The study of human communication, one of the seven original liberal arts, has important implications for each of us in contemporary society. Everything from raising families to making friends to working efficiently in our chosen careers would be impossible without speech and language.
Communication lies at the heart of human existence.
The minor in communication prepares students for their personal, social, and working lives by developing skills in critical thinking, decision making, and oral presentation. Explains research, organization, writing, delivery, and critical analysis of oral presentations with attention to individual needs. Provides various explanations of the process by which senders and receivers of messages interact in social and organizational contexts. Challenges students preparing for professional and business careers to make moral choices and develop questions when confronted by ethical dilemmas in real-life case studies. Examines relationship between communication and culture as applied to community, ethnic, and foreign groups.