| Program name: | Public Communication Minor |
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| Type of program: | Baccalaureate Degree Program |
| The program will be offered at: | Akron Campus |
| Existing courses required for completion of program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours) | |
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| 7600:115 Survey of Communication Theory 3 | |
| Courses new to university offering required for completion of program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours) | |
| Deletion of required courses | |
| Existing courses which can be used as electives in program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours; if options exist, list by option) | |
| 7600:245 Argumentation 3
7600:252 Persuasion 3 7600:345 Business and Professional Speaking 3 7600:346 Advanced Public Speaking 3 7600:355 Freedom of Speech 3 7600:457 Public Speaking in America 3 7600:470 Analysis of Public Discourse 3 7600:471 Theories of Rhetoric 3 7600:450 Special Topics 3(Depends on topic; only with prior approval of School Director) | |
| Courses new to university offering which can be used as electives in program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours; if options exist, list by option) | |
| 7600:475 Political Communication 3 | |
| Deletion of elective courses | |
| Change in number of elective credits | |
| Change in number of required credits | |
| Current: 3 New: 3 | |
| Change in number of credits required for degree | |
| Current: 15 New: 15 | |
| Change in other degree requirements | |
| Change in admissions requirements for direct admits | |
| Current requirements: Proposed requirements: | |
| Change in admissions requirements for students using intercollege transfer | |
| Current requirements: Proposed requirements: | |
| Change in admissions requirements to a graduate program | |
| Current requirements: Proposed requirements: | |
| Implementation Plan | |
| 7600:475 is already offered as an elective course within the School of Communication for majors. No additional sections will be needed to extend this elective to Public Communication minors beginning Fall 2008. | |
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| Other information: | |
| Resource statement: | |
| no new resources will be required | |
| Web components statement: | |
| none | |
| Rationale: | |
| The Political Communication course (7600:475) has received final approval. It has been added as an elective to the Interpersonal / Public Communication major (final approval has been granted). It continues to be offered once a year, each fall, with a consistent enrollment. It makes sense to list Political Communication as an elective within the Public Communication minor because the content of this course is of a similar nature to other public communication courses. In the past, this course has been substituted for other courses that are not offered as frequently or for those that close quickly. | |
| Bulletin description: | |
| Public Communication
• Required: 7600:115 Survey of Communication Theory 3 • Select 15 credits from among the following (6 credits at 300/400 level): 7600:245 Argumentation 3 7600:252 Persuasion 3 7600:345 Business and Professional Speaking 3 7600:346 Advanced Public Speaking 3 7600:355 Freedom of Speech 3 7600:457 Public Speaking in America 3 7600:470 Analysis of Public Discourse 3 7600:471 Theories of Rhetoric 3 7600:475 Political Communication 3 7600:450 Special Topics 3(Depends on topic; only with prior approval of School Director) |