Liberal Arts Minors

COMM - Communication (Applied, Mass Media, Communication and Culture, Advertising & Public Relations)

Minor Advisor:  Grant Cos (01-3224, gccgpt@rit.edu)

This minor provides a foundation in communication in spoken, written and visual communication skills and theories through four tracks: Applied Communication, Mass Media, Communication and Culture or Advertising & Public Relations.

Note: This Minor is closed to Students Enrolled in the Professional & Technical Communication degree program (GPTC), the Advertising & Public Relations degree program (GPTA) and the Journalism degree program (GPTJ).

Choose two of the following:
0502-444 Technical Writing
0535-416 Newswriting
0535-446 Writing the Technical Manual
0535-480 Human Communication
0535-481 Persuasion
0535-482 Mass Communications
0535-483 Small Group Communication

Choose three from one of the following tracks:

Applied Communication Track
0502-444 Technical Writing
0535-411 Health Communication
0535-415 Organizational Communication
0535-416 Newswriting
0535-421 Public Relations
0535-422 Ethics in Technical Communication
0535-426 Archival Research
0535-483 Small Group Communication
0535-501 Public Speaking
0535-502 Speech Writing
0535-532 Professional Writing

Mass Media Communication Track
0535-416 Newswriting
0535-421 Public Relations
0535-450 Visual Communication
0535-452 Uses & Effects of the Mass Media
0535-470 Law and Ethics of the Press
0535-471 History of Journalism
0535-482 Mass Communications
0535-534 Communication & Documentary Film
0535-550 Film and Society

Communication and Culture Track
0535-410 Computer-Mediated Communication
0535-411 Health Communication
0535-414 Interpersonal Communication
0535-420 Argument & Discourse
0535-444 Rhetoric of Free Speech
0535-450 Visual Communication
0535-465 The Rhetoric of Political Campaigns
0535-484 Rhetoric of Race Relations
0535-490 Persuasion & Social Change
0535-520 Intercultural Communication

Advertising & Public Relations
0535-421 Public Relations
0535-460 Copywriting and Visualization
0535-461 Principles of Advertising
0535-463 Campaign Management and Planning
0535-464 Public Relations Writing

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