Minor in Global Communication

The Global Communication Minor is designed to give students a global perspective of the communication industries. Students will learn about the essential role of communication in our increasingly interconnected and multicultural society.

This program is only open to students in the Moody College of Communication. At least nine hours must be completed in residence and at least six hours must be taken at the upper-division level. Students must earn a grade of at least a C-  (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) in each course counted toward fulfillment of the minor requirements.

The minor requires 15 semester hours of coursework. The requirements are:

Please note: Students should consult the Student Advising Office for additional information about the coursework that meets minor requirements.

1. Or an approved substitution of study abroad coursework or internship coursework done while studying abroad.

2. Three hours may be substituted with experiential learning courses to be petitioned by the student for credit. 

In addition, the following are University-wide rules regarding minors:

• The minor must be completed in conjunction with an undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin.
• Minors must include a minimum of six hours of upper division coursework. 
• A student may not earn a minor in the same field of study as his or her major
• At least nine of the hours required for the minor must include coursework not used to satisfy the requirements of the student’s major; this includes courses in non-major departments that are cross-listed with courses offered within the student’s major department. However, courses in the minor may fulfill other degree requirements such as general education requirements or required elective hours.
• Transcript recognition is awarded at the time of undergraduate degree completion.

*Pending final approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board