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Internship Credit
The department offers an internship program through which majors and minors can earn academic credit and gain practical experience in a professional setting. Students may be enrolled in CMN 294, Communication Internship, and/or CMN 394, Advanced Communication Internship, only after meeting departmental eligibility requirements. An individual student may participate in several internship experiences. A maximum of 16 quarter hours of internship and practicum credit can be applied to degree requirements. Communication majors may have two graded internships count toward completion of the major. CMN 294 may count as a communication elective and CMN 394 may count as a track elective when the internship is related to the track focus. Communication minors may have one graded internship count towards completion of the minor. Any one of these graded internships may also be used to fulfill the Junior Year Experiential Learning Requirement in the Liberal Studies Program. Subsequent hours of internship credit are taken on a pass/fail basis and fulfill unrestricted electives.

Minor in Communication
A variety of minors are offered by four of the five tracks in Communication:

Communication and Culture offers two minors. Both must take CMN 203, Intercultural Communication and either CMN 220, Public Speaking or CMN 230, Performance of Literature. Students may complete a minor in Intercultural Communication by taking four more courses from: CMN 304, 305, 309, 310, 321, 324, 361, 394, and cultural topics in 307 and 308. Students may complete a minor in Rhetoric by taking four from 310, 321, 323, 324, 327, 328, 394, and rhetoric topics in 307 and 308.

Students may complete a minor in Journalism by taking CMN 275, Introduction to Journalism, and five additional courses from the Journalism Track.

Students may complete a minor in Radio, TV, Film by taking CMN 271, Introduction to RTF, and five other courses distributed through the three areas: history, criticism, and production, taking one or two courses in each.

Students may complete a minor in Relational, Group, and Organizational Communication by taking the two track requirements, CMN 291 Research Methods, and CMN 360, Relational, Group, and Organizational Theory, and four additional 200 and 300 level courses in the RGO track.
RADIO The department manages WRDP, the campus radio station. Students may earn up to eight credit hours (four in the major) for radio production by enrolling with instructor’s permission in CMN 393, Communication Practicum.

The DePaulia
The DePaulia is the university’s student-run newspaper, which is integrated into the Communication curriculum. Published weekly since 1922, the newspaper covers news, sports, features, and community-related events. Editors on the newspaper are eligible for four hours of credit under CMN, 393, Communication Practicum.

Public Debate
The Communication Department hosts public forums and provides students interested in debate the opportunity to create and lead debates on current issues in the news and at DePaul. Up to four credits can be earned for consistent participation in the public debate program, in CMN 393, Communication Practicum.

Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
PRSSA is a student-run organization for those interested in a career in public relations. The DePaul chapter organizes a variety of activities throughout the academic year including visits to Chicago public relations agencies, career fairs, and speaker events featuring industry professionals.

American Advertising Federation (AAF)
AAF is a student-run organization for those interested in a career in advertising. The DePaul chapter sponsors campus speakers, career information sessions, and visits to Chicago marketing communication firms. Student members are eligible to apply for AAF-sponsored internships, national career seminars, and student competitions.

DePaul Communication Organization (DCO)
Students who are interested in the field of Communication may join DCO, a student-run organization. DCO hosts a variety of activities, speaking events, and site visits throughout the year that allow students an opportunity to network with one another as well as professionals in the field. DCO is open to all DePaul students regardless of their major.

Course Descriptions
All courses carry 4 quarter hours credit except CMN 393, Communication Practicum, which may be taken for two credits.