Public Relations and Strategic Communication includes topics in public relations (persuasion, public relationships, and image repair), advertising theory and practice, reasoning, persuasion, and controversy, and the inter-related public relations and advertising areas of a public communication campaign. Public Relations includes instruction in persuasion, campaigns, writing, and image repair. Advertising courses give undergraduates an understanding of the theory and practice of mass media advertising. This area emphasizes the planning, creation, and evaluation of advertising messages.