Public Relations & Strategic Communication Advising Sheet

Students may propose other courses to their academic advisor to best meet their academic goals.
This advising sheet is not a contract but is designed to help students track academic progress.
A maximum of 6 credit hours total from COMM 3890, 3891, 3892 and 3893 may be counted for the major.
Download the Public Relations & Strategic Communication Advising Sheet (Word Document).
Information on departmental class offerings can be found on the semester-by-semester course rotation webpage, or by downloading a PDF version of the semester-by-semester course rotation schedule.

2026-27 Catalog Year

Course Title	Credits
COMM 1020 HU Principles of Public Speaking	3
COMM 1130 Media Writing	3
COMM 2110 HU CEL Interpersonal and Small Group Communication	3
COMM 3000 Communication Theory Prerequisite for many upper-division courses and should be taken as early as possible.	3
COMM 3150 Communication Research Methods	3
COMM 3650 Communication Law	3
COMM 4890 INT Communication Internship	3
COMM 4990 Senior Seminar	3

Course Title	Credits
COMM 3892 INT Advances Cooperative Work Experience with Public Relations OR COMM 3840 Data Visualization and Storytelling	3
COMM 3350 Visual Communication	3
COMM 3400 Introduction to Public Relations & Strategic Communication	3
COMM 3440 Public Relations Writing	3
COMM 3850 Advertising	3
COMM 4400 INT Public Relations Media and Campaigns	3

Course Title	Credits
COMM 1500 Introduction to Mass Communication	3
COMM 2200 Multi-Camera Production and Performance	3
COMM 2250 HU Essentials of Digital Media	3
COMM 2400 Social Media for Communicators	3
COMM 2820 Podcast Production	3
COMM 3080 Intercultural Communication	3
COMM 3090 Gender and Communication	3
COMM 3100 Small Group Facilitation and Leadership	3
COMM 3120 Advanced Public Speaking	3
COMM 3130 News Writing and Storytelling	3
COMM 3220 Editing	3
COMM 3460 Public Relations and Social Media	3
COMM 3550 Organizational Communication	3
COMM 3740 Writing for Screen	3
COMM 3820 Persuasive Communication	3
COMM 3840 Data Visualization and Storytelling	3
COMM 3892 INT Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Public Relations	1-3

Course Title	Credits
MKTG 3010 Marketing Concepts and Practices	3

Students must complete a minor approved by their academic advisor OR one of the following tracks

Course Title	Credits
ENGL HU/CC 2220 Introduction to Fiction	3
ENGL CA/CC - CW 2250 Introduction to Creative Writing Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015	3
ENGL 3030 Structure of English Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015	3
ENGL 3050 Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015	3
ENGL 3250 CW Advanced Fiction Writing Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015, ENGL 2250 or ENGL 2260 or ENGL 2270 or ENGL 2280 or ENGL 2295	3
ENGL 3280 Biographical Writing Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or 2015	3
ENGL 3350 Studies in Literary Genres Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or 2015	3
WEB 1400 Web Design and Usability	3
WEB 2220 Digital Publishing Prerequisite: WEB 1400, WEB 2200, or instructor permission	3
WEB 2300 Video Editing	3
WEB 2410 Web Animation I	3

Course Title	Credits
HAS 3020 Healthcare Marketing	3
HLTH 2700 Consumer Health	3
HLTH 3000 Foundations of Health Promotion Prerequisite: HLTH 1030	3
HLTH 3100 Applications of Technology in Health Promotion	3
HLTH 3150 Community Health Agencies and Services Prerequisite: HLTH 1030, HLTH 3000, or HLTH 3050	3
HLTH 4150 Needs Assessment & Planning Health Promotion Programs Prerequisite: HLTH 1030, HLTH 3000	4
HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology	2
MKTG 3100 Consumer Behavior Prerequisite: MKTG 3010	3

Course Title	Credits
Required: ACTG 2010 Survey of Accounting OR BSAD 1010 Introduction to Business	3
MGMT 3010 Organizational Behavior and Management	3
MGMT 3550 The Cultural Environment of International Business Prerequisite: BSAD 2899	3
MGMT 4300 Leadership and Group Effectiveness Prerequisite: MKTG 3010 or COMM 3550 or HAS 3000, HAS 3260	3
MKTG 3100 Consumer Behavior Prerequisite: MKTG 3010	3
POLS 2100 SS GLB International Politics, Organizations, and Society	3
POLS 3210 GLB Politics in the European Union	3
POLS 4190 GLB Theories of International Politics	3
PSY 3100 Psychology of Diversity Prerequisite: PSY 1010	3

Course Title	Credits
Required: ACTG 2010 Survey of Accounting OR BSAD 1010 Introduction to Business	3
HAS 3020 Healthcare Marketing	3
MKTG 3100 Consumer Behavior Prerequisite: MKTG 3010	3
MKTG 3200 Selling and Sales Management Prerequisite: MKTG 3010	3
MKTG 3500 Services and Sports Marketing Prerequisites: BSAD 2899, MKTG 3010	3
MGMT 3010 Organizational Behavior and Management	3

Course Title	Credits
ART 1120 Design Concepts	3
ART 2430 Introduction to Graphic Design Prerequisite: ART 1120	3
ART 2435 Graphic Design Practice Prerequisite: ART 2430	3
ART 3430 Typography 1 Prerequisite: ART 2430 or Instructor Permission	3
ART 3445 Interaction Design 1 Prerequisite: ART 3430 or Instructor Permission	3
WEB 1010 Exploring Web and User Experience	3
WEB 1400 Web Graphic Design	3
WEB 2200 Image Editing	3
WEB 2300 Video Editing	3