Communication Studies

Subject Categories: Business & Management, Humanities & Liberal Arts

Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Communication Studies

Total Credit Hours: A minimum of 120 credit hours

Institution: University of Maryland University College

Program Description:

The major in communication studies provides a cross-disciplinary curriculum with theoretical and practical foundations in information development, journalism, and professional communication. Emphasizing applications appropriate to government, business, industry, and mass media, the curriculum helps students use appropriate investigative techniques as well as develop and refine written and oral skills needed for professional communication in workplace and public environments.

The communication studies major instructs students in written and oral communication theory and its application to workplace processes, techniques, and technologies, as well as theory appropriate for communication through the mass media. The curriculum offers multidisciplinary courses and stresses how to meet the information needs of a high-technology, globally oriented, and diverse society. Students may select a general emphasis allowing broad program flexibility or a more structured emphasis in business communication, technical communication, or journalism.

Graduates in communication studies are prepared to work in a wide variety of communication specialties including technical writing, editing, corporate communications, and information design, as well as in the fields of advertising, public relations, and journalism.

Delivery format: Web-based online courses and voice-mail conferencing courses.

For more information:

Communication Studies
3501 University Blvd. East Adelphi, MD 20783 USA

Email: umucinfo@info.umuc.edu
Web: http://www.umuc.edu/prog/ugp/majors/comm.shtml