Communication Studies
C ha ir: T odd Le 11 is, Ph.D. (See a!ro ,I/ass Co1111111111im1io11 Depm1me111) FACULTY Professors: Lell' is Ass is tant Professo r, : Roe buck, Rouse
Interdisciplinary
ni ca ri o n ski ll s a re es p ec ia ll y impo rtant. Thi s concentra t io n is al s o exce ll e nt pr e parati o n for ad van ced 1; radu a tc work in the di sc iplin e o f co mmuni cat io n sw d ics. J\ la ny of o ur g radu ates have gone o n to ea rn t he ir J\ IA and PhD d eg rees in the field at ot her in s tituti o ns . In additi o n, th e Co mmuni ca tion Stu d ies degree pro,·ides excellent ge neral pre pa rati o n fo r ca ree rs in fi e ld s s u c h as th e mini s tr y, human resources, sa les, educa ti on or law. O bta ining a d eg re e with chi s conce ntra t ion requires 39 units, 30 of whi ch mu s t be upper di vision. T wenty-one uni ts a rc required 270. 383, 385, 386, 457, 458, 478. Eigh teen units of e lect ives must come from th e fo ll owing co urses: 170 , 18 1, 220 , 263, 280, 282/382, 363, 386, 387, 440, 450, 461, 465, 4 70, 47 2, 4 73, 468, 4 74, 480; J\I CO:'\I 284,357,364, 388,389,392. Speech/ Orama Th e Speec h/ Drama e mpha sis foc uses upo n the deve lopme nt of th ea tri c al s kill s with pr ac ti ca l use s fo r d ramati c express ion. o ral co mmuni ca ti o n and w ritin g . Grad uates may pursue ca ree rs in reac h i n g, co mmunic v th ea tr e manageme nt , gra du ate wo rk in theatre arts or seminary training. Th e in te rdi sc iplin a ry na ture o f t he offe ri ngs p ro, ·id c s pe rfo rm a nce s kill s that ca n find o utl e ts , ·oca ri o n a ll y in th eat re. sa les . churc h mini s t ri:~s. educa ti on, and human resources . Ob ta inin g a d eg re e in chi s e mphas is requires 42 units, 27 of whi c h must be upper di,·ision, 24 are req uire d: I09; 263: 363 : 367; 385; 409; 440; 468; 478. An ad di ti o n a l 18 unit s mu s t b e ta ken fr om t he followin g courses : 170; 18 1: 270; 280: 282: 382: 383: 386; 387; 39 1; 435 : 440; 450; 46 1; 46.,; 465; 470; 4 73; 4 74; 480; :'\ICOJ\I 35 1: 357; 364; 4 70; J\ IL' SC 390; 394 . Yo u may not co unt mo re th a n s ix unit s o f COJ\IJ\I 440 Inte rn ship towa rd th e majo r; stu d e nt s may o nl y co unt a ma x i mum o f nin e units " ·hi c h com bin e CO1'-l1'-1109; 409; 440 ; 4.'i0; 480 rowa rd th e majo r. 1t is rcc o mm c n d cd th at a ll S p eec h / Dr a ma e mph as is st u dents tak e th e foll owing gen c ral e d uca ti on co urse s: COJ\1;-,.1 160 (fo r " Fin e Art s" re quirem e nt ): Pl IIL 2 16 Aest het ics ( for '' Phi losophy" req uire me nt).
e dge " ichin the fr a rn c,, o rk of a C hri s ti an pe rs pect ive and a foc us on the indi, idua l rath e r t han t he di so rd c: r. Stud e n ts co rn p kt ing chi s majo r s ho ul d b e fulh pre pa re d for t he grad uate work ncc essa ry for ce rt ificat ion o r creden ti a ls in th e fi e lds of Spccch- Lan g uagc Par ho log) . Aud io log, or Dea f S tudi es . Emphases a rc offered in eac h of th ese areas so tha t the srn dcnt has t hc nccessan p rcrt:qu is ires for t h e ir particula r grad u a t e sc hoo l e, pt: ri e nce. O bta ining a degrt:c wit h t h is rn aj o r re qui res 4 6 u n i ts ..,6 of whi c h mu st be uppe r d i, ·ision and in cl ud e: .l2 I , 324..'26, 327. 425 . HI. 44 2, 4 50 . 45 8, 4 78. a n d 11\'A L 30 1 or 302. A s upp ort co u rse is a lso requi red. e it he r PSYC 41 2or BI OS3 11. Th e re m a inin g I 2 uni t s mu st be selected wit h facu lt, ad,·icc from th e fol lowing courses: 220. .'28. 422. 424. 429, 439. 444, 470, 472. INC:S 3 10, l'SYC 320,32 1, or 322. S rn de n rs m us t d ec la re an e mph as is in th e Communi car i, e Di so rd ers prog ra m. C ho ices inc lud e the fo ll owing: Spl'ah- / ,1111g11age P111hology nnphmis: Choost: th i, em ph asis if you arc inrc re'>ted in "orki ng ct"i a , pec:c h-1,a ng uagc Pat ho logist in sc hoo l. hos pi ta l o r pri, ·,lte cl ini c se ttings. Th e req uired and sup port courses needed arc the same as li ,tt:d abo, ·c. ho\\ c, er, elcc ri, ·es mu st include: 328. 422. 439. a nd 444 . Three units of c lini c 4 29 may be substit u ted fo r anv one of th ese courses. ,\11rliolof!J' m1phasis: Choose th is e mphasis if )OU a rc inrcrcstcd in bccorn ing an Audio log ist. Th e re q u ircd and support co u rses needed arc the same as listed abm·c. howeve r, e lecti\'cs mu st inc lude : 424. 429, 439. and PSYC 320. DM( St11rlil's m,phasis: C hoose th is emphas is if vou arc interested in becoming an inte rpreter or ,rnrk ing "ich thc Deaf in sornc other capac it\'. Th t: requ ired and , up po rt courses necded arc the sa me as li sted abm·e. howc, ·e r, elccr i,·cs must incl udt:: 220. 424. 470. 472.
Thi s con ce ntration will pro vide stud e nts ma ximum latitude in crea tin g a co urse of stud y co suit t he ir pa rti c ul a r needs. Stu de n ts choos ing ch is optio n, beg in b y co ns ultin g with a n ad v iso r from t he Communi ca tion Studies Dep a rtm e nt. An ad v isor will he lp s tud e nts choose appropriate co ur ses, whi c h may in c l ud e co urses from o ther de pa rtme nts. Swd c nt s will th e n comp le te a fo rm (ava il abl e from th e Commu ni cat ion Studi es Dc partmc nc) in whi ch th ey desc ribe ca ree r goa ls and g i ve a ra tion ale for eac h of th e courses sc: lected. The fo rrn will be submitte d to a comrnittce made up of the stu dent 's adv iso r, th e Co rnrnuni ca t io n Srn d ies De pa rtme nt c h a ir man. and a third fa culty member. Th e committee may acce pt th e pr o posa l as s ubmitt e d, m a k e minor modificat ions before accept ing it , or reject it. If acce pted , rh c proposa l becomes pa rt of the stu dent 's gradu a ti on requireme nts. In ma kin g i ts d ec is ion th e committee ,, ill consid e r th e fol lowing: ( I ) the p roposed courses should pre pa re s tud e nts we ll for sta te d caree r obj ectives; (2) th e p ro posa l s hould foc us s tud y to a limi ted a rea whi ch ca n be cove red in de pth ; (3) the academi c rigor of t he p ro posa l s ho uld be a t le ast e qual co chat ex pec ted of oc he r Communi cat ion S rnd ic s concc n crar ions; an d (4 ) if, in th e ju dg me nt of t he co mmittee, th ese goa ls can be me t be tte r throug h an och c r major or con cc nc ra ci on th e pro posa l " ·ill be re jec te d. Ob ta ining a degree wit h t hi s conce ntration requires a minimum of 42 uni ts, 24 of whic h mu s t be frorn the De partme n t of Commu n ica ri o n Swdi es . Two s pec ifi c courses, 4S8 and 478, arc require d. A minimum of 27 u nits mu st be uppe r di, ·ision. The inte rdi sc ipli na ry pro posa l mu s t be s ubmitted a nd approved no la te r th a n th e fir s t se meste r o f th e juni o r yea r. No exceptions will be made.
OBJECTIVES
It is the purpose of the Com muni cat ion S tudi es Departme nt ch a t \\'h e n yo u co mpl e t e o ur maj o rs yo u w ill have : ( 1) we ll deve lope d pe rsona l communi ca tion s kill s a nd be ab le co chink , writ e. a nd s pea k c le arl y a nd e ffec t ive ly; (2) lea rnin g s kill s whi c h w ill ena bl e yo u to con tinu e co d e , c lo p pe rsonall y and pro fess io na ll y aft e r gradu a ti o n; (3) e ntry level s kill s fo r e mploy me nt in yo ur chose n fi e ld o r e lse h a, ·e s ui tab le pr e p a ra ti o n fo r gradu a te s tud y: (4 ) at least t he beg innings of a \\O rk a bl e wo rld vie w ll'hi ch uni fi es yo ur li fe's wo rk and yo ur C hri s ti an fa ith.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
Upon compl e ti on of th e uni , ·e rs iry bacca lau reate a nd majo r req uire me nts, th e Commun ica ti o n S w d ies de pa rtme nt o ffe rs th e Bac h e lo r of Ar ts d eg ree ,n two majo rs : ■ Communi cat ion Sw d ies ■ Commu ni cation D iso rde rs ,\ 'ore: . \ II 1111ljon 11111St ad,in:e a mi11im11m 1;mrle of a "C" i11 all mrljor co111:<es 1ah11 al Bio/a. A11y OJ1 e rf'ceivi J1K a low:er t rade 11111st !<'j}er11 the co111:re ru•ith a hi1;her gmrle to rereive crerlitfor the co11rse. /11 all lll(l}01:1. !he !o!rd 1111111ber of 111/ ils for major area credit from pmoiwm, i11l!'mship a11rl rlirerrerl research courses may 1101 e.w-eerl 11i11e 1111its. /11 all majors , the requirer! ge11eral erl11catio11 co111 :<e fo r rhe Com m1111im 1io11 S t11rlies Departme11 t is Comm /00, 1111less orheru,:ise s!a!erl.
COMMUNICATION STUDIES MAJOR
St11rle111s 11111st dwose 011e of rhree
emphases 1111der rhis major: ■
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS MAJOR
Communi ca ti on S tu d ies
Speech/ D rama
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MINOR
The majo r in communi ca ti on di so rd e rs is a pr e- p ro fess io na l degree th at pro,·id cs th e srndent wi t h a found a ti on in norma l com muni cat ion and an understa nding of th e compl ex iti es of communi cati on di so rd e rs. It is thc a im of th e dc pamne nt co set thi s knowl-
In terdi sc iplin a ry Swdi es Communica tion Studies
A Commu n icatio n Srn di c:s J\ linor is offe red" ith complet ion of a minimum of 21 units. I Z of which mu s t be u ppe r d iv is io n . i\lu s r include 383 and 478. Contact the Commu n icatio n Swdi cs Dt: part me nt rega rd ing specific courses.
Wh e n st ud e nt s h a , ·e co m pl e ted thi s co nce ntration th ey s hou ld be pre pa re d fo r e mploy me nt in fi e ld s whe re exce ll e nt inte rpe rsonal a nd gro up commu -
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