Good communication contains as much listening as it contains talking. A good communicator understands the way a message is sent and the way it is received. An exceptional communicator understands all the things that can go wrong between the sending and the receiving. Understanding how communication works and practicing the art of communication gives anyone an edge in an increasingly global community. Studying human communication means studying the process mentioned above as well as studying how humans define themselves through communication.
Communication defines our reality and our perceptions.
The words that we use to function and to explain our ideas depend largely on our past experiences and our cultural bias. Employment Outlook Communication majors are extremely employable in today's marketplace. USA Today recently reported that corporations are losing millions each year because they are having to train people in communication skills. Public relations and sales departments will hire a person with good communication skills because they can train them to do the rest. Because of the breadth of the curriculum, students graduating with this major should have no difficulty in graduate programs in communication.