Program: Communication Sciences Minor - Georgia State University

Apr 28, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Students pursuing the interdisciplinary minor in Communication Sciences must take five courses. No more than two of the courses counting towards the minor can have the same course prefix.

Minor Requirements

Recommended Courses for Area A-F

Students should enter the Communication Sciences minor having taken course prerequisites needed for entrance into their planned program of study. Below is a list of courses that are prerequisites for courses included as options in the Communication Sciences minor. Students should plan their desired program of study and identify which prerequisites they need to fulfill.

BIOL 1103K - Introductory Biology I 4 Hours
MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit Hours
PHYS 2030 - Physics of Music and Speech 3 Hours
PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 1010 - Improving Voice and Articulation 3 Credit Hours

Choose two of the following

CSD 4360 - Anatomy and Physiology for Communication 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 4410 - Communication Disorders 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 4400 - Psychology of the Atypical Child 3 Credit Hours

Choose Three of the Following

AL 3041 - Introduction to Second Language Acquisition 3 Credit Hours
EXC 4020 - Characteristics and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities 3 Credit Hours
EXC 4370 - American Sign Language and Deaf Culture I 3 Credit Hours
CSD 4360 - Anatomy and Physiology for Communication 3 Credit Hours
CSD 4480 - Introduction to Hearing Science and Disorders 3 Credit Hours
CSD 4490 - Audiologic Rehabilitation 3 Credit Hours
CSD 4320 - Introduction to Language Disorders 3 Credit Hours
GERO 4475 - Communication and Aging 3 Credit Hours
or
SCOM 4475 - Communication and Aging 3 Credit Hours
GERO 4610 - Psychology of Aging 3 Credit Hours
or
PSYC 4610 - Psychology of Aging 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 3000 - Phonetics 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 4410 - Communication Disorders 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 4980 - Internship 1 to 6 Credit Hours
SCOM 4800 - Communication and Diversity-CTW 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 4440 - Speech Science 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 4400 - Development of Communication and Language Across the Lifespan 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 4040 - Developmental Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 4400 - Psychology of the Atypical Child 3 Credit Hours
Any of the courses listed in Area F above (BIOL 1103K, MATH 1401 , PHYS 2030, PSYC 1101 , or SCOM 1010 ) can count towards the minor if not already counted in core curriculum Areas A-F.