MINOR IN
PUBLIC RELATIONS REVISED 09/13
Note: if you are a communications major (of any concentration), you may NOT complete this minor.
Completed Course Title Prerequisites Notes
[6 units] Core Requirements: Take both of these courses
COMM 101Writing for the Mass Media ENGL 101 “C” required
COMM 233Mass Communication in Modern Society [GE D.5]GE D.1
[9 units] Public Relations Concentration Requirements: Take all three of these courses
COMM 361Principles of Public Relations jr. “C” required
COMM 362Public Relations Writing [UDW] COMM 101, 361, jr. “C” required
COMM 464A
OR
COMM 464B
464A: PRactical ADvantage Communications (student-run advertising
& PR agency: http://www.practicaladvantagecomm.org)
464B: Public Relations Management
COMM 361, 362, jr. “C” required
fall/spring only
464A: Irvine Campus
Course
Prerequisite
Sequence
(consult with an advisor)
[6 units] Public Relations Electives: Select two of the following courses
COMM 407Communications Law COMM 233, jr.
COMM 410Principles of Communications Research COMM 233, jr.
COMM 425History and Philosophy of American Mass Communication [GE D.5]COMM 233, jr.
COMM 462Advanced Writing in Public Relations COMM 362
COMM 465Entertainment Public Relations COMM 346 or 361
COMM 467Public Relations Agency Seminar COMM 101, 361, jr.
COMM 468Corporate and Nonprofit Public RelationsCOMM 101, 361
COMM 469Crisis Communications COMM 346 or 361
COMM 470International Public Relations COMM 361
COMM 480Persuasive Communications COMM 233, jr.
COMM 497TEvent Planning and Management
fall section: Newport Beach Film Festival
spring sections: 1) Comm Week and 2) Newport Beach Film Festival
COMM 346 or 350 or 361 or BUAD 301
(May be repeated once for non-major elective credit only)
[21 UNITS] 7 TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS COURSES
Advising Notes
• General Education: communications GE courses (GE D.5: COMM 233 and COMM 425) are permitted to double count for both GE and the minor; GE advising
is available at the university Academic Advisement Center (AAC): http://www.fullerton.edu/aac
• “C” Requirement: Students must earn a “C” or better in 1) minor courses that are prerequisites for other minor courses taken, and 2) courses noted as “ ‘C’
required” on the checklist; a “C minus [C-]” will not fulfill a “ ‘C’ required” designated course
• Transfer courses: The registration system recognizes prerequisite completion if the final grades (“C” or better) are correctly entered on the TDA. If transfer
prerequisites are not yet entered, you may need to submit documentation (e.g., copy of transcript) to the communications office (CP-400) PRIOR to
enrollment. For a list of CA community college equivalencies, check http://www.assist.org; non-articulated courses may be approved: see a faculty
concentration advisor
• Minor advising: Faculty Advisors: office hour flyers available in the communications office (CP-400); professional and peer advisors are available in the
College of Communications Advisement Center (CP-425)
• Course Substitutions: under special circumstances, you may substitute other comm classes with approval from a concentration faculty advisor
• “jr.”: junior standing (60+ units)
• Student may need to be a declared public relations minor to enroll in select COMM courses: check the “Enrollment Requirements” description in
the course details on Titan Online
COMM
464
COMM
101
COMM
361
&
COMM
362