Minor in Journalism and Public Relations

Pick Up a Practical Minor, Fine Tune Your Writing

The Journalism and Public Relations Department offers an 18-credit minor designed to complement any major. Three three-credit courses are required:

• JRNL 102 Basic Journalistic Skills¹ 3cr
• JRNL 105 Journalism and the Mass Media¹ 3cr
• JRNL 120 Journalistic Techniques for Professional Writing²  3cr

Three electives are also required:

• JRNL course of 300-level or higher 3cr
• JRNL course of 300-level or higher 3cr
• JRNL free elective 3cr 

¹A grade of "C" or better is required for graduation with a minor in journalism and public relations.
²JRNL 102 is a prerequisite for JRNL 120.

Internship credits do not apply toward the 18-credit minor; however, a student in the minor program may take an internship and apply the credits as free electives.

See the course sequence for the Journalism and Public Relations minor in the undergraduate catalog.

To apply to the minor, complete the Journalism and Public Relations Minor Application and send it to the Journalism and Public Relations Department, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 404, IUP, Indiana, PA 15705.