Program Overview

Communication Major

The Communication Major focuses on the study of how human beings create meaning through the exchange of verbal, nonverbal, and mediated messages. Students learn how to competently create and critically consume messages in both written and oral forms, and become adept at the skills and underlying theories of such topics as:

• intercultural interactions
• small group communication
• persuasion
• public communication
• race and gender
• conflict resolution
• interviewing and listening

Degree Overview

This degree program offers a 100% online option. The Communication Major is designed for students who connect creativity and intellectual curiosity with practical interpersonal and organizational skills.

Degree Requirements

While completing a BA/BS with a Communication Major concentration, students gain broad exposure to all of the social contexts in which people communicate, including:

• interpersonal
• rhetorical
• small group
• organizational
• mass media

Capstone

In completing the Capstone project, students build a rich portfolio out of the work they have completed during their entire university experience, demonstrating how they have fulfilled the Communication Program's degree requirements, and also setting them up for a successful launch to their career after graduation.

Guided Pathways

Similar degree paths include:

• AAOT/AGS in Communications, RCC
• AAOT/AGS in Communications, UCC
• AAOT/AGS in Communications, KCC

Similar Majors and Minors

Similar fields of study include:

• Communication, Social Media & Public Engagement
• Digital Cinema
• Communication Studies, Minor
• Digital Journalism, Minor
• Professional Social Media, Certificate
• Environmental Communication, Certificate

Micro-Credentials

Available micro-credentials include:

• Design Thinking & Lean Entrepreneurship
• Global Communication
• Health & Crisis Communication
• Multimedia Journalism
• Persuasive Communication
• Social Media Strategy
• Visual Storytelling

Sample Graduate Degrees

Sample graduate degrees include:

• Communication, PSU
• Strategic Communication, UO
• Communication and Media Studies, UO
• Communication Leadership, UW

Career Opportunities and Outlook

The Communication Major prepares students for a wide range of career opportunities.