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These online courses provide flexibility as you complete your SOU degree, while also helping you to navigate your career and family life.<\/p>\n<p>Even when taught online, students of Communication learn by doing. Our online coursework entails practical application of communication skills, along with scholarly learning, personal introspection, and technology skills relevant to today\u2019s digital world. For majors in business, STEM, education or the creative arts, Communication Studies makes a great compliment as a minor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You will learn how to interact one-on-one with others, show teamwork in small groups, collaborate across intercultural differences, read and send nonverbal cues, manage conflicts, and make persuasive public presentations,&#8221; said Communication professor Alena Ruggerio. &#8220;These skills appeal to employers, and also enhance personal relationships for a lifetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Requirements for the Communication Studies minor include 28 credits of communication coursework, including 21 credits in upper-division electives, all with a cumulative GPA of 2.75.<\/p>\n<p class=\"heavy-man dig-4\">Be sure to register for any of these planned online courses that automatically count toward the minor:<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4\">Summer 2019<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pop-4\">\n<li>COMM125 &#8211; Interpersonal Communication<\/li>\n<li>COMM203 &#8211; Media Literacy<\/li>\n<li>COMM225 &#8211; Small Group Communication<\/li>\n<li>COMM300 &#8211; Research Strategies<\/li>\n<li>COMM342 &#8211; Persuasion<\/li>\n<li>COMM460D &#8211; Communication, Technology &amp; Culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4\">Fall 2019<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pop-4\">\n<li>COMM125 &#8211; Interpersonal Communication<\/li>\n<li>COMM448 &#8211; Mediation &amp; Conflict Management<\/li>\n<li>COMM460D &#8211; Communication, Technology &amp; Culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4\">Winter 2020<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pop-4\">\n<li>COMM203 &#8211; Media Literacy<\/li>\n<li>COMM210 &#8211; Public Speaking<\/li>\n<li>COMM355 &#8211; Communication, Culture &amp; Conflict<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pop-4 dig-4\">Spring 2020<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pop-4\">\n<li>COMM200 &#8211; Communication Across Cultures<\/li>\n<li>COMM225 &#8211; Small Group Communication<\/li>\n<li>COMM441 &#8211; International Communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ready to start your exploration into communication studies&#8230; online? 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