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PR-2044: Principles of Public Relations

Description: Principles of public relations practice; public relations in organizations; responsibilities of the public relations practitioner; legal and ethical considerations; role of public relations in society; history of the field and key people who influenced its development; choosing appropriate communication channels/media.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 25

Average GPA: 3.11 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 13.06%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.51%

Staff Shinault202333.0%52.8%11.5%1.8%0.7%0.3%3.1419
Hannah S Deuyour202419.9%66.4%9.7%2.1%0.4%1.3%3.026

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Summer I 2024Fall 2024Term050% W