Public Relations - B.S. Program Requirements Download to print

• Public Relations semester-by-semester Roadmap

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (43 credits)  Courses count in major GPA*
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	JMC	20003	Introduction to Mass Communication	3
		20006	Multimedia Techniques	3
		26000	Grammar for Journalists	1
		26001	Newswriting	3
		26005	Multimedia Storytelling	3
		26007 26008	Print Beat Reporting (4) or Broadcast Beat Reporting (4)	4
		28001	Principles of Public Relations	3
		38002	Public Relations Case Studies	3
		40011	Ethical Issues in Integrated Communication	1
		40016	Law of Advertising and Public Relations	3
ELR		40092	Internship	1
WIC		48001	Media Relations and Publicity*	3
		48002	Public Relations Tactics	3
		48003	Public Relations Online Tactics	3
		48006	Public Relations Publications	3
		48091	Seminar: Public Relations Campaigns	3
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (80 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	ACCT	23020	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3
KAD	COMM	15000	Introduction to Human Communication	3
		30000	Communication Research Methods	3
KSS	ECON	22060	Principles of Microeconomics	3
KAD		22061	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
KHU DD	HIST	12070	History of the United States: The Formative Period	3
KHU DD		12071	History of the United States: The Modern Period	3
	LIS	30010	Information Fluency in the Workspace and Beyond	3
	MIS	24163	Principles of Management***	3
	MKTG	25010	Principles of Marketing	3
		45045	Advertising and Promotion Management	3
		3/4xxxx	Marketing upper-division course	3
KSS	POL	10100	American Politics	3
	VCD	14001	Visual Design Literacy	3
	Choose from the following:			3
	ENG	30062	Principles of Technical Writing (3)
		30063	Business and Professional Writing (3)
		30064	Argumentative Prose (3)
		30065	Expository Prose Writing (3)
		30066	Writing in the Public Sphere (3)
		3/4xxxx	English upper-division course (3)
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include on laboratory)			6-7
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Fine Arts			3
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	Liberal Studies Requirement Electives The specific courses listed below and all courses with these designations count toward the Liberal Studies Requirement: AMST; ANTH; ARAB; ARTH; AS; ASL; BSCI; BTEC; CACM; CHEM; CHIN; CLAS; CLS; ECON; ENG; EXPR; FR; GEOG; GEOL; GER; GRE; HEBR; HIST; HONR; HRTG; IAKM; ITAL; JAPN; LAT; LIS; MATH; MCLS; PAS; PHIL; PHY; POL; PORT; PSYC; RUSS; SOC; SPAN; WMST.(At least 1 credit hour must be upper division)			17
MINIMUM TOTAL				124

* No grade lower than a C- (1.700) in a JMC course will be counted toward graduation or as a prerequisite for a subsequent class.
**A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned  to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
***Equivalent to BMRT 11009

LIBERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENT ELECTIVES (16 credit hours)
Architecture
ARCH	10001	Understanding Architecture (3)
	10011	Survey of Architectural History I (3)
	10012	Survey of Architectural History II (3)
	10111	History of Architecture I (3)
	20201	Beyond Western Architecture (3)
	45210	Renaissance Architecture (3)
	45211	Baroque Architecture (3)
	45220	American Architecture: Colonial to 1900 (3)
	46263	Modern Architecture (3)
Communication Studies
COMM	15000	Introduction to Human Communication (3)
	21000	Communication Grammar Review (1)
	25902	Communication Theory (3)
	26000	Criticism of Public Discourse (3)
	26001	Public Communication in Society (3)
	30000	Communication Research Methods (3)
	35852	Intercultural Communication (3)
	35912	Gender and Communication (3)
	45006	Media Use and Effects (3)
	45007	Freedom of Speech (3)
	45091	Seminar in Communication Studies (1-4)
Computer Science
CS	10001	Computer Literacy (3)
	33006	Social and Ethical Issues in Computing (3)
Cultural Foundations
CULT	29535	Education in a Democratic Society (3)
Dance (no technique courses)
DAN	27076	Dance as an Art Form (3)
Entrepreneurship
ENTR	27056	Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3)
Fashion Design and Merchandising
FDM	20013	History of Costume (3)
	30013	Fashion and Pop Culture (3)
Gerontology
GERO	14029	Introduction to Gerontology (3)
	30656	Psychology of Aging (3)
Human Development and Family Studies
HDFS	24011	Interpersonal Relationships and Families (3)
	24013	Early Adolescence (3)
Health Education
HED	32544	Human Sexuality (3)
Justice Studies
JUS	12000	Introduction to Justice Studies (3)
	26704	Issues in Law and Society (3)
	33300	Development of Justice in America (3)
	33400	Crime and Justice in Popular Culture (3)
Management and Information Systems
MIS	24053	Introduction to Computer Applications (3)
Music (no technique courses)
MUS	22111	The Understanding of Music (3)
	22121	Music as a World Phenomenon (3)
	22131	Survey of Rock Music History (3)
	42101	Roots of Rock (3)
	42111	African Music and Cultures (3)
	42131	America's Music (3)
	43141	Folk and Traditional Music of Western Continents (3)
	42151	Asian Musics (3)
	42161	History of Jazz (3)
Nutrition and Dietetics
NUTR	23511	Science of Human Nutrition (3)
Physical Education-Professional
PEP	25059	Sport in Society (3)
Public Health
PH	10001	Introduction to Public Health (3)
	10002	Introduction to Global Health (3)
	20001	Essentials of Epidemiology (3)
	30002	Introductory Biostatistics (3)
	30005	Social and Behavioral Science Theories in Public Health (3)
	30006	Environmental Health Sciences (3)
	44000	Health Disparities (3)
Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
RPTM	16000	Foundations of Recreation and Leisure (3)
	26001	Introduction to Community Inclusion of Individuals with Disabilities (3)
	26010	Community Development and Recreation (3)
	36085	Leisure and Culture (3)
Sport Administration
SPAD	25059	Sport in Society (3)
	35021	Governance in Sport (3)
	45024	Sport in Global Perspective (3)
	45026	Sport and the Media (3)
Special Education
SPED	23000	Introduction to Exceptionalities (3)
Theatre (no technique courses)
THEA	11000	The Art of the Theatre (3)
	31112	History of Theatre and Drama I (3)
	31113	History of Theatre and Drama II (3)
Visual Communication Design
VCD	14001	Visual Design Literacy (3)