18 units

Learn more about the communication management minor.

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Core Requirement
COMM 201	Introduction to Communication Studies	3
Lower-Division Electives		6
Select two of the following:
COMM 211	Professional Communication
COMM 225	Communication and Relationships
COMM 230	Small Group Communication
COMM 260	Intercultural Communication 1
Upper-Division Electives		9
Select three of the following:
COMM 300	Research Methods in Communication
COMM 335	Leadership Communication
COMM 345	Nonverbal Communication
COMM 350	Rhetoric and Political Influence
COMM 420	Conflict Management
COMM 430	Organizational Communication
COMM 435	Family Communication
COMM 440	Persuasion and Attitude Change
Total Units		18

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Meets the APU Core: Intercultural Competence general education requirement.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:

1. Explain how communication creates, sustains, manages, and changes persons, groups, organizations, and society, and use that knowledge in an ethical manner.
2. Articulate how the Christian faith and one’s worldview inform the study, evaluation, and practice of communication.
3. Identify one’s own communication tendencies, strengths, and weaknesses.
4. Express ideas clearly and accurately through oral and written communication using various media in academic and practitioner contexts.
5. Utilize quantitative and qualitative research tools to explore communication worlds.
6. Apply communication theories and ethics to various communicative situations.
7. Identify a vocational direction where one’s communication skills can be utilized to make a positive difference.