MINOR IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES
GEP
(For the Class of 2014 and following)
Revised 10-21-11
Communication Studies is an interdisciplinary minor designed to prepare students for a wide
range of career options in the communications field. Potential careers include those in public
relations, advertising, print and broadcast journalism, convergent media, writing for
organizations, writing for the World Wide Web, and digital media production. 6 courses are
required for a minor in Communication Studies.
Note that students should follow the suggested course sequence as well as adhere to individual
course prerequisites as outlined in the course descriptions in the on-line catalog.
Contact:
Owen W. Gilman, Jr., Ph.D.
Director, Communication Studies
Department of English
610-660-1891
ogilman@sju.edu
Required:
COM 200
COM 201
Communications Theory and Practice
Ethics in Communications
Select one from:
COM/MTF 284
COM/MKT 303
COM 472
COM 491
Digital Filmmaking
Marketing Communications for non-business majors or MKT 301 Integrated
Marketing Communications for business majors
Digital Story Telling
Communications Internship
Select 3:
Three additional courses can be chosen from numerous specified options in Communication
Studies or courses provided by correlated departments: English, Fine Arts, Marketing, Music,
Theatre, and Film, as well as from select offerings from History, Linguistics, Philosophy, and
Theology.
COM/MTF 284 Digital Storytelling (if not taken in core)
COM/MKT 303 Integrated Marketing Communications (if not taken in core)
COM 371
Social Media
COM 471
Visual Rhetorics
COM 472
Digital Storytelling (if not taken in core)
COM 473
Special Topics in Digital Rhetorics
COM 491
Communication Internship
ART 173
ART 273
ART 373
Digital Photography I
Digital Photography II
Digital Photography III
OVER
MTF 281
MTF 282
MTF 381
MTF 382
MTF 383
MTF 384
MTF 385
MTF 386
MTF 387
MTF 388
MTF 393
Producing & The Business of Film
Screenwriting I (The Short)
Producing II
Screenwriting II (The Feature)
Film Directing
Digital Cinematography
Audio for Digital Media
Editing & Digital Post-Production
Studio & Post-Production Audio
Documentary Workshop
Professional Film Production Workshop
ENG 206
ENG 261
ENG 263
ENG 344
ENG 362
ENG 363
ENG 448
ENG 451
ENG 462
ENG 463
ENG 464
ENG 465
ENG 490
Public Speaking & Presentation: Rhetoric in Modern Practice
Introduction to Reporting and Writing
Writing for Organizations
Screenwriting
Literary Journalism
Online News Production
Magazine Writing
Food Writing
Narrative Journalism
Advanced Multimedia Journalism
Sports Journalism
Special Topics in Journalism
Journalism Internship
COM/MKT 315
COM/MKT 321
COM/MKT 323
COM/MKT 324
COM/MKT 325
HIS 387
LIN 101
LIN 200
LIN 317
LIN 340
LIN 401
PHL/LIN
PHL/LIN
THE 371
THE 372
SOC 252
Multicultural Marketing
Advertising
Media Management
Public Relations
Applied Design
Popular Culture in the United States
Introduction to Linguistics
Language & Culture
Sociolinguistics
Communication in Social Contexts: “Can You Hear Me Now?”
Bilingualism and Language Diversity
474 Language & Thought
475 Language & Meaning
Christianity & Media
Technology Ethics
Media & Popular Culture