Communication Studies
Major: Communication Studies Students must choose one of three concentrations under this major:
Communication Studies Speech/Drama Interdisciplinary Studies
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Faculty
Todd Lewis
Chair
Communication Studies When students have completed this concentration they should be prepared for employment in fields where excellent interpersonal and group communication skills are especially important. This concentration is also excellent preparation for advanced graduate work in the discipline of communication studies. Many communication studies graduates have gone on to earn their M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in the field at other institutions. In addition, the Communication Studies degree provides excellent general preparation for careers in fields such as the ministry, human resources, sales, education or law. Course Requirements Obtaining a degree with this concentration requires 39 units, 24 of which must be upper division. Twenty–one units are required:
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Professor
Muehlhoff
Associate Professor
Brandon
Assistant Professors
Alston–Calley
Instructor
Mission & Learning Outcomes
It is the purpose of the Communication Studies Department that when you complete this major you will have:
1. well developed personal communication skills and be able to think, write, and speak clearly and effectively
2. learning skills which will enable you to continue to develop personally and professionally after graduation
COMM 254 Communication Theory COMM 270 Interpersonal Communication COMM 383 Survey of Rhetorical Theories COMM 385 Persuasive Communication COMM 386 Forms of Public Communication
Units: 3
Units: 3
3. entry level skills for employment in your chosen field or else have suitable preparation for graduate study
Units: 3
Units: 3
Units: 3
4. at least the beginnings of a workable worldview which unifies your life’s work and your Christian faith.
COMM 458 Introduction to Communication Research
Units: 3
COMM 469 Rhetoric of Media Studies
Units: 3
Elective Eighteen units of electives must come from the following courses:
Communication Studies
Degree Programs Upon completion of the University baccalaureate and major requirements, the Communication Studies department offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies. In the communication studies major, the total number of units for major area credit from practicum, internship and directed research courses may not exceed nine units. The required general education course for the Communication Studies Department is COMM 100, unless otherwise stated.
Small Group Communication
Units: 3
COMM 170
Introduction to Argumentation & Debate
Units: 3
COMM 181
Beginning Acting Oral Interpretation
Units: 3
COMM 263
Units: 3
COMM 280
Intercollegiate Forensics
Units: 2
COMM 282
Intermediate Acting
Units: 3
COMM 363
Intercollegiate Forensics
Units: 2
COMM 382
Organizational Communication
Units: 3
COMM 387
COMM 440 Communication Internship
Units: 1–3
Communication Practicum
Units: 1–3
COMM 450
Introduction to Readers Theatre Advanced Acting Workshop
Units: 3
COMM 461
Communication Studies majors must achieve a minimum grade of a “C” in all major courses taken at Biola. Anyone receiving a lower grade must repeat the course with a higher grade to receive credit for the course.
Note:
Units: 3
COMM 463
COMM 465 Rhetorical Criticism
Units: 3
Drama for Christian Ministry Communication Seminar Intercultural Communication Multi–Cultural Communication
Units: 3
COMM 468
Units: 1–3
COMM 470
Units: 3
COMM 472
Units: 3
COMM 473
Advanced Studies in Communication Behavior
COMM 474
Units: 3
Directed Research
Units: 1–3
COMM 480
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