Minor in Communication StudiesA minor in communication studies may be earned by completing two required courses (COMS 110 and 308), plus another 12 credit hours in any 300-400 level courses within the department. Students may declare their minor by meeting with the undergraduate adviser and filing a completed Declaration of Major Form (available in 202 Haag Hall) with a current copy of their transcript. A grade of "D" in a course within the minor will not be accepted for credit in the program.Required Courses: (6 Hours) Hours COMS 110 Fundamentals of Effective Speaking and Listening 3 COMS 308 Introduction to the Study of Human Communication 3 Minor in Film StudiesA minor may be earned in the study of the film medium and the use of film and mass media for artistic, cultural and social purposes. (Not available to ComS majors.)Required Courses: (6 Hours) Hours COMS 230 Introduction to Film Studies 3 COMS 376 History of the American Film Industry 3 Electives: (12 hours) COMS 220 Modern Communications Media 3 COMS 250 Introduction to Media Production 3 COMS 320 Mass Media, Culture and Society 3 COMS 339 Film Theory and Criticism 3 COMS 341WI Rhetorical Theory & Criticism COMS 351WI Fundamentals of Writing for the Media 3 COMS 363 Radio Production I 3 COMS 373 Intermediate Media Production 3 COMS 380 Contemporary Issues in the Mass Media 3 COMS 384 Documentary Film 3 COMS 385 Documentary Production 3 COMS 391 The Worlds of Alfred Hitchcock 3 COMS 392 Great Directors of Foreign Film 3 COMS 393 History of the Hollywood Musical 3 COMS 394 The World of "Film Noir" 3 COMS 400 Special Studies 1-3 COMS 402CD American Social Film: Silver Screen & the American Dream 3 COMS 403CE Radical Changes Since 1945 3 COMS 454 Screenwriting 3 COMS 457 Producing and Distributing Media 3 COMS 470 Directing 3 COMS 471 Advanced Media Production 3 COMS 478 Media Law 3 COMS 484 Communication Studies Activities 1-4 COMS 498 Special Problems in Communication Studies 1-6
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