Department of Communication-Communication Studies

Concentrations
Public Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Organizational Communication
Health Communication

The Communication Studies major is a general skills major designed to prepare students to enter many different professions. Since most employers list "good communication skills" as a requirement for employment, this major is uniquely designed to educate students in different theories and practical applications of communication skills. this major is also uniquely designed to be a pre-law, pre-seminary, or pre-graduate school program. Specific skills areas that are taught in this major include: interpersonal communication, small group communication, public speaking, nonverbal communication, and persuasion.

The following list contains a representative sample of job titles of graduates with a Communication Studies major. Use this as an idea list, and remember that it represents some, but certainly not all, of the careers you might consider. Some of these jobs also require education beyond a bachelor’s degree.