Department of Communication Studies
Minors
Department of Communication Studies minors require a minimum of 16 credits. You may count up to 8 credits from the General Education Requirements toward a minor.
Minor in Leadership and Management Requirements (4 courses, 16 credits)
| CC 330 | Management and Communication |
Plus any three of the following:
| CC 203 | Intercultural Communication |
| CC 266 | Conflict and Negotiation |
| CC 357 | Leadership (Students must complete all prerequisites to this course) |
| PS 303 | Organizational Behavior |
Minor in Political Communication Requirements (4 courses, 16 credits)
(Please consult the Undergraduate Catalogue for relevant course prerequisites)
| CC 200 | Communication and the Political World |
Plus any three of the following:
| CC 263 | Argument and Advocacy |
| CC 266 | Conflict and Negotiation |
| CC 357 | Leadership |
| CC 344 | Rhetoric of Social Movements |
| CC 422 | Politics and Comedy: Subversive Laughter |
| CC 471 | Topic: Consumption, Communication, and Social Change |
| PH 300 | Community, Communication, and Public Policy |
| SO 300 | Community, Identity, and Social Advocacy |
Minor in Sociology Requirements (4 courses, 16 credits)
| SO 150 | Principles of Sociology |
| SO 200 | Communities and Race Relations |
| SO 206 | Gender in a Global Perspective |
| SO 207 | Dance, Ritual, and Society |
| SO 208 | Visual Society |
| SO 300 | Community, Identity, and Social Advocacy |
| SO 303 | Culture and Power |
| SO 320 | Sociology of Everyday Life |
| SO 360 | Deviance and Social Control |
With the permission of the minor advisor, certain Institute courses may count toward the Sociology minor, such as IN 123 Ritual and Performance and IN 137 Boston’s Movers and Shakers.
Minor in Philosophy Requirements (4 courses, 16 credits)
Students are required to take any four PH courses. With the permission of the minor advisor, certain Institute courses may count toward the Philosophy minor. Examples include:
| IN 116 | Ways of Knowing: Philosophy in Literature |
| IN 124 | Truth and Narrative |
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Student Organizations
With two rich majors covering topics ranging from intercultural communication to politics and public advocacy, there is something for everyone in one of our seven student organizations. Learn more:
- Communication, Politics, and Law Association
- Emerson Pre-Law Society
- Emerson Model United Nations
- Emerson Forensics
