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Communication
Department Chair: Joan Steck
Faculty: Terence Check, Jeanmarie Cook, Karyl Daughters, Richard Ice, Katherine
Johnson, Julie Lynch, Joan Steck, Erin Szabo, Donald Turk, Kristin Vonnegut
The field of communication focuses on how people use messages to
generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, channels, and media. The
discipline explores the human condition by studying how we communicate and how that
communication constructs social reality, shapes human communities, influences
relationships, and defines our physical environment. The field of communication promotes
the effective and ethical practice of communication. Understanding communication entails
understanding writing, speaking, and listening; as well as understanding the influence of
medium, form, audience, culture, and source on the message. Courses in the department
reflect the classical and the modern strands of the discipline by offering courses in
three areas: Rhetoric and Public Address, Communication Theory, and Media Studies.
Communication courses are designed to provide students with the
communication theory and skills which are necessary for college work and for personal and
professional development after graduation. These courses are especially recommended for
students considering careers in teaching, management, government, health care, law, public
relations, newspaper and magazine writing, broadcasting, and business; but a communication
major can be an excellent foundation for any career.
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