Upon completing the Communication Studies degree, students will be able to:
Demonstrate subject matter knowledge of the communication studies discipline, including:
- The history of the discipline.
- The nature of theory and its role in the study and practice of human communication.
- The foundational theoretical concepts from multiple sub-disciplines within the major.
- Express ideas and relay information using conventions and forms appropriate to the intended audience.
- Test or generate new knowledge using research methods appropriate to the communication studies discipline.
- Articulate the relationship among disciplinary subject matter, research methodologies and one or more non-academic contexts.
- Demonstrate the value of multiple theoretical, pedagogical, and socio-cultural perspectives.
- Collaborate effectively and ethically in group problem- solving and decision-making situations.
- Demonstrate and value respectful engagement with individual and group differences in interactions with all others.
- Apply ethical standards to communication practices across multiple contexts.
- Apply communication principles in service of justice for self, others, and society.
- Innovate, justify, and enact solutions based on: inquiry, discernment, evidence, and analysis.
- Demonstrate and value the pursuit of ethical action through critical reason and reflection.
- Demonstrate and value a self-reflexive approach to the study and practice of communication.