APRD at University of Colorado Boulder

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate APRD coursework.

• APRD 2001Strategic Thinking in Advertising and Public Relationsopens 41 courses (2 directly)
• APRD 2004Introduction to Research Methods and Insightsopens 41 courses (2 directly)
• APRD 2006Creative Design Softwareopens 39 courses (29 directly)
• APRD 2005Strategic Communication Writingopens 37 courses (27 directly)
• APRD 3001Visual Design 1opens 8 courses (5 directly)
• APRD 3002Communication and Media Planningopens 2 courses (1.3 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate APRD work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 56 APRD and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 46 more APRD courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on APRD, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in APRD. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 6 courses deep, ending at APRD 4601

  1. APRD 1003Principles of Strategic Communication
  2. APRD 2001Strategic Thinking in Advertising and Public Relations
  3. APRD 2005Strategic Communication Writing
  4. APRD 3001Visual Design 1
  5. APRD 4600Creative Portfolio 1
  6. APRD 4601Creative Portfolio 2

• 5 courses deep, ending at APRD 3401

  1. APRD 1003Principles of Strategic Communication
  2. APRD 2001Strategic Thinking in Advertising and Public Relations
  3. APRD 2005Strategic Communication Writing

• 5 courses deep, ending at APRD 3500

  1. APRD 1003Principles of Strategic Communication
  2. APRD 2001Strategic Thinking in Advertising and Public Relations
  3. APRD 2005Strategic Communication Writing

• 5 courses deep, ending at APRD 4303

  1. APRD 1003Principles of Strategic Communication
  2. APRD 2001Strategic Thinking in Advertising and Public Relations
  3. APRD 2005Strategic Communication Writing

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for APRD yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under APRD yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

APRD does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the CU Boulder campus feed.