Advising Sheet
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
COM 209 Survey of Communication Theory is required, then you choose 12 hours of Communication courses with an advisor's approval from the Department of Communication. Six of the 12 hours must be from courses numbered 300 or above.
Here are some majors that work well with a minor in Communication. This is a partial list of majors availabe at Missouri State University:
- advertising and promotion
- community and regional planning
- hospitality & restaurant administration
- computer information services
- crime and society
- diatetics
- economics*
- electronic arts*
- entertainment management
- general business
- German, French, Spanish, or Latin*
- gerontology
- health care management
- housing & interior design
- industrial management
- insurance
- international management
- journalism*
- legal studies
- management
- marketing
- mass media*
- nursing
- political science*
- public administration
- psychology*
- recreation and leisure studies*
- real estate
- religious studies*
- retailing & merchandising
- sales management
- sociology*
- professional writing
- theatre*
- tourism planning & development
*A non-comprehensive major requiring a minor
