Central Washington University - Department of Communication
Communication Core Courses / Credits / Taken/Qt / Grade
COM 201 / Media and Culture / 5
COM 207 / Introduction to Human Communication / 5
Core Total / 10
Public Relations Required Courses / Credits / Taken/Qt / Grade
COM 208 / Introduction to Public Relations Writing / 4
COM 270 / Introduction to Public Relations / 4
COM 345 / Business and Professional Speaking / 4
COM 370 / Writing for Public Relations / 4
COM 470 / Public Relations Strategies / 5
COM 475 / Public Relations and Advertising Management / 4
COM 489 / Portfolio Assessment / 1
COM 490 / Cooperative Education / 5
MKT 360 / Principles of Marketing / 5
Required Courses Total / 36
Select eight (8) credits in media from the following: / Credits / Taken/Qt / Grade
COM 303 / Online and Social Media Strategies / 5
COM 442 / NewsWatch Reporting / 2
COM 446 / Convergence Publishing / 2
COM 468 / Observer / 2
COM 478 / Advanced Newspaper Editing / (3-6)
COM 481 / Central Communication Agency / 2
COM 483 / Advanced Central Communication Agency / 3
Elective Total / 8
Select eight (8) credits in Public Relations Specializations / Credits / Taken/Qt / Grade
from the following:
COM 371 / Event Planning / 4
COM 372 / Social Media Strategies / 4
COM 472 / Global Public Relations / 4
COM 473 / Corporate Reputation Management / 4
COM 487 / Advanced Public Relations Seminar / 4
Elective Total / 8
(14) pre-approved upper-division electives. Please see your Advisor for the list of electives. / 14
Public Relation Credit Total / 75
Select fourteen (14) pre-approved upper-division elective credits from the following:
Student may choose additional COMcourse with advisor pre-approval.
- COM 300 - Media ResearchCredits: (5)
- COM 302 - Intercultural CommunicationCredits: (4)
- COM 305 - Advertising CopywritingCredits: (4)
- COM 312 - Introduction to Non-Profit LeadershipCredits: (4)
- COM 315 - Studies in CommunicationCredits: (1)
- COM 321 - Visual CommunicationCredits: (4)
- COM 333 - Communication EthicsCredits: (4)
- COM 347 - Copy EditingCredits: (4)
- COM 348 - Publication DesignCredits: (4)
- COM 350 - Persuasion and CultureCredits: (4)
- COM 362 - Mediation and Conflict ResolutionCredits: (4)
- COM 365 - Organizational CommunicationCredits: (4)
- COM 369 - Mass Media and SocietyCredits: (4)
- COM 371 – Event Panning and Management Credits: (4)
- COM 372 – Social Media Strategies Credits: (4)
- COM 375 - Interviewing Principles and TechniquesCredits: (4)
- COM 380 - Nonverbal CommunicationCredits: (4)
- COM 388 - Advertising PlanningCredits: (4)
- COM 401 - Language, Thought, and CommunicationCredits: (4)
- COM 402 - Gender CommunicationCredits: (4)
- COM 403 - Family CommunicationCredits: (4)
- COM 427 - Grant Writing and FundraisingCredits: (4)
- COM 460 - Communication LawCredits: (4)
- COM 465 - Communication and Organizational LeadershipCredits: (4)
- COM 472 – Global Public Relations Credits: (4)
- COM 473 – Crisis Communication Management Credits: (4)
- COM 481 – Central Communication Agency Credits: (2)
- COM 483 – Advanced Central Communication Agency Credits: (3)
- COM 487 – Advanced Public Relations Seminar Credits: (4)