| Minor in Communication |
| Put Your Career in High Gear |
| The Communication minor will be valuable to you regardless of which career you choose; effective communications skills will give you that edge you're looking for. |
Curriculum and Program Content |
| Program Structure and Length |
| The requirements of the minor are designed to be met within a four-year Baccalaureate program. The Communication Minor will provide 27-28 credits towards the 120 credit minimum required for a UFV Baccalaureate degree, the balance to come from the declared major, plus electives. Of these credits, 15-16 will come from upper-level CMNS courses. |
| Declaration of Minor |
| Students may formally declare minors only after they have completed at least thirty credits in their program with a minimum of a 2.00 CGPA on all credits attempted, provided that they have also met the declaration requirements of the subject discipline. Formal declaration is completed by appointment with an Arts advisor.
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| Core and Prerequisite Courses |
Lower-Level Courses A Communication Minor will include a minimum of four lower-level courses which serve as prerequisites for the upper-level selections.
1. One of:
- CMNS 125: Introduction to Workplace Communication
- CMNS 155: Introduction to Workplace and Academic Communication
- CMNS 165: Professional Communications for Kinesiology
- CMNS 175: Writing for the Internet
2. One of:
- CMNS 180: Introduction to Intercultural Communications
- CMNS 212: Basic Public Relations and Advocacy Communication
- HSER 120: Introduction to Interpersonal Communications
3. Required:
- CMNS 235: Oral Communications
- CMNS 251: Professional Report Writing
Upper-Level Courses
1. Required one of:
- CMNS 351: Professional Formal Research Report Writing
- CMNS 390: Designing End-user and Technical Documentation
2. Required one of:
- CMNS 412: Communications Practicum
- CMNS 490: Special Topics in Communications
3. Three courses from the following:
- CMNS 312: Introduction to Public and Community Relations
- CMNS 320: Editing Principles and Applications
- CMNS 325: Writing for the Science and Technology
- CMNS 335: Advanced Oral Communications for Professionals
- CMNS 345: Instructional Skills for the Workplace
- CMNS 360: Advocacy Writing
- CMNS 365: Grant and Proposal Writing
- CMNS 375: Document Design, Desktop, and Web Publishing
- CMNS 380: Cross-Generational Workplace: Closing the Communication Gap
- CMNS 385: Language and Action: A Survey of Contemporary Rhetoric
- CMNS 420: Virtual Team Communication
- CMNS 430: Project Management Communication in Action
- CMNS 445: Facilitating Skills for the Workplace
- CMNS 480: Crisis Communication
For more information check the UFV calendar or contact Gayle Noel, Department Assistant at 604-557-4093 or gayle.noel(at)ufv.ca.
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