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As a minor in professional communication, you will become a thoughtful and effective communicator who is mindful of how people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds behave, speak, and communicate. Professional communication also teaches important life skills, such as conflict resolution, building and maintaining relationships, presentation skills, rhetorical analysis, and working in diverse, global environments.
Developing good communication skills is essential for jobs in nearly every industry. A minor in professional communication will provide you with useful knowledge applicable to human resources management, advertising, marketing, public relations/political campaign management, events management, speech writing, media production, journalism, and more.
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2025–26 academic year per the Brooklyn College Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
All of the following: Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders 1619, 2623, 3733.
One course from the following: Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders 1707, 4646, 4666 (this course is the same as Health and Nutrition Sciences 2183).
All the required courses used to meet these degree requirements must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
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Brooklyn College is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
