Communication Studies Major (BA)

Communication Studies Major- Bachelor of Arts (BA)

The Department emphasizes two areas of study, Interpersonal Communication and Public Communication. The program promotes the growth of and knowledge about communication and its uses to achieve individual, group, and societal goals. Students explore the functions, processes, channels, and influences of communication. They work to acquire proficiency in critical analysis, social scientific and humanistic research methods, argumentation, and oral written presentation.

 

Please see the UNLV Greenspun Department of Communications Studies web page at communicationstudies.unlv.edu for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.  Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available at https://www.unlv.edu/degree/ba-communication-studies.

 

Please see advising information at the UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Student Advising Center https://www.unlv.edu/urbanaffairs/advising

 Accreditation

Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the B.A. in Communication Studies at UNLV, students will be able to: 

• Describe the Communication discipline and its central questions.
• Engage in Communication inquiry, research, analysis, and evaluation.
• Utilize ethical Communication skills and principles to define, evaluate, and influence public discourse and real-world problems.
• Apply research-based arguments and advocacy skills to influence public discourse.
• Prepare and deliver messages that are appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context, in order to accomplish communicative goals such as sharing information, completing tasks, and solving problems.
• Use communication to embrace difference and diversity and to function effectively in diverse groups.    

University Graduation Requirements

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