InCommon

What is going on in the Department of Communication

PR major on track while Health and Org Com gain numbers

Heard rumors that the PR major was being phased out? It is a rumor. For this and other important updates and information about your major and minor read more…InCommon

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Major Opportunities
Public Relations major is going strong. Some students have said to me that they’ve heard the PR major is being phased out. This is simply NOT TRUE.  We currently have 125 PR majors (admitted and pre-admitted), and this number is similar to previous years when we’ve ranged between 125 and 150 students.  We are offering all our regular public relations courses and plan to continue. What you may see a change in is the number of sections for popular courses. We are offering only one section of COM 379 and 439 section each due to staffing levels and the new required course minimums.   So, if you hear someone say that the PR major is going away, do your part to dispel this myth and say it’s still a great option.

CONSIDER A NEW MAJOR:  Health and Organizational Communication majors gaining numbers. A number of years ago we starting offering a major track in health communication, while organizational communication has been a major for over 15 years.  As a result of two excellent faculty hires, Drs. Heather Carmack and Stephanie Norander, these two programs are seeing an increase in student demand and interest.  Both majors offer excellent employment opportunities, not only in this region, but across the state of Missouri and beyond.  We are also offering special topics courses in each area more regularly as a result.

HEALTH COM INFORMATIONAL MEETING

Wonder what you can do with a health com major or set of classes?
Are you currently a Health Communication major?
Then you ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to attend a Health Com Informational Meeting

Wednesday, November 4 (Note the date change) at noon in Craig 204.

Pizza, drinks, and lots of great career and major course information will be provided!

Registration Updates
Please note the following course sequencing we currently follow in the department of  communication.  Use this information in developing your graduation course sequencing plan.

  • COM 307, fall only
  • COM 325, fall only
  • COM 326, spring only
  • COM 332, fall only
  • COM 360, spring only
  • COM 300, spring only
  • COM 506, spring odd years
  • COM 499, requires permission and completed in your semester of graduation

Banner Course Schedule TIPS!

  1. Are you looking for ONLY spring intersession, first block or second block courses?  If so, here’s what you do. 1) use the secure course schedule search (not the public search option), use your my.missouristate.edu account. 2) Select Spring 2010 3) In the SUBJECT box, hold down the shift key and select ALL the course subjects  4) then go to PART OF TERM, and select your desired term (intersession, for example) and 5) click CLASS SEARCH button. You will have an alphabetical listing of all intersession courses in spring 2010.
  2. Looking for your mid term grades?  The place you look for them is in your my.missouristate.edu account, REGISTRATION HISTORY.

Hope these tips are helpful to you. If you have found some good Banner short cuts or other workarounds, email me and I’ll share them with others. Share the wealth!
Kelly