Program: Communication (Minor) - American University

Apr 05, 2025

American University Catalog 2019-2020

Offered by the School of Communication .

Admission to the Program

Formal admission to the minor requires a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA. Students should not declare their minor until they have declared a major.

Students who are unable to achieve a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA and declare a minor in communication are not allowed to take courses in the school after they have completed 60 hours of undergraduate credit.

Minor Requirements

18 credit hours with grades of C or better, a minimum of 9 credit hours at or above 300-level, and at least 12 credit hours unique to the minor

Course Requirements

Required (6 credit hours)

COMM-100 Understanding Media FA4 (3)
COMM-200 Writing for Communication (3)

Media Studies (12 credit hours)

Complete 12 credit hours, with at least 9 credit hours at or above 300-level, from the following:

COMM-270 How the News Media Shape History FA2 (3)
COMM-324 Race, Gender and Sexuality in the Media (3)
COMM-401 Communication Law (3)
COMM-411 History of Documentary (3)
COMM-414 History of Cross-Cultural Cinema (3)
COMM-415 Children, Youth, and Digital Culture (3)
COMM-416 Topics in Film and Media Arts (3)
COMM-420 Topics in Mass Media (1-3)
COMM-467 Communication, Copyright and Culture (3)
COMM-468 Musical Cultures and Industries (3)
COMM-477 History of Photography (3)
COMM-503 Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism Management (3)
COMM-509 Politics and the Media (3)
COMM-514 Censorship and Media (3)
COMM-545 Business and Economic Journalism (3)
COMM-558 Survey of American Cinema (3)