Minor in Journalism & Mass Communications
Communications Skills Improve Every Major
The ability to communicate effectively is one of the most sought-after skills that hiring managers look for in candidates. Adding a journalism and mass communications minor is a perfect complement to every major, no matter what field you want to specialize in.
Admission Requirements
This 18-credit hour program helps students learn to be effective communicators. Students can choose to focus their elective minor courses around a specific concentration or take a broad range or electives. To graduate with a minor in journalism and mass communications, 2.5 journalism and 2.5 KU cumulative GPAs are required.
Benefits of a Journalism Minor
Students from a wide variety of majors choose to enhance their degree with a minor in journalism. Some popular majors include: Business, Film & Media Studies, Architecture & Design, Atmospheric Science and Sport Management, although students of all majors and disciplines will benefit from the versatile skills taught in the journalism minor program.
Students should follow the minor requirements based on their first semester at KU. Fall 2024 requirements can be found on the KU catalog. Previous (pre-Fall 2024) can also be found online.