Engineering and physics shape and design the instruments by which communication is transmitted, and in the process become involved with human desires and reactions. Linguistics investigates the symbols by which human beings convey messages to each other. All language study bears on the process of communication. Art, drama, music, and literature are forms of communication. Psychology studies the relationship of communication to the individual, and sociology examines the impact of communication on society.
Education relies heavily on effective communication.
Thus the student who majors in the College of Communication should find relationships between the major and every course in the program. The major should give focus to the student's educational experience at the University. Those who minor in one of the communication departments should find means of increasing their personal effectiveness through developing skill in writing and speaking and in discerning the role of the mass media in the communication process in society. In addition to the extensive library and computer resources of the University, certain special resources provide support for work in communication. These facilities provide opportunities for academic programs that cross departmental lines, interrelate print and electronic media, and otherwise combine the resources of the college in ways not feasible within its component departments.