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Communication, Advocacy and Social Justice

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Program Requirements

Requirements for the liberal arts minor in Communication, Advocacy and Social Justice


To earn a minor in Communication, Advocacy and Social Justice, students must complete a minimum of 4 courses, including:

1. Required Core Courses (choose 2):


  • course Persuasion and Social Change (4)

  • course Persuasion (4)

  • course Communication, Culture, and Belonging (4)

2. Elective Courses - choose 2 (at least 1 course must be 3000 level or above):


  • course Public Speaking (4)

  • course Rhetoric and Public Culture (4)

  • course Argumentation and Debate (4)

  • course Persuasion and Social Change (4)

    • (may count as a Required Course or an Elective Course but not both)

  • course Cultural Theory in Communication (4)

  • course  Persuasion (4)

    • (may count as a Required Course or an Elective Course but not both)

  • course Rhetorical Theory (4)

  • course Discourse Theory (4)

  • course Communication, Culture, and Belonging (4)

    • (may count as a Required Course or an Elective Course but not both)

  • course Race and Communication (4)

  • course  Gender Communication (4)

  • course Women in Leadership (4)

  • course Women, Power, and Persuasion (4)

  • course  Political Communication (4)

  • course Hip-Hop, Race and the City (4)

  • course Cultural Studies in Communication (4)

  • course Communication, Culture, and Ecology (4)

  • course Sexuality and Communication (4)

  • course Media Storytelling for Social Justice (4)

  • course Social Media in Public Relations (4)

  • course Race, Social Justice, and Professional Writing (4)

Applicable Majors


All Majors can declare this Minor with the exception of the following Major(s): Communication.