following courses: TEL 312, 412, 432, 442; JAT 399.
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Note: Students
should recognize that most upper-division
telecommunications courses have specific prerequisite
courses that must be taken and plan their programs
accordingly.
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