What is it? Our goal is to help students understand how human beings create and share meaning with each other and to be able to put that knowledge to good use in their everyday life.
Excellent communication skills are valued components in leadership positions in business and professional areas. They also serve as an excellent preparatory base for post-graduate education.
Many Communication Majors also complete majors in political science, psychology, and business to create a personalized profile of skills and knowledge for versatile use in a variety of fields.
Pre-Professional Curriculum and National Honorary Society: The Communication Major requires students to become involved in at least two different pre-professional areas within the communication department. Students may earn credit in pre-professional activities, such as intercollegiate debate, Reach Out and Read, or in activities offered within the programs in radio-television-film, theatre, organizational communication and public relations. Additionally, students with a solid academic record and a strong interest in the study of communication might want to explore the eligibility requirements for Lambda Pi Eta, the national communication honorary society.
Requirements for the Communication Major—36 hours from the following courses:
TH 121 Introduction to Theatre, TH 221 Performance Studies;
COMM 131 Introduction to Mass Media, COMM 151 Interpersonal Communication,
COMM 312 Argumentation and Debate, COMM 313 Public Address,
COMM 352 Group Discussion, COMM 454 Communication Inquiry;
three hours from COMM 251 Communication and Culture,
COMM 253 Gender and Communication, or COMM 353 Organizational Communication;
three hours from COMM 213 Visual Communication, COMM 311 Persuasion and Propaganda,
COMM 314 Political Communication, COMM 315 Communication and Civilization;
and six hours from any courses within the department (COMM, PR, RTVF or TH),
three of which must come from pre-professional studies in at least two different activities.
Up to 6 hours of advanced pre-professional credit can be used to fulfill elective requirements in the communication major, but no more than 3 can be counted from any single area (COMM, PR, RTVF, TH).
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Requirements for the Public Speaking Minor—16 hours from the following courses:
COMM 212 Parliamentary Procedure, COMM 311 Persuasion and Propaganda,
COMM 312 Argumentation and Debate, COMM 313 Public Address,
COMM 352 Group Discussion, and one from among COMM 251 Communication and Culture,
COMM 253 Gender and Communication, COMM 314 Political Communication,
COMM 315 Communication and Civilization. The Communication Major, when taken in combination with courses in English and education, is designed to meet licensure requirements for teaching in the state of Ohio.
Requirements for the Integrated Language Arts Licensure in Communication-- Adolescent to Young Adult (for teacher education candidates)—102 hours from the following courses:
EDUC 142 Reading Instruction: Genres, EDUC 151 Foundations of the Education Profession,
EDUC 221 Nature, Needs, and Development of Early Adolescent to Young Adult Students,
EDUC 301 Developing as a Professional III, EDUC 313 Exceptional Children and Intervention Strategies,
EDUC 352 Pedagogy for Middle Childhood: Language Arts,
EDUC 356 Pedagogy for Adolescents to Young Adults: Language Arts,
EDUC 374 Content Area Reading, EDUC 401 Developing as a Professional IV,
EDUC 402 Inquiry: Theory into Practice, EDUC 430 Student Teaching: Adolescents to Young Adult;
PSYCH 110 Introduction to Psychology, PSYCH 201 Educatonal Psychology;
ENGL 150 Introduction to Literature, ENGL 211 Critical Writing for English Majors,
ENGL 250 Survey of English Literature I or ENGL 251 Survey of English Literature II,
ENGL 255 Survey of American Literature,
ENGL 260 Introduction to African Literature or ENGL 263 Introduction to Latin American Literature,
ENGL 317 Writing: Theory and Practice, ENGL 340 English Language, ENGL 343 Shakespeare,
ENGL 270 Black Women Writers or ENGL 275 Native American Literature or ENGL 368 Harlem Renaissance,
ENGL 223 Newswriting or ENGL 222 Broadcast Newswriting or TH 327 Play Writing;
plus the course needed to complete the COMMUNICATION MAJOR.
Careers: What are our graduates doing now? Recent graduates have been accepted to law schools, MBA programs, professional schools and graduate schools in a variety of social science and humanities disciplines. Positions:
* Vice president, marketing * Director, information technology * Senior marketing underwriter *
* Editor * Attorney * Production coordinator * TV news anchor * University professor *
Companies:
* Eastman Kodak * The Kroger Co. * Nationwide * CBS Television Network * Walt Disney *
* Cronewett Associates, Public Relations