Undergraduate Minors
Fill in the gaps with a CCI minor
A communication and information minor can give you the extra tools you need to make your education and resume complete.
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Advertising & Public Relations
This minor complements a variety of majors, including journalism, business management, marketing, entrepreneur programs, agricultural communications, graphic design, and many more.
Broadcast Meteorology
Offered through the School of Journalism and Media and the Department of Geography, this minor provides necessary courses for students interested in pursuing a path to become broadcast meteorologists.
Communication Studies
Our Communication Studies minor teaches you interpersonal and organizational communication skills that are applicable skills you can take into any career, and can equip you to be successful regardless of your major.
Data Science
The intercollegiate Data Science minor consists of six courses: four that provide a foundation in data science, a fifth course that allows a student to apply data science techniques to a specific field, and a sixth course that requires students to pursue an interdisciplinary, team-based capstone experience.
Digital Media
Students who want to excel in the realm of digital media will gain the necessary skills from courses that teach everything from how to create digital content to measuring audience analytics.
Information Sciences
Having the skills to organize, analyze, and manage data or information is applicable in many of today’s workplaces, and this minor prepares you to do just that.
Journalism & Media
Students who want to learn the foundations of journalism and media, including learning how to do reporting and writing, will find this minor pairs well with a variety of majors including business, communication studies, advertising, public relations, and more.
Corporate Event Strategy, Promotion, and Production
This minor is for students interested in careers in corporate event management and is offered jointly through CCI and College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. Students will develop and apply skills to effectively plan, execute, promote, and produce corporate events through hands-on training.
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Social Media Analytics
The Social Media Analytics (SMA) minor consists of courses from all four CCI schools and incorporates social media analytical skills and knowledge into students’ studies. They will develop and apply skills to effectively collect, evaluate, analyze, visualize, and communicate social media analytics regardless of disciplinary or professional setting.
User Experience Design
The User Experience minor is open to undergraduate students interested in incorporating user-centered design skills and knowledge into their studies. Students will learn about user experience research and develop skills to conduct usability tests, analyze usability metrics, and design effective user-centered interfaces.