Undergraduate Certificate in International Public
Relations:
Public relations practice has been influenced by the
same sweeping trend of internationalization that has
affected virtually all dimensions of society. The Undergraduate
Certificate in International Public Relations helps
students acquire a deeper understanding of the factors
that complicate human and mass communication across
cultures. Students choosing this option will have a
far greater understanding of the social, political,
economic and cultural differences that can affect public
relations around the globe.
Worksheet:
Certificate in International Public Relations:
Students electing the certificate in International
Public Relations must be enrolled as majors in the Public
Relations track. In addition to completing the standard
core and required track courses, students must complete
the following elective track work, related course work,
and language requirements:
A. Elective Track Work (6 credit hours):
- Students must complete COMM 4147, International
Public Relations and
- either COMM 4410-003, Professional Internship (with
international focus)
- or ANTH 4120, Intercultural Communication.
B. Related Course Work (9 credit hours):
- Students may either complete a semester of study
abroad earning at least 9 credit hours at a non-American
university OR complete an additional 9 credit hours
of related course work selected from the following
courses. At least 3 credit hours must be taken at
the 3000 level or above.
- ANTH 2010 Topics in Ethnography
- ANTH 2110 Peoples of Africa
- ANTH 2115 Culture and Society in the Middle
East
- ANTH 2116 Contemporary Latin America
- ANTH 3110 Cultural Change and Applied Anthropology
- ANTH 4120 Intercultural Communication*
- HIST 2200 Asian Civilization
- HIST 2201 History of Modern Asia/INTL 2201 Introduction
to Asian Studies
- HIST 2207 Modern Latin America/INTL 2401 Introduction
to Latin American Studies
- HIST 2211 Modern Africa/INTL 2101 Introduction
to African Studies
- HIST 3116 Twentieth Century Europe/INTL 2301
Introduction to European Studies
- INTL 1101 Introduction to International Studies
- INTL 3000 Topics in International Studies
- POLS 1130 Introduction to Comparative Politics
- POLS 1150 Introduction to International Politics
- POLS 3141 European Politics
- POLS 3143 African Politics
- POLS 3144 Latin American Politics
- POLS 3148 Chinese Politics
- POLS 3149 Japanese Politics
- POLS 3164 U.S.-Latin American Relations
- POLS 3165 East Asia in World Affairs
- POLS 3167 U.S. and Japan
- POLS 3169 Foreign Policy of African States
- SPAN 3029 Cultural Dimensions of Doing Business
with Spanish Speaking Countries
*ANTH 4120 cannot be counted as both an Elective Track
course and a Related Course.
C. Foreign Language:
- In addition to department and university foreign
language requirements, students must complete one
additional 2000 level foreign language course beyond
the departmental foreign language requirement. The
following courses would meet this requirement:
- French 2202 or 2210
- German 2202 or 2210
- Spanish 2202 or 2205
- Italian 2202
- Portuguese 2202
- Japanese 2201
- Russian 2201
- International, non-native English speakers must
score a minimum of 550 on the TOEFL, a minimum of
85 on the MELAB.
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