2018-2019 Undergraduate Course Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Communications Studies Minor


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Coordinator

Karen McGee, Assistant Dean
316 Newhouse 3, 315-443-4622, kmcgee@syr.edu

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications oversees this minor.

Goal

The goal of this minor is to permit students to examine how the process of public communications affects society. Students will learn how the various media, including newspapers, magazines, books, radio, television, film, advertising, public relations, photography, graphics, online journalism, social media, and new media influence specific audiences and shape society in the United States and globally.

Audience

This minor is intended for Syracuse University students who are not enrolled in the School of Public Communications. Students choosing this minor should have an interest in learning more about the social, political, economic, ethical, and legal effects of public communications on their lives as citizens, professionals, and leaders in our society.

Entrance Requirements

Applicants are admitted on a space-available basis depending upon cumulative GPA. To be eligible, a student must have completed 30 credits at Syracuse University in courses graded A-F and must submit an application to the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office (316 N3) by December 15 for spring admission or May 1 for fall admission. Students must declare the public communications minor no later than the first semester of their junior year.

Curriculum Requirements


Students must complete 18 credits of which 12 credits must be 300-level or above.

Additional Courses


Four additional courses from the following list.  No more than one course may have a number lower than 300.  Admission to these courses is based on space availability.

Additional Information


To declare a minor, students must file a declaration form indicating specific courses selected. The form must be approved by Assistant Dean Karen McGee (315 Newhouse 3) and by the student’s home college.

Los Angeles Semester Option


Students who have been accepted into the Public Communications Studies minor may choose to complete half the minor by participating in the SU in Los Angeles program. To complete the minor and include the LA option, students must be a junior or a senior and do the following:

Additional Information


Application deadlines for the Los Angeles program are in October (for spring) and in February (for fall). The Television, Radio and Film Department holds an information session for interested students each semester. For more information, contact Shelly Griffin, Assistant Director of Off-Campus Programs, in 318 Newhouse 3 at 443-4004, migriffi@syr.edu.

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