College of Liberal Arts & Sciences The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication The University of Iowa

Mass Communication Minor

The minor in mass communication requires a minimum of 15 s.h. in mass communication courses, including 12 s.h. in advanced courses; conceptual courses numbered 019:140 Legal Issues in Mass Communication through 019:169 Introductory Topics in Mass Communication are considered advanced for the minor. Students must maintain a G.P.A. of at least 2.00 in the minor. Courses for the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. Students are encouraged to take one of the following: 019:090 Social Scientific Foundations of Communication (3 s.h.), 019:091 Cultural and Historical Foundations of Communication (3 s.h.), and 019:095 Media and Consumers (3 s.h.). The minor introduces students to the field of mass communication; it does not prepare them for careers in journalism.