Communication Studies Minor

Communication Studies meets the shifting demands of the workplace and the world.

A Minor in Communication Studies prepares students for work in a broad range of fields that require:

- The ability to work with diverse populations and lead others
- articulate ideas and arguments effectively
- critically analyze messages

Welcome message from Dr. Wesley Buerkle, Head of the Communication Studies Program & Interim Chair of the Department of Communication Studies and Storytelling.

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Requirements

Completion of a Communicatoin Studies Minor means completing 21 credits distributed across the following categories:

* At least 9 credits must be at the 3000-level or above.

Required Courses: 6 Credits
- COMM 2090 - Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 2330 - Communication Theory (3 credits)
Primary Skills Elective: 3 Credits
Choose ONE of the following:
- COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 2045 - Public Speaking (3 credits)
- COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)
Advanced Presentation Elective: 3 Credits
Choose ONE of the following:
- COMM 3045 - Advanced Public Speaking (3 credits)
- COMM 3346 - Speaking for Social Change (3 credits)
- COMM 3380 - Communicating in Groups (3 credits)
- COMM 4346 - Business and Professional Communication (3 credits)
Diversity Elective: 3 Credits
Choose ONE of the following:
- COMM 4200 - Gender and Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 4356 - Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
Communication Studies Electives: 6 Credits
The selected courses may consist of any Communication Studies offerings.

A minimum of three (3) of the 6 credits must be at the 3000/4000 level.
- COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 2045 - Public Speaking (3 credits)
- COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)
- COMM 2090 - Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 2325 - Speech and Debate Team (1-3 credits)
- COMM 2700 - Professional Communication and Technology (3 credits)
- COMM 2999 - Internship/Cooperative Education (1-3 credits)
- COMM 3045 - Advanced Public Speaking (3 credits)
- COMM 3300 - Qualitative Communication Research Methods (3 credits)
- COMM 3310 - Intrapersonal Communication Processes (3 credits)
- COMM 3330 - Quantitative Communication Research Methods (3 credits)
- COMM 3340 - Rhetorical Criticism (3 credits)
- COMM 3346 - Speaking for Social Change (3 credits)
- COMM 3350 - Relational Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 3380 - Communicating in Groups (3 credits)
- COMM 3390 - Persuasion (3 credits)
- COMM 4018 - Honors Thesis (3-6 credits)
- COMM 4200 - Gender and Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 4210 - Family Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 4317 - Rhetoric of Diversity & Identity (3 credits)
- COMM 4327 - Popular Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 4346 - Business and Professional Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 4350 - Organizational Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 4356 - Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 4366 - Communication Ethics (3 credits)
- COMM 4377 - Health Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 4380 - Communication Studies Internship (1-6 credits)
- COMM 4417 - Teaching Secondary Speech and Theatre (3 credits)
- COMM 4437 - Conducting Secondary Speech Program (3 credits)
- COMM 4450 - Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
- COMM 4900 - Independent Studies (1-3 credits)
- COMM 4957 - Special Topics in Communication Studies (1-6 credits)
- Any COMM Course

For more information, please visit our page in the ETSU catalog here.

For more information about Communication Studies as a minor, please contact the Head of the Communication Studies Program and Interim Chair of the Department of Communication Studies and Storytelling, Dr. Wesley Buerkle, at (423) 439-7579 or buerkle@etsu.edu.

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Dr. Wesley Buerkle

Head of the Communication Studies Program, Interim Chair of the Department of Communication Studies and Storytelling

Office: ??? Sherrod Library
Email: buerkle@etsu.edu
Phone: (423) 439-7579

Communication Studies Minor