Public Relations Major (PR2), BA

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 50 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• COMM 101  is required of all students and counted below in the Communication Core.

Required:

• Student must pass ENG 111  before enrolling in COMM courses numbered COMM 230  and above.

Recommended:

• MATH 200  is recommended to meet 3 hours of the Natural World component.
• ECON 201  or SOC 203  is recommended to meet 3 hours of the Individual and Social Environment component.

Communication Core: 15 Hours

• COMM 101 - Communication Principles Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 200 - Media Software Tools Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 320 - Communication Theory Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 412 - Communication Law Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 455 - Communication Ethics and Scripture Credit Hours: 3

Major: 47 Hours

• COMM 140 - Radio Practicum Credit Hours: 1

• or COMM 141 - TV Practicum Credit Hours: 1 

• COMM 190 - Introduction To Advertising Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 193 - Introduction to Public Relations Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 220 - Photography Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 231 - Print News Writing Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 242 - Newspaper Practicum Credit Hours: 1
• COMM 243 - Yearbook Practicum Credit Hours: 1
• COMM 254 - Internet Communication Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 259 - Typography and Graphic Arts Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 261 - Nonverbal and Cross Cultural Communication Credit Hours: 3

• or COMM 262 - Small Group and Organizational Communication Credit Hours: 3 

• or COMM 267 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3 

• COMM 283 - Public Relations Tactics Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 302 - Copy Editing Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 335 - Multimedia Storytelling Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 394 - Public Relations Case Studies Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 396 - Public Relations Campaigns Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 415 - Media Research and Topics Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 443 - Internship: Public Relations Credit Hours: 1-2
• COMM 451 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 1
• MKTG 240 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives: 16 Hours

COMM 455  satisfies the Bible requirement the semester it is taken.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here . 

Total Hours: 128