Student Learning Outcomes:

The Department of Communication has identified the following seven student learning outcomes:

1. Students will be able to think clearly, critically, and creatively in response to communication problems.
2. Students will express ideas in oral, written, and mediated messages that are coherent, persuasive, and ethical.
3. Students will demonstrate the communication skills necessary to engage in personal, professional, civic, and social relationships.
4. Students will adapt oral, visual, written, and mediated messages to diverse audiences across multiple platforms.
5. Students will analyze and evaluate verbal and nonverbal messages in differing social, political, and cultural contexts in order to assess their effectiveness.
6. Students will use current technology related to the communication field.
7. Students will work productively in groups and teams on a range of communication projects.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with major in Communication