Communication and Media Arts

Purpose Statement- Communication Arts Program

The Communication Arts program provides students from all disciplines with the opportunity and training to improve their verbal and written communication skills. Students gain an appreciation of cultural heritage as it is revealed through the study of traditional and contemporary communication texts, including written and spoken discourse, literature, film, television, music, and advertising. Students learn to become effective and ethically responsible communicators, who can design, express, interpret and evaluate functional messages in a variety of contexts, including personal, social, political, religious and organizational settings.

Program Goals

To assist communication arts students as they develop their critical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
To assist communication arts students as they develop their writing and presentational skills.
To provide communication arts students with a basic knowledge of broadcast technology.

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Communication Arts Emphasis Areas

Courses

Communication Arts