Public Advocacy (PBAD-MNR-AS) Minor

Location(s): Ferris Main Campus

Minor

Why Choose a Public Advocacy Minor?

In the workplace or in the community, we are faced with issues that require people to take a position and to advocate for better solutions. Advocacy is a key communication skill for all careers, but especially for careers in law, government and social services. The ability to advocate appropriately and effectively for personal needs contributes to life satisfaction.

Students select elective courses from an array of disciplines to build a knowledge base for the workplace or community for which they will advocate.

Program Outcomes

Apply communication theories, perspectives, principles, and concepts to persuasive message with special attention to public advocacy messages.
Create and analyze ethical messages appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context specific to issues of public advocacy.
Demonstrate the ability to accomplish communicative goals (self-efficacy) in public advocacy situations.

Admission Requirements

This minor is open to all students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program, and may only be awarded to those not pursuing a degree in this subject area.

New Student Admission Requirements

Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

Transfer Student Admission Requirements

Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

All Minor Requirements - 18 Credits Required

Minor Courses - 12 Credits Required

COMM 332 - Persuasive Speaking Credit Hours: 3
COMM 333 - Theories of Persuasion Credit Hours: 3
COMM 340 - Communicator:Public Advocate Credit Hours: 3
COMM 421 - Leadership and Communication Credit Hours: 3

Electives - 6 Credits Required

Choose 2 of 22
PLSC 121 - Amer Gov 1-People and Politics Credit Hours: 3
PLSC 122 - Amer Gov 2-Policy Making Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 216 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3 (Must Be A Second Semester Freshman)
PREL 240 - Public Relations Principle Credit Hours: 3
HIST 259 - Women’s Global Activism Credit Hours: 3
SOCY 270 - Sociological Theory Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 305 - Feminist and Gender Theory Credit Hours: 3
COMM 315 - Gender Communication Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 315 - Political & Social Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 316 - Applied Ethics Credit Hours: 3
COMM 320 - Family Communication Credit Hours: 3
PLSC 323 - International Organizations Credit Hours: 3
SOCY 340 - Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. Credit Hours: 3
PREL 341 - Public Relations Tactics Credit Hours: 3
SOCY 341 - Community Studies Credit Hours: 3
SOCY 345 - The Field of Aging Credit Hours: 3
HIST 361 - Genocide in the Modern World Credit Hours: 3
COMM 380 - Organizational Communication Credit Hours: 3
INTB 410 - Intl Economics-Comm Policies Credit Hours: 3
INTB 420 - Comparative International Law Credit Hours: 3
SSCI 425 - Issues in Public Policy Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 492 - Lean Svc Enterprse & Leadershp Credit Hours: 3

Notes

Students who return to the university after an interrupted enrollment, not including summer semester, must normally meet the requirements of the curriculum which are in effect at the time of their return, not the requirements which were in effect when they were originally admitted.
Credit Variance - Credits required may vary based on course placement, prerequisites, etc. If you have questions, contact your advisor.

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from Ferris State University, students must meet both University and Programmatic Graduation Requirements.

University Graduation Requirements

These are the minimum graduation requirements for a minor at Ferris State University:

A GPA of 2.00 or higher must be achieved for the courses within the minor.
A minimum of 18 credits within the minor must be earned.
A minimum of 50 percent of minor credits must be earned from Ferris State University to meet the Residency requirement.
A minimum of 9 of the credits in the minor must be at the 200 level or higher.
A maximum of one-third of the credits, but no more than 7 credit hours, in a minor may overlap with the student’s major.
Up to 6 credit hours may overlap between any two minors.
The minor must be completed prior to or at the awarding of a bachelor’s degree.

Programmatic Graduation Requirements

These are the additional graduation requirements mandated by the program:

All requirements as specified in the All Minor Requirements section must be met.
A minimum of 50 percent of the credits in the minor must be at the 300 level or higher.

Contact Information

Dr. Stephanie Thomson

(231) 591-3504
[email protected]