Good General Elective Options - Spring
In addition to the two Communication Studies elective courses required, you have the
opportunity to take a variety of general elective courses, even if you declare a minor.
Here are some we recommend as particularly helpful for those entering communicationrelated fields. Talk to your advisor for further guidance about which may work best for
you.
The courses listed below generally are offered each spring. Click here to check the
current course schedule list for availability for this spring semester. Most of these
courses have no pre-requisites or ones that many of you will have completed (e.g., ENG
150, PSYCH 101, and SOCL 101). Be sure to double check courses below for any prerequisites during your planning.
Business, Business Communication,
Leadership, Analytics & Math
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Understanding a Complex Society
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Statistics, Accounting or Economics
courses
MANG 260 the 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People (1 CR)
FINA 250 Personal Finance
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Leadership, Government & Politics
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LDST 120 Foundation of Leadership
Studies
LDST 420 Practicum in Leadership (1
CR – Contact instructor for
permission to register)
POSC 150 American Government &
Politics
POSC 216 American State & Local
Government
POSC 275 The American Judiciary
POSC 255 Introduction to
Comparative Politics
POSC 332 Modern Political
Philosophy
POSC 305 International Relations
POSC 353 The American Congress
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POSC 357 Constitutional Rights &
Liberties
ENG 362 Literature of Diversity
PSCY 101 Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 331 Social Psychology
PSYC 350 Psychology of Sex and
Gender
PSYC 360 Consumer Psychology
PSYC 380 Community Psychology
PSYC 384 Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYC 423 Theories of Personality
SOCL 101 Principles of Sociology
SOCL 102 Contemporary Social
Problems
SOCL 233 Intro to Social Inequality
& Difference
SOCL 301 Sociology of Religion
SOCL 320 Sociology of Education
SOCL 325 Gender and Society
SOCL 376 Sociology of Law
SOCL 377 Sociology of Sport
WGST 106 Introduction to Women’s
Studies
Health, Culture, & Recreation
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Art, Dance, Music, or Theatre classes
Physical Education Classes (1 CR)
such as Tennis, Golf, Yoga, etc.
HLTH 205 Health and Wellness
HLTH 210 Global Health
HLTH 260 Emergency Care & First
Aid
ENG 380 Children’s Literature
ENG 381 Literature for Young Adults
RECR 111 Foundation of Leisure
Services
RECR 237 Adventure Education
Programming
RECR 340 Introduction to Outdoor
Adventure Skills
Sharpening your Communication
Skills
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Communication Studies elective
courses or those from the
concentration in which you are not
enrolled. Note: In general, we don’t
recommend taking more than 3
COMM courses at once.
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MANG 291 Business Communication
ENG 301 Rhetorical Criticism
ENG 316 Writing Fiction
ENG 318 Writing Non-Fiction
ENG 302 History of Rhetoric
ENG 319 Technical Writing
ENG 470 Professional Writing Skills