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Minor in Global Communication
The rise of global firms and international changes that followed the end of the cold war raise new opportunities and challenges. This minor provides students from fields such as business, journalism, engineering and political science an understanding of the dynamic nature of global relations, communications and technology. The global communication minor consists of six 4-unit courses, three from International Relations and three from Communication.| Required International Relations Course | units | |
|---|---|---|
| IR 305 | Managing New Global Challenges | 4 |
| International Relations Regional Courses (select one) | units | |
|---|---|---|
| IR 303 | Leadership and Diplomacy | 4 |
| IR 325 | Rich and Poor States in the World Political Economy (departmental approval) | 4 |
| IR 326 | U.S. Foreign Economic Policy | 4 |
| IR 330 | Politics of the World Economy | 4 |
| IR 333 | China in International Affairs | 4 |
| IR 345 | Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy | 4 |
| IR 360 | International Relations of the Pacific Rim | 4 |
| IR 361 | The Asia-Pacific in International Relations | 4 |
| IR 362 | The International Relations of the Contemporary Middle East | 4 |
| IR 363 | Middle East Political Economy | 4 |
| IR 365 | U.S. Responses to Revolutionary Change in Latin America and the Caribbean | 4 |
| IR 367 | Africa in International Affairs | 4 |
| IR 368 | French Foreign Policy: 1945 to the Present (offered in Paris only) | 4 |
| IR 369 | Contemporary European International Relations | 4 |
| IR 383 | Third World Negotiations | 4 |
| IR 384 | Introduction to Asian Security | 4 |
| IR 385 | European Foreign Policy and Security Issues | 4 |
| IR 403 | Transnational Diplomacy and Global Security | 4 |
| IR 405 | International Negotiation (junior standing) | 4 |
| IR 439 | Political Economy of Russia and Eurasia | 4 |
| IR 442 | Japanese Foreign Policy | 4 |
| IR 468 | European Integration | 4 |
| IR Elective | ||
|---|---|---|
| Select one 300 or 400 level IR course |
Undergraduate Degrees
| Required Communication Course | units | |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 487 | Communication and Global Organizations | 4 |
| Communication electives (select two) | units | |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 324 | Intercultural Communication | 4 |
| COMM 339 | Communication Technology and Culture | 4 |
| COMM 345 | Social and Economic Implications of Communication Technologies | 4 |
| COMM 385 | Survey of Organizational Communication | 4 |
| COMM 430 | Global Entertainment (prerequisite: COMM 300) | 4 |
| COMM 431 | Global Strategy for the Communications Industry | 4 |
| COMM 471 | Communication Systems and Technologies | 4 |
| COMM 472 | Telecommunication Strategic Analysis | 4 |
| JOUR 371 | Censorship and the Law: From the Press to Cyberspace | 4 |
| Total units: 24 | ||
For more information or to apply to this minor, contact the School of International Relations, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.