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Curriculum
Overview
The
human capacity to understand, influence, and appreciate others
comes through Communication. The Communication Department
endeavors to expand a student's range of verbal and nonverbal
skills, to develop sensitivity for their appropriate use
in different situations, and to nurture a Christian perspective
on issues of power, influence, justice, freedom, creativity,
and truth. The course work, advising, and cocurricular activities
of the department assist students in becoming competent and
ethically responsible communicators, as well as preparing
them for future academic study, professional training, and
lifelong learning.
The
Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication requires
at total of 32 hours:
- 14
hours in core requirements including performance,
theory, research, and senior capstone
- 16
hours in a concentration, choosing from one
of the following areas:
Interpersonal
Communication explores how meaning develops
in messages within personal, social, and institutional
relationships, as well as how patterns of human
communication behavior contribute to Christian
community.
Media Studies helps
students engage and contribute to the
media environment - the world of symbols
and meanings, texts and contexts, form
and content - from a critical and cultural
perspective.
Rhetoric and Culture prepares
students to construct oral messages
(involving self presentation, verbal
strategies, and non-verbal appeals)
intended to influence specific audiences
and cultures, and enables students
to interpret culture critically and
charitably.
Theater explores the
interaction of word, action, and symbol
as essential ingredients in the collaborative
process of making theater, and emphasizes
creativity, imagination, and a personal
aesthetic in the development of the
whole person.
- 2
hours of elective credit.
Minor
in Communication
Requirements for a minor are 20 hours in Communication
courses including COMM 201, which also meets the general
education requirement, and 301 or 302.
Requirements
for a theater minor are 20 hours in
Communication courses including 201, which also meets
the general education requirement. Beyond this, a theater
minor would complete a 16-hour core, consisting of COMM
271, 272, 273, and 374.
More
specific details of the Curriculum
Information
on Communication program from the College
Catalog.
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