Communication plays a complex and profound role in shaping both individuals and society.
This departments seeks to promote an understanding of this process and an appreciation of both the art and science of communication. While these are not exclusively writing or speaking courses, specific training and skill development exercises will be components of each course. Writing Intensive Courses will have a writing training component and a minimum requirement of 20 pages. All papers in a writing intensive course will have at least one required re-write. Speaking Intensive Courses will have a speech training component as well as a minimum of 3 speeches totaling at least 30 minutes of prepared speaking time per student.