Communication

Objective:

This major provides an understanding of the broad field of communication with exposure to all major areas of communication studies. The major provides flexibility in course selection to allow students to design an education that will prepare them for a broad range of careers that require communication skills of varying types. They will have the opportunity to learn about the processes of human communication that shape relationships, groups, and organizations, that focus on ways to persuade and entertain individuals, that are related to mediated communication, that are geared toward public relations and broadcasting, and those that are related to working in health communication arenas.

Administrator: Chair, Department of Communication, Language, and Literature

Requirements: 41 credits in Communication and an approved minor (e.g. Graphic Design, Digital Media, Photography, Marketing, Political Science, Professional Writing, Computer Science, Psychology, Kinesiology)