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You choose the courses you are interested in and there is not set sequence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>COM Minor Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">In order to complete the communication minor, you will need to complete 15 credit hours of communication course work. Please keep in mind, 50% of your minor must come from Purdue University, West Lafayette\/Indianapolis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">You are required to take COM 114\u00a0<strong><u>OR<\/u><\/strong> COM 217 (one or the other) and COM 102, 204, or 318. You pick 1 elective course at 200 level, and 2 elective courses at 300\/400 level. If you have questions about these requirements, please speak with your academic advisor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Example Plan of Study<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>1st Year &#8211; 3 credits<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">COM 11400 &#8211; Fundamentals of Speech Communication\u00a0<strong><u>OR<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0COM 21700 \u2013 Science Writing and Presentation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>2nd Year &#8211; 3 credits<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">COM 10200 &#8211; Introduction to Communication Theory <b><u>OR<\/u><\/b><span>\u00a0COM 20400 \u2013 Critical Perspectives on Communication\u00a0<\/span><b><u>OR<\/u><\/b><span>\u00a0COM 31800 Principles of Persuasion<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>3rd Year &#8211; 3 credits<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">200-Level Elective<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>4th Year &#8211; 6 credits<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">300\/400-Level Elective<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">300\/400-Level Elective<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">For a full list of communication courses,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.purdue.edu\/preview_entity.php?catoid=16&amp;ent_oid=4746\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #000000\">view the course catalog here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communication Minor for STEM Purdue&#8217;s Brian Lamb School of Communication offers a communication minor for STEM students as a way to build proficiency in communication to use your content knowledge more effectively. 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