Public Relations Major

Complete all institutional graduation requirements.

Public Relations is a minimum of 60 credits is required for the major. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major and a cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required for completion of the major. S/U courses may not be elected for program requirements.

WR 121Z is a prerequisite course for this major

Core Required Courses: 35 credits

PRLS 201 - Intro to Public Relations Credits: 3
PRLS 211 - Public Relations Techniques Credits: 3
PRLS 301 - Writing/Production-Public Relations Credits: 4
PRLS 311 - Public Relations Cases/Campaigns Credits: 4
BA 312 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 4
COM 325 - Intercultural Communication*AEH Credits: 4
PRLS 401 - Public Relations-Social Media Credits: 4
PRLS 490 - Legal/Ethical Problems-Public Relations Credits: 4
PRLS 498 - Practicum Credits: 2
PRLS 499 - Capstone Credits: 3

Electives: 25 credits

Select 25 credits from the following list, at least 14 of those credits must be upper-division:

BA 225 - Business Communications Credits: 4
BA 321 - Principles of Management Credits: 4
BA 461 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 4
COM 218Z - Interpersonal Communication*GTW Credits: 4
COM 211 - Small Group Communication Credits: 4
COM 215 - Conflict Management*AEH Credits: 4
COM 225 - Foundations of Digital Media*APC Credits: 4
COM 260 - Foundations of Mass Media Credits: 4
COM 345 - Advertising Principles & Practice Credits: 4
COM 355 - Organizational Communication*SSC Credits: 4
COM 452 - Advanced New Media Credits: 4
MKT 346 - Digital Marketing & Social Media Strategies Credits: 4
POLS 340 - Politics and Media*SSC Credits: 5
PSY 201 - General Psychology*SSC Credits: 4
PSY 202 - General Psychology*SSC Credits: 4
PSY 360 - Principles of Social Psychology Credits: 5
SOC 204 - General Sociology*SSC Credits: 5
SOC 205 - General Sociology: Problems*SSC Credits: 5
SOC 327 - Intro to Social Research Credits: 5
STAT 243Z - Elementary Statistics I*SMI Credits: 4
WR 222 - Introduction to Rhetoric*AEH Credits: 4
WR 230 - News Writing Credits: 4
WR 330 - Digital Rhetoric Credits: 3
WR 351 - Professional Editing/Publishing Credits: 4

Total credits required for major: 60

EPCC major creation May 2021 - Fall 2022 start term

Four Year Plan

Public Relations Typical Four Year Curriculum