The communication department offers an array of broad and specific  courses for students who plan careers related to communication and mass  media. Courses encompass writing, speaking and analyzing messages from  all contexts: interpersonal, small group, public, and mass.
The communication major includes nine credits of departmental core  courses, and nine to 15 credits of courses in one of three emphasis  areas: human communication, journalism, and multimedia production.
Intended to be primarily a transfer degree, this major is for  students interested in mass media, customer relations, human resource  development, teaching, sales, public relations, advertising, and  business. The preprofessional and students who wish to enter other  careers which demand effective human interaction should benefit.