Programs

Photo of students in a classroom Otterbein College's Department of Communication offers the following majors:

We offer the minors listed below. All class descriptions are available on the Registrar's site. Choose "Course Descriptions" from the menu.

Minor in Broadcasting
Required (at least 25 total hours):

MCOM 110 Radio/Audio Production - 5 hours
MCOM 120 Fundamentals of Television/Video Production - 5 hours
MCOM 140 Radio (WOBN FM) - 1 hour
MCOM 141 Television (WOCC-TV 3) - 1 hour
Remaining hours from among MCOM 130/140/141/265/320/341/342/343/344/345/
346/347/348/349/360/365/410/450.
No more than 6 hours combined from MCOM 140/141/341/342/
343/344/345/346/347/348/349.
Consult with a broadcast adviser in constructing the minor.

Minor in Journalism Writing
Required (at least 29 total hours):

Minor in Journalism Publication and On-line Design
Required (at least 29 total hours):

JOUR 160 Media Writing - 5 hours
JOUR 175 Publication Design - 5 hours
JOUR 140 and 340 - at least 4 hours with at least 1 hour of 340
JOUR 275 News Design for Multi-Media - 5 hours
JOUR 375 Advanced Publication Design - 5 hours
MCOM 410 Media Ethics and Regulation or JOUR 260 News Writing and Reporting - 5 hours

Minor in Public Relations
Required (all of these courses):

COMM 100 Fundamentals of Public Speaking or COMM 280 Business and Professional Speech - 5 hours
COMM 215 Principles of Public Relations - 5 hours
COMM 310 Public Relations Techniques - 5 hours
COMM 400 Public Relations Case Studies or COMM 415 Public Relations Research, Planning & Strategies - 5 hours
JOUR 160 Media Writing - 5 hours
JOUR 175 Publication Design - 5 hours
JOUR 260 News Writing and Reporting - 5 hours

Minor in Speech Communication
Required (at least 25 total hours):

COMM 100 Fundamentals of Public Speaking - 5 hours
COMM 200 Introduction to Human Communication - 5 hours
Remaining hours from any other COMM courses with at least 10 hours at 300 level or above