POLITICAL COMMUNICATION MAJOR
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

Required: Communication 48C:160g Political Communication 3 hours
48C:180g Quantitative Research Methods 3 hours
OR
48C:183g Qualitative Research Methods 3 hours
OR
48C:189g Rhetorical Communication Research Methods 3 hours
Journalism 48J:002 Mass Communication and Society 3 hours
Political Science 940:111 Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Political Science 3 hours
942:150g Public Opinion and Voting Behavior 3 hours
History 960:116g Recent United States History 3 hours
Geography 970:114g Political Geography 3 hours
Total Hours 21  hours

Internship: (4 hours minimum)
Communication 48C:197g Internship in Communication 1-6 hours
OR
Political Science 940:181 Internship in Politics 4-8 hours
Total Hours 4 hours

Emphases: (Select two areas of concentration with 5-6 hours from each area) 11-12 hours

Focus Area 1: State and Local Public Affairs (6 hours)
Political Science 942:131 American State Politics 3 hours
942:132 Community Politics 3 hours
942:148 Introduction to Public Administration 3 hours

Focus Area 2: Political Campaigns and Elections (6 hours)
Political Science 942:112g Campaigns and Elections 3 hours
942:134g Legislative Politics 3 hours
942:151g Modern Presidency 3 hours

Focus Area 3: International Affairs (6 hours)
Political Science 943:125g North-South Relations 3 hours
943:143g International Law 3 hours
943:145g International Organizations 3 hours
Geography 970:116g Geopolitics 3 hours

Focus Area 4: International Communication (6 hours)
Communication 48C:151g Intercultural Communication 3 hours
Journalism: 48J:151g Global Mass Communication Systems 3 hours
Public Relations 48P:170g Global Public Relations 3 hours

Focus Area 5: Decision-Making (5-6 hours)
Communication 48C:128g Ethics in Communication 2 hours
48C:148g Communication and Conflict Management 3 hours
48C:178g Persuasion 3 hours

Focus Area 6: Political Discourse (6 hours)
Communication 48C:113g Social Protest: Performance and Rhetoric 3 hours
48C:123 Rhetorical Theory 3 hours
48C:172 U.S. Public Address 3 hours
48C:174g Argumentation: Cases and Studies 3 hours
Sociology 980:138g Sociology of the Mass Media and Popular Culture 3 hours

Focus Area 7: Media Analysis (6 hours)
Electronic Media 48E:021 Electronic Media Literacy 3 hours
48E:131g Electronic Media: Audience Analysis 3 hours
48E:139g Electronic Media Industries (Topic) 3 hours
48E:141g Electronic Media: Processes and Effects 3 hours
48E:161g Communication Technologies 3 hours
Total Hours 11-12 hours

Total Program Hours 36-37 hours