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Admission to the public relations program requires a 2.8 GPA, which must be maintained in the major as well as in the minor selected. Admission is granted by the Department of English Language and Literature. Courses from both the Department of English Language and Literature and the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts are offered as requirements and restricted elective courses.
Major Requirements...................................................................48 hours
Required Fundamental Courses 17-18 hours
JRNL215 News Writing and Reporting (3 hrs)
JRNL312 Introduction to Public Relations (3 hrs)
JRNL314 Writing for Public Relations (3 hrs)
CTAT141 Introduction to Radio-TV-Film Production (3 hrs)
One course from the following:
*CTAC224 Public Speaking (3 hrs)
CTAC350 Persuasion (3 hrs)
One course from the following:
*CTAS121 Fundamentals of Speech (2 hrs)
*CTAS124 Fundamentals of Speech (3 hrs)
Required Advanced Courses 18 hours
JRNL306 Feature Writing (3 hrs)
JRNL408 Case Studies in Public Relations (3 hrs)
CTAC475 Research in Speech Communication (3 hrs)
One course from the following:
JRNL490 Internship in Journalism/Public Relations (3 hrs)
JRNL487 Cooperative Education in Journalism/Public Relations (3 hrs)
One course from the following:
CTAT334 Radio-Television News (3 hrs)
CTAT344 Continuity Writing for Radio-Television-Film (3 hrs)
One course from the following:
CTAC354 Organizational Communication (3 hrs)
CTAC357 Interviewing as Communication (3 hrs)
Restricted Electives 12 hours
Four courses from the following:
*JRNL201 Public Relations and Public Responsibility (online) (3 hrs)
ENGL323 Writing in the Professional World (3 hrs)
JRNL307 Copy Editing (3 hrs)
JRNL311 Newspaper Layout and Design (3 hrs)
JRNL455 Journalism and the Law (3 hrs)
CMT204 Photographic Communication (3 hrs)
CMT436 Electronic Publishing Technology (3 hrs)
*CTAC224 Public Speaking (3 hrs)
CTAC350 Persuasion (3 hrs)
*CTAC227 Interpersonal Communication (3 hrs)
CTAC359 Small Group Communication (3 hrs)
CTAT241 Radio-Television-Film Announcing (3 hrs)
CTAT334 Radio-Television News (3 hrs)
CTAT344 Continuity Writing for Radio-Television-Film (3 hrs)
Maximum of six-hours from the following:
JRNL387/487 Cooperative Education in Journalism/Public Relations (3 hrs)
JRNL488/489/490 Internship in Journalism/Public Relations (1/2/3 hrs)
Minor Requirements ..................................................................20 hours
University Elective Courses .................................................. 14-15 hours
Program Total ..........................................................................124 hours
Note:
*This course satisfies both a general education and a major requirement.
