Department of Communication and Theatre (cont'd)

Minor in Communication Arts
Minor Options:

Mass Communication Option

Required courses	Credits
COMT 200 Exploring Communication Studies	3
COMT 222 Media Writing	3
COMT 320 Introduction to Mass Communication	3
COMT 321 Theories of Media and Society	3
COMT 325 Introduction to Visual Communication	3
COMT 330 Persuasion	3
Total	18

Choose two of the following three:
COMT 425 Media Criticism	3
COMT 440 Popular Culture and Cultural Studies	3
COMT 461 Multicultural Mass Communication	3
Total	6

Total credits required for minor	24

Organizational Communication Option

Required courses	Credits
*COMT 130 Introduction to Public Speaking	3
COMT 200 Exploring Communication Studies	3
COMT 210 Group Dynamics	3
COMT 310 Organizational Communication	3
COMT 330 Persuasion	3
COMT 414 Issues in Organizational Communication	3
COMT 416 Leadership and Communication	3
COMT 465 Communication Theory	3
Total credits required for minor	24
*May satisfy Academic Foundations requirements.

Theatre Option

Required courses	Credits
*COMT 150 Introduction to Theatre and Performance	3
*COMT 250 Introduction to Acting	3
COMT 256 Visual Elements of Performance Studies	3
COMT 293 Workshop	1-5
COMT 340 Performance for the Camera	3
COMT 350 Performance Theory and Criticism	3
COMT 356 Theatre Design and Technology	3
COMT 358 Directing	3
COMT 450 Performance Skills for Professionals	3
COMT 493 Workshop	1-5
Total credits for minor	26-34

Note

Substitutions between options can be made with advisor or consent. Students must earn a grade of “C” or above in courses used to satisfy major or minor requirements in the Communication and Theatre Department. The Department of Communication and Theatre offers a communication minors in Communication & Theatre online. Check the university website for details at www.msubillings.edu.

*May satisfy Academic Foundations requirements.

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