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The Department of Communication and Political Science and International Relations offers a minor in Political Communication. This minor provides University of Delaware undergraduates with the opportunity to experience multidisciplinary teaching and research in the leading edge concepts of political communication and digital technology, as expressed and experienced in political campaigns and public policy debates at the local and national levels. In particular, the minor allows Communication and Political Science majors to specialize in Political Communication as well as make the field accessible to students from other majors. The minor will encourage University of Delaware students to become leaders in this rapidly developing field.
Contact:  Center for Political Communication:  302-831-7771.

The required 18 credits for the minor in Political Communication are as follows:

COMM 340 Politics and the Media 3
or
POSC 340 Politics and the Media
   
One of the following
(Political Science Component):		 3
POSC 320 Parties and Interest Groups
POSC 407 American Presidency
POSC 413 Topics in American Government
POSC 423 Congress
   
One of the following
(Communication Component):		 3
COMM 305 Topics in Communication and Politics
COMM 306 Digital Technology and Politics
COMM 309 Introduction to Public Relations
COMM 313 Communication Principles in Advertising
COMM 319 Topics in Politics and Broadcast Journalism
or
POSC 319 Topics in Politics and Broadcast Journalism
   
Two of the following
(Advance Component):		 6
COMM 413 Public Relations Management
COMM 418 Topics in Mass Communication (relevant topics taught under this number will be counted toward the minor)
COMM 452 Communication and Persuasion
COMM 425 Advanced Topics in Politics and Broadcast Journalism
or
POSC 425 Advanced Topics in Politics and Broadcast Journalism
POSC 318 Public Opinion
POSC 324 Voting and Elections
POSC 421 Political Psychology
POSC 440 Comparative Public Opinion
   
One of the following
(Experiential Component):		 3
COMM 364 Internship
COMM 468 Undergraduate Research in Communication
POSC 464 Internship in Political Science
POSC 468 Undergraduate Research in Political Science
POSC 444 Global Agenda
or
COMM 444 Global Agenda
POSC 447 National Agenda
or
COMM 447 National Agenda

Note: Students must complete 28 credits before declaring the Political Communication minor.  Only three courses or 9 credits may be in a student's major or crosslisted with a student's major. Students who double major in Political Science and Communication are not eligible for the Political Communication minor.


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