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Communication Studies, B.S. major

 Required Credits: 36

Required GPA: 2.50

I REQUIRED COURSES

Complete the following courses:

II REQUIRED ELECTIVES

Select 21 credits (not used above) from the following
in consultation with your advisor:

 

Program Learning Outcomes | Communication Studies, B.A. 

1. Describe importance of comm discipline: Describe the communication discipline and articulate importance of communication in career development and civically-engaged lives.

2. Employ communication theories, perspectives, principles, and concepts: Employ communication theories, perspectives, principles, and concepts in various.

3. Engage in scholarship and inquiry: Engage in communication inquiry through scholarly methods and/or endeavors.

4. Present messages appropriate to audience, purpose, and context: Create and present verbal, nonverbal, and written messages appropriate to audience, purpose, and context.

5. Critically analyze messages: Critically analyze and recognize the influence of messages in relationships, organizational life, our communities, and in our society.

6. Importance of self-efficacy: Demonstrate the ability to accomplish communicative goals (self-efficacy).

7. Apply ethical communication to contexts: Apply ethical communication principles and practices to personal, organizational, and community contexts.

8. Use communication to embrace differences: Utilize communication to embrace differences in our cultures, identities, and communities.

9. Examine social issues from communication perspective: Examine societal issues and make recommendations from a communication perspective to influence public discourse.