Interpersonal & Family Communication Advising Sheet

Students may propose other courses to their academic advisor to best meet their academic goals.
This advising sheet is not a contract, but is designed to help students track academic progress.
A maximum of 6 credit hours total from COMM 3890, 3891, 3892 and 3893 may be counted for the major.
Download the Interpersonal & Family Communication Advising Sheet (Word Document).
Information on departmental class offerings can be found on the semester-by-semester course rotation webpage, or by downloading a PDF version of the semester-by-semester course rotation schedule.

2025-26 Catalog Year

Course Title	Credits
COMM 1020 HU Principles of Public Speaking	3
COMM 1130 Media Writing OR COMM 1140 Writing for Workplace Communication	3
COMM 2110 HU CEL Interpersonal and Small Group Communication	3
COMM 3000 Communication Theory Prerequisite for many upper-division courses and should be taken as early as possible.	3
COMM 3150 Communication Research Methods	3
COMM 3650 Communication Law	3
COMM 4890 INT Communication Internship	3
COMM 4990 Senior Seminar	3

Course Title	Credits
COMM 3050 Conflict Management and Negotiation	3
COMM 3060 Listening and Interviewing	3
COMM 3080 Intercultural Communication	3
COMM 3085 Family Communication	3
COMM 3090 Gender and Communication	3
COMM 3550 Organizational Communication	3

Course Title	Credits
COMM 1270 Analysis of Argument	3
COMM 2010 HU Mass Media and Society	3
COMM 2250 HU Essentials of Digital Media	3
COMM 2400 Social Media for Communicators	3
COMM 3070 Performance Studies	3
COMM 3100 Small Group Facilitation and Leadership	3
COMM 3120 Advanced Public Speaking	3
COMM 3220 Editing	3
COMM 3350 Visual Communication	3
COMM 3400 Introduction to Public Relations & Strategic Communication	3
COMM 3460 Public Relations and Social Media	3
COMM 3820 Persuasive Communication	3
COMM 3892 INT Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Public Relations	3

Course Title	Credits
CHF 2400 SS/EDI Family Relations OR FAM 1400 Marriage and Romantic Relationships	3
WGS 1500 SS/EDI Introduction to Women, Gender, and Queer Studies	3

Students must complete a minor approved by their academic advisor OR select 12 credits from the following listings.

Course Title	Credits
ENGL 2710 HU/EDI Perspectives on Women's Literature	3
FAM 3350 GLB Diverse Families	3
FAM 4400 The Family in Stress	3
HLTH 3500 Human Sexuality	3
PSY 2370 Psychology of Women and Gender Prerequisite: PSY 1010	3
PSY 3100 Psychology of Diversity Prerequisite: PSY 1010	3
SOC 1020 SS/EDI Social Problems	3
SOC 2370 Sociology of Gender	3
SOC 2600 Sociology of Family	3
WGS 3050 Introduction to Feminist Theories, 1700 - present	3