21 units

Learn more about the communication management minor.

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Lower-Division Core Requirement
COMM 111	Public Communication 1	3
Lower-Division Electives		6
Select two of the following:
COMM 225	Communication and Relationships
COMM 230	Leading High-Performance Teams
COMM 260	Intercultural Communication 2
Upper-Division Core Course		3
COMM 335	Leadership Communication
Upper-Division Electives		9
Select three of the following:
COMM 300	Research Methods in Communication
COMM 420	Conflict Management
COMM 430	Organizational Communication and Administrative Behavior
COMM 440	Persuasion and Attitude Change
COMM 490	Communication Internship
Total Units		21

¹

Meets the APU Core: Oral Communication general education requirement.

²

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.