Student Learning Outcomes
Students completing a major in communication will be able to demonstrate:
- Effective writing skills that achieve a variety of specific purposes fluently and ethically.
- Different ways communication can be conceptualized within and among interpersonal, organizational, intercultural, and mass communication contexts.
- Facility in preparing and performing creative and cohesive oral presentations.
- Effective critical and appreciative listening skills that contribute to understanding and sharing meaningfully with others.
With a broad and integrated approach to the field of communication, including coursework in process and theory, students will be prepared for graduate study in the field as well as for related areas such as journalism, performance studies, law, mediation and other disciplines.