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Theory and practice come together in this program with its emphasis on performance. Employers in all fields seek people with good communication skills. In the program you will learn how to craft logical arguments, a skill essential to professions such as law, politics and sales. You can hone your research, thinking and speaking skills with practical experiences through participation in collegiate debate, the public speaking team or an internship in a local business or organization. Your study of human communication behavior will prepare you to attend graduate school in fields that require interpersonal communication skills including counseling, the ministry or public administration. Recent graduates have gone on to work in human resources, pharmaceutical sales and education. Program of Study: Bachelor of Arts in Communication or a minor in communication
OVERVIEW OF THE COMMUNICATION PROGRAM The Department of Communication and Theatre Arts offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication. Required courses introduce the student to the various special areas of speech as an academic discipline: interpersonal, organizational and group communication, rhetoric, oratory, and debate. This is a liberal arts degree which can be paired with any minor desired by the student. The Department also provides a minor for the student with an interest in speech communication. The program of study provides a balance among the various areas of academic speech studies.
Students completing the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication will be able to seek employment in business, industry or government. Fairmont State students will also be competent to compete with graduates of most colleges for graduate studies in communication. The minor in communication is a complement to the student’s major field of study and allows the student to present themselves to a potential employer as a liberally educated individual. |
