Majors & Minors
Majors
Communication - Theatre Arts Teaching
The student wishing to complete this major will pursue studies in speech communication and theatre and in the methodology of teaching both disciplines.
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Culture and Communication
Students interested in culture and communication will explore community applications of performance studies, oral discourse, social and cultural research.
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Community and Communication
Students interested in community and communication.
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Electronic Media
Students majoring in electronic media will study the uses, processes and effects of electronically mediated communication. They also take classes focused on their goals after graduation, such as television production, broadcast journalism or media management.
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General Communication
General communication students contract individually planned sequences of courses which broadly explore the discipline of communication studies.
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Interpersonal Communication
Students studying interpersonal communication will explore communication behaviors in dyads and the impact these behaviors have on relationships.
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Organizational Communication
These students will study the communication processes within an organization as well as how communication impacts individuals entering, working in and exiting the organization.
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Political Communication
In this disciplinary major, students will analyze the intersections of communication and politics. Courses from a variety of departments introduce students to local, national and international political controversies and how communication affects their development.
For more information, visit the Department of Political science.
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Public Relations
Students interested in public relations will study the management of communication between an organization and its publics.
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Minors
Business Communication
The student pursuing a business communication minor will study written, spoken and mediated communication, emphasizing classes that lead to a specific career goal.
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Communication - Theatre Arts Teaching
The student wishing to complete this minor will pursue studies in speech communication and theatre and in the methodology of teaching both disciplines.
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General Communication
Students electing a minor in communication studies will explore communication from a liberal arts perspective - studying the nature, processes and effects of communication on human interaction.
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Journalism
Students minoring in journalism will explore researching, gathering information and communication information to the public through written, spoken and visual means.
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Public Relations
Students minoring in public relations will explore communication and its role between organizations and their publics.
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Certificates
Corporate Communication (Graduate Level)
This is a 15-hour certificate designed to provide advanced studies distinct from existing MA programs in the department of Communication Studies. The certificate is designed to provide enhanced communication skills, abilities and knowledge necessary for effective functioning in business settings.
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Public Speaking
This certificate is a 15-hour program designed to prepare students to become effective speakers and presenters. The Certificate is focused on skilled development and allows the student to gain experience in message construction and delivery.
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