"It is easy to feel the dehumanizing effects ofa technological society. One of the goals of the communication department is not only to remind students that they have value because they are created in the image ofGod, but also to provide them with the tools and knowledge necessary to be caring and effective communicators." - Dr. David Bicker Chair, Department ofCommunication
Department of Communication
David C. Bicker, Ph.D. , Chair
FACULTY
Professors: Bicker , Saunders Associate Professors: T. Lewis , Nash , D. Shanebeck Instructor: M. Narramore Objectives: The communicat ion major offers concentrations in speech pathology , print mass media , radio-televi sion-film , dra ma and public and organizational communication. Additional options are the interdisciplinary major and the intradisciplinary major in communication studies. In each of these , the department attempts to aid students in integrating their Christian beliefs with their academic training , whether the vocational goals are reli gious or secu lar . Upon comp letion of the communication major , the student should have achieved at least one of the following: (I) the theoretical knowledge and proficiency necessary for graduate work; (2) the training and knowledge necessary for classroom teaching or the basic preparation in speech pathology; (3) the background required for vocations in the communication-related fields. The communication curricu lum also provides support ing courses for several other majors. COMMUNICATION MAJOR Students who plan to major in communication should obtain early departmental counseling in setting up their individual programs in the specific concentration of their choice. This program must be approved and on file with the department at the beginning of the student's junior year. Department Major: 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division , including 458 , 478 and either 340 or 386. Speech pathology emphasis substitute 472 for 340 or 386. Eighteen units should be taken within one emphasis . Any additional units may be selected outside the concentration. Majors are expected to take Com munication l 00 to fulfill the general education requirement , but it does not count toward the 30 unit major in communication. Department Minor: 18 units , of which 12 must be upper divi sion , including 458,478. 12 units should be taken within one of five emphases available: speech pathology , print media, radio television-film, drama or public and organ izational communica tion. HUMANITIES MAJOR: COMMUNICATION CONCENTRATION Communication may be used as the area of concentration for the humanities major (page 72). This concentration is basically a
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