Political Communication Minor

Required:

• POL 101D - U.S. Government and Politics, 4 credit hours
• CAS 115 - Media Literacy, 3 credit hours

Electives:

Take a minimum of 12 credits from the following list. At least 6 credits must be at the 300-400 level. Students can only take a maximum of 6 credits in POL or CAS, ensuring that the minor is truly interdisciplinary.

• CAS 120 - Strategies in Public Relations, 3 credit hours
• CAS 212 - Persuasive Speaking, 3 credit hours
• CAS 277D - Media and Diversity, 3 credit hours
• CAS 315 - Crisis Communication, 3 credit hours
• CAS 372 - Advanced Media Criticism, 3 credit hours (when content is focused on political communication)
• CAS 410 - Persuasive Campaigns, 3 credit hours
• CAS 413 - Argumentation and Debate, 3 credit hours
• CAS 428 - Media Law and Ethics, 3 credit hours
• CRJ 345 - Crime in the Media, 3 credit hours
• INT 250I - Security, Technology and Threat Assessment, 3 credit hours
• POL 301 - Congress, The Presidency, and Elections, 3 credit hours
• POL 303 - Public Policy and Administration, 3 credit hours
• POL 304D - Urban Policy and Politics, 3 credit hours
• POL 305D - Women, Politics, and Law, 3 credit hours
• POL 306 - Social Media and Politics, 3 credit hours
• POL 441X - Public Interest Research, 4 credit hours
• PSY 321 - Human Relations and Group Dynamics, 3 credit hours
• SOC 201D - Social Problems, 4 credit hours

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• BUS 358 - Business Communications, 3 credit hours

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• CAS 226 - Writing for Multimedia, 3 credit hours

• OR

• CAS 232 - Workshop in Journalism, 3 credit hours

• OR

• CAS 305 - Workshop in New Media, 3 credit hours

• OR

• ENG 305 - Workshop in Advanced Expository and Argumentative Writing, 3 credit hours

Alternative- Semester in Washington, DC:

Students can complete the Political Communication Minor by participating in the Semester in Washington Program, enrolling in an appropriate seminar, doing an appropriate internship, doing an appropriate research project, plus completing one of the electives listed above. Students must get approval from the Political Communication Program Coordinators in order to exercise this option. For more information, contact Professor Barbara Palmer in the Political Science Department at bpalmer@bw.edu or the Explorations Office at explore@bw.edu.  Completion of POL 101D  prior to participating is strongly recommended.