Details: Communication, Minor, LAS

MinorCommunication

Wichita State’s minor in communication will enhance your writing, speaking and visual communication—and your ability to plan, organize, evaluate and think strategically. And the skills you’ll learn you can apply to virtually any degree or career.

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Applied learning at Wichita State

At Wichita State, applied learning is everything. In fact, every degree we offer has a guaranteed applied learning or research experience built right into it equipping you with the relevant skills and experience to make you workforce ready before graduation.

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Admission to the program

To be admitted to the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, you must first be admitted to Wichita State.

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Admission requirements

Inside the Program

Carolina Loera-Lozano gained real newsroom experience

Junior studying communication gains real newsroom experience

Communication students have the opportunity to gain hands-on job experience before graduation.

Carolina Loera-Lozano has always dreamt of becoming a bilingual reporter. Her time as a newsroom intern at KWCH helped validate those dreams.

"I worked every day that I came in," said Loera-Lozano. "There was never a day that I was not learning. I feel like I will be ahead of the game in my classes now since I learned so much during my internship."

Curriculum

A minor in communication consists of two courses from the communication core and at least 12 credit hours of electives in communication chosen with the approval of a faculty advisor (6 of the 12 credit hours must be at the 300 level or above).

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Careers

A communication degree from Wichita State combines the classroom knowledge and hands-on learning that opens doors to careers in many fields—from public relations and journalism to editing and education.

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