We want our students to engage in active learning not passive exposure to lectures and presentations. We want our students to participate in the process of education. The faculty of the department are sincerely dedicated to quality learning by students and quality teaching by faculty. Study includes a thorough grounding in the conceptual, theoretical, and ethical dimensions of discourse, as well as the development of skills and proficiencies in the practical application of communication principles. The goals are to understand human message sending and receiving processes, to evaluate critically language and evidence, and to manage effectively the expression of ideas.
Communication studies are the inheritor of a long and honored tradition.
It formed one of the seven liberal arts o education in medieval Europe. Modern communication studies focus on persuasion, personal development, organizational and group dynamics, and human relations in a multicultural, multilingual world. Despite technological advances over the centuries, the word remains central to human life. The faculty is committed to the continual assessment of our programs, to ensure that our students develop communication competencies sought by business, industry, government, education, and the professions. Communication studies can provide the basis for a productive career and a rewarding personal life.