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Advertising/Public Relations Option

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Academic CredentialAssociate in Arts (AA)
Total Credit Hours60
Average Time to Complete2 yrs.
Academic PathwayHumanities, Arts, Design, Communication
AdvisorDr. Erika Goines
Professor, Digital Media
850.769.1551 ext 5886
egoines@gulfcoast.edu

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Communication Option, Liberal Arts AA
Advertising/Public Relations (ADVR-AA)

Communications Area
•+*ENC 1101English Composition I3 credit hours
+*ENC 1102English Composition II3 credit hours
Mathematics Area
  See General Education Requirements
Natural Sciences Area
  Physical Science (See General Education Requirements) 3 credit hours
  Biological Science (See General Education Requirements) 3 credit hours
Social Sciences Area
  Behavioral Sciences (See General Education Requirements) 3 credit hours
AMH 2010United States History I3 credit hours
•@POS 2041Amer National Government3 credit hours
Additional Common Prerequisites
POS 2112State and Local Government3 credit hours
SPC 1608Intro to Public Speaking3 credit hours
•@AMH 2020United States History II3 credit hours
•ECO 2013Principles of Economics, Macro3 credit hours
  OR
ECO 2023Principles of Economics, Micro3 credit hours
Electives
Total Degree Hours60


Recommended electives:

CGS2069, Social Media Marketing, 3 crs.
MAR2011, Marketing, 3 crs.
DIG2410, Basic Scripting, 3 crs.
MAN2160, Foundations of Leadership, 3 crs.


• General Education Core. Students must complete at least one identified core course in each area of study—Communications, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences—as part of the general education course requirements.
+ Prerequisites and/or corequisites required. See course descriptions.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.
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