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Communication 

Minor

ADVISING TIP: Contact the Department of Communication at 417-836-4423 to make an appointment with a faculty advisor to get admitted quickly and easily to one of these minors.

A minor in communication is an excellent choice for just about ANY non-comprehensive or comprehensive major. Because you can choose which COM courses to take, you can tailor them to fit your professional needs.
With a minor in Communication you can:
  • develop strong written and verbal communication skills
  • develop excellent interpersonal skills
  • explore specializations beyond your professional field
  • select electives to support internships in area(s) of interest
  • obtain experience through part-time employment, co-ops, internships and/or volunteer opportunities
  • develop team player skills and team experiences

 

  1. COM 209 Survey of Communication Theory (3) is required.
    (Note: COM minors are not required to take MED 120. Request permission from instructor to enroll in a COM course with MED 120 as a pre-requisite.)
  2. 12 hours of COM elective courses chosen with approval of department head or delegate (6 hours of which must be chosen from courses numbered 300 or higher) to bring total hours in minor to at least 15 hours.

    In choosing your elective hours, we HIGHLY recommend:
  • If you have any health professions major: COM 205, 336, 390, and 505
  • If you have a business major: COM 332, 336, 436, and 512
  • If you have a major in political science, international affairs or global studies: COM 205, 307, 360, 436, 512, 511 and 521
  • If you have a media, journalism, or English major: COM 309, 315, 379, 436, and 509
  • If you have a psychology or sociology major: COM 205, 307, 325, 326, 505, 506, 511 and 521.


new item Ethical Leadership

The goal of this program is to provide students an opportunity to develop an understanding of the theoretical and practical implications of ethical leadership within our public affairs mission. Students will learn a broad-based and humanistic approach to leadership that seeks to facilitate shared group goals and needs. Moreover, students will consider how leadership is practiced within a context since the kind of leadership necessary to advance community-based change is different than that necessary to lead a large-based social movement and still different from one culture to another.

By completing this minor program, students will have a competitive advantage in entering the workforce with a clear understanding of leadership and possessing a set of skills to effect positive change in their community or any organization.

ADVISING TIP: Contact the Department of Communication 417-836-4423 to make an appointment with a faculty advisor to get admitted quickly and easily to this minor.

  1. COM 436(3), 513(3); and COM 360(3) or 512(3) required.
  2. Select one course with advisor approval from: COM 205(3), 322(3), 315(3), 326(3)
  3. Select two courses with advisor approval from: COM 307(3), 332(3), 336(3), 405(3), 495(3), 505(3), 506(3), 566(3); GST 170(3); HST 324(3); PHI 302(3), 343(3), 513(3); PLS 319(3); PSY 320(3), 355(3), 356(3), 379(3), REL 370(3)
  4. No more than 6 hours may also count toward a major.