School of Communication

Minor Programme in Communication Studies

Students seeking to pursue the study of a minor programme would need to fulfil 15 units of courses specified by the offering department/programme, and note that no registration priority will be given to enrolment in minor courses. Upon completion of the 15 units required for the minor programmes, students should apply to the Academic Registry for approval.

Requirements

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

I)	Required Courses	3 units
II)	Elective Courses	12 units
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		15 units

I.	Required Courses			3 units
	COMM	1005	Introduction to Communication	3 units

II.	Elective Courses			12 units
	Two of the following courses with different prefix:
	ORGC	2016	Culture, Society & the Media	3 units
	ORGC	2027	Interviewing	3 units
	PRAD	2005	Introduction to Public Relations & Advertising	3 units
	Two of the following courses with different prefixes:
	ORGC	2005	Group Communication	3 units
	ORGC	2015	Computer Mediated Communication	3 units
	ORGC	2025	Interpersonal Communication	3 units
	ORGC	3025	Argumentation	3 units
	ORGC	3036	Rhetorical Approaches to Communication	3 units
	ORGC	4027	Current Topics in Organizational Communication	3 units
	PRAD	3006	Media Planning	3 units
	PRAD	3015	Consumer Perspectives in Public Relations & Advertising	3 units
	PRAD	3017	Digital Public Relations	3 units
	PRAD	3026	Mobile & Social Network Communication	3 units
	PRAD	3036	Strategic Issues & Reputation Management	3 units
	PRAD	3055	Special Topics in Public Relations & Advertising	3 units
	PRAD	4005	Crisis Communication & Public Relations	3 units
	PRAD	4025	Branding & Communication	3 units
	PRAD	4036	Social Communication & Advertising	3 units
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				15 units

Remarks: Students can only exempt/transfer up to 6 units/2 courses of the courses of exchange programme as Minor programme in Communication Studies with equivalent syllabus and satisfactory results. Approval is subjected to the Department of Communication Studies.