The Communication Department offers a major program in Communication, with concentrations in Interpersonal Communication and in Mass Communication . An Honors Degree option is also available. A major in communication is designed to increase knowledge about communication processes, to increase awareness of the potential impact of communication on society, and to make students more competent in communicating with others and in assisting others to communicate more effectively. Toward this end, communication is viewed as a social and behavioral science. Courses are offered in the areas of human communication theory, interpersonal communication, mass communication, organizational communication, public relations, and oral communication skills.
Classes emphasize the use of theory and research to understand and analyze communication processes.
Students enter this major as communication interest majors. A 2.0 overall GPA is required to declare the communication interest major. Based on their GPA in these four courses, the top 100 students will annually be allowed to matriculate into the communication major. Students who major in communication will work with their assigned faculty advisor to plan a program of courses that leads to the degree of Bachelor of Arts.