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  Honours Bachelor of Public Relations

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        The Department of Communication offers an Honours Bachelor in Public Relations. This is a joint program with Algonquin College (in English) and with La Cité (in French).

        In Canada, there is a high demand in the public relations industry. This career offers you a wide variety of functions and tasks: developing communication plans, strategies, and materials; organizing events; producing visual and online materials; and managing crises. Public relations are ubiquitous in politics, business, NGOs, and the entertainment industry.

        There are two ways to complete this degree:

        1) Register for the honours bachelor's degree at the University and, after completing 60 units there (four sessions), transfer to Algonquin College to complete the diploma program in public relations. Because of space limitations at Algonquin, the college can only accept 25 students in this stream. Also, you must have an average of at least 70% (CPGA of 6.0 at uOttawa) to be admitted.

        2) Start by completing two years in public relations at Algonquin College (you must maintain an average of at least 70%, GPA of 3.0 at the college level) and then transfer to uOttawa to do four more sessions (60 units). The University has no registration limits in this case.

        This program is offered in English and in French.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2019-2020 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                                                        Title                                         Units  
        Compulsory courses                                                                                                                      
        CMN 1148                                                                                    Introduction to Organizational Communication  3 Units
        CMN 1160                                                                                    Introduction to Media Studies                 3 Units
        ENG 1100                                                                                    Workshop in Essay Writing                     3 Units
        CMN 2101                                                                                    Research Methods in Communication             3 Units
        CMN 2130                                                                                    Interpersonal Communication                   3 Units
        CMN 2148                                                                                    Organizational Communication                  3 Units
        CMN 2160                                                                                    Theories of the Media                         3 Units
        CMN 2170                                                                                    New Media                                     3 Units
        CMN 3102                                                                                    Quantitative Methods                          3 Units
        CMN 3103                                                                                    Qualitative Methods                           3 Units
        CMN 3105                                                                                    Media Ethics                                  3 Units
        CMN 3130                                                                                    Communication Planning                        3 Units
        CMN 3144                                                                                    Public Relations                              3 Units
        CMN 4132                                                                                    Crisis Communication                          3 Units
        CMN 4144                                                                                    Advanced Public Relations Seminar             3 Units
        Optional courses                                                                                                                        
        6 course units in communication (CMN) from:                                                 6 Units                                     
          CMN 4105                                                                                  Ethics and Information Society                       
          CMN 4131                                                                                  Negotiation and Mediation                            
          CMN 4170                                                                                  Social Uses of New Media                             
        9 optional course units in communication (CMN) from the list of optional courses            9 Units                                     
        60 course units in equivalences for the diploma in Public Relations from Algonquin College  60 Units                                    
        Total:                                                                                      120 Units                                   
        

        List of Optional Courses

        Course List
          Code      Title                                                 Units  
          CMN 2173  Advertising and Society                               3 Units
          CMN 2180  Popular Culture and Communication                     3 Units
          CMN 3133  Political Communication                               3 Units
          CMN 3148  Organizational Communication Consulting and Training  3 Units
          CMN 3155  Public Opinion                                        3 Units
          CMN 3165  Media Industries                                      3 Units
          CMN 3174  Advertising Techniques                                3 Units
          CMN 4100  Special Issues                                        3 Units
          CMN 4129  Communication and Change in Organizations             3 Units
          CMN 4131  Negotiation and Mediation                             3 Units
          CMN 4148  Communication in Governmental Organizations           3 Units
          CMN 4166  Audience Research                                     3 Units
          
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