Public Relations Major

B.S. Public Relations - 125 Hours

Area A: Essential Skills - 9 hours
Area B: Institutional Options - 4 hours
Area C: Humanities and Fine Arts - 6 hours
Area D: Science, Mathematics, and Technology - 11 hours
Area E: Social Science - 12 hours
Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major - 18 hours

Foreign Language or International Studies (3) - Foreign Language must be minimum of 2001 level
COMM 2332: Introduction to Mass Communication (3)
JOUR 2331: Introduction to Journalism (3)
COMM 1110: Principles of Public Speaking (3)

Select (3) hours from the following:

ART 1335: Photography I (3)
CISM 1110: Computers and Applications (1)
and CISM 1120: Computer Concepts (2)
STAT 2231: Introduction to Statistics I (3)
GCM 1131: Introduction to Printing Technology (3)
GCM 1321: Desktop Publishing (2) with Lab GCM 1411 (1)

Select (3) hours from the following:
ANTH 1102: Introduction to Anthropology (3)
COMM 1100: Introduction to Human Communication (3)
PSYC 1101: Introduction to Psychology (3)
SOCI 1101: Introduction to Sociology (3)

Major Requirements - 40 hours Specific Requirements - 18 hours
JOUR 3331: News Reporting and Writing (3)
PRCA 2330: Introduction to Public Relations (3)
PRCA 3330: Public Relations Writing (3)
PRCA 3711: Public Relations Practicum (1)
PRCA 4791: Public Relations Internship (3) or PRCA 4335: Senior Seminar (3)
PRCA 4330: Public Relations Research (3)
PRCA 4339: Public Relations Campaign Strategies (3)
Any two upper division PRCA courses (6)

Select (3) hours from any of the following:

Upper-Division Media Elective: BRCT, JOUR, or PRCA 3339 (3)

Select (6) hours from the following:

COMM 4333: Theories of Mass Communication (3)
JOUR 3337: Law and Ethics of Mass Communication (3)
COMS 4333: Semantics (3)
COMS 4334: Communication Theory (3)

Select (3) hours from the following:

COMS 3332: Discussion (3)
COMS 3335: Interpersonal Communication (3)
COMS 3337: Persuasion (3)
COMS: 4331: Communication and Conflict (3)
COMS: 4338: Organizational Communication (3)

Select (3) hours from the following:

Upper-division Communication Arts electives (3): Select from
BRCT, COMM, COMS, FILM, JOUR, PRCA or THEA

Courses in Related Areas - 6 hours
MKTG 3131: Principles of Marketing (3)
MKTG 3132: Principles of Advertising (3)

Electives - 14 hours