Public Relations Minor

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The minor in public relations introduces students to the skills and tools of the field of public relations. Its core focused on the breadth of public relations while its electives allow students to specialize in a specific area of public relations.

Public Relations Minor

To complete the minor in Public Relations, a student must earn 18 hours of credit in the Department of Journalism & Strategic Media meeting the following conditions:

STRM 3200 - Intro to Strategic Media Credit Hours: 3
STRM 3210 - Intro to Strategic Writing** Credit Hours: (3)
STRM 3212 - Public Relations Writing** Credit Hours: (3)
STRM 4706 - PR Ethics & Advocacy** Credit Hours: (3)
Select two of the following:
STRM 3250 - Audience & Analytics Credit Hours: 3
STRM 4230 - Event Planning for PR Credit Hours: (3)
STRM 4231 - Crisis Communication** Credit Hours: (3)
STRM 4232 - Entertainment PR Credit Hours: (3)
STRM 4233 - Media Relations Credit Hours: (3)
STRM 4234 - Nonprofit PR** Credit Hours: (3)
STRM 4235 - Corporate PR Credit Hours: 3
STRM 4290 - Campaign Research & Planning** Credit Hours: 3
STRM 4295 - Campaigns Implementation & Evaluation** Credit Hours: 3
JRSM 3905 - Graphics for Strategic Media Credit Hours: (3)
Students in Broadcast Journalism, Creative Mass Media, Journalism, or Sports Media can satisfy the requirements of the public relations minor with STRM 3200 and 6 hours of any other STRM course listed here in addition to the shared Journalism and Strategic Media core of JRSM 1750, 2121, and 4700.

Students majoring in Strategic Media are not eligible for the public relations minor.