Communication Studies

Faculty

Michael J. Janas, Interim Director, Professor
Rhonda G. Parker, Professor
Ryan W. Galloway, Associate Professor; Director of Debate
Ashley George, Assistant Professor
Niya P. Miller, Assistant Professor
Lee E. Quinn, Instructor; Assistant Director of Debate

Undergraduate Programs and Requirements

Major
Communication Studies Major (B.A.)

Minor
Communication Studies Minor

The Department of Communication Studies offers a bachelor of arts in communication studies. This comprehensive program offers courses in persuasion, rhetorical theory and criticism, argumentation, and public speaking that provide strategies for generating and delivering effective messages. In interpersonal, group, and organizational communication courses, students discover their communicative strengths and identify and address areas where improvement is needed. Students can tailor portions of the major to meet their special needs by choosing from a menu of communication electives in the junior and senior year. Students interested in majoring in language arts in preparation for teaching speech at the secondary school level should consult the Department of Teacher Education, School of Education section in this catalog for more information.

The department also offers a minor in communication studies. The minor consists of 20 credits and must include three upper-level courses.

General Education: University Core Curriculum and Distribution Requirements

See General Education Overview in the Howard College of Arts and Sciences introductory pages for a list of required and applicable courses. Communication studies majors must complete COMS 221 (Interpersonal Communication) for their major and cannot use it to also satisfy the general education social science requirement for their degree.

Programs

Major

Communication Studies Major (B.A.)

Minor

Communication Studies Minor

Courses

Communication Studies