Communication Studies, BS

The Communication Studies major provides students with the opportunity to learn about the central role communication has in our lives. Students learn to identify, analyze, and evaluate various communication goals and successfully adapt messages to the demands of complex situations. As global citizens, students learn to understand, value, and manage diverse communication behaviors associated with people from other groups, organizations, and cultures. As communication professionals, students gain competence in the theoretical and ethical foundations that drive research, organizational, and professional practices. A major in communication studies prepares students for a professional career in government, industry, academia, or graduate school. Students majoring in Communication Studies must complete the 21-credit communication studies core and the additional 24 hours in a specific area of emphasis.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to deliver messages that are appropriate for a prescribed situation or audience.
• Students will be able to evaluate messages and behaviors that are appropriate for a prescribed situation or individual/group.
• Students will be able to evaluate value differences in communication goals, types of messages, and behaviors associated with people from other cultures, organizations, and groups.
• Students will be able to identify various communication theories, sources, styles of writing, and audiences.
• Students will develop skills essential for communication professionals.