Program Overview
The Communication Studies Minor at the University of North Texas enhances students' understanding of human communication and equips them with sought-after skills such as verbal communication, problem-solving, and decision-making. The program emphasizes creative, self-reflexive leadership and is taught by award-winning faculty. It supports student organizations, including the Debate Team, and offers personalized attention within a supportive community.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Communication Studies Minor at the University of North Texas is a 18-credit hour program designed to enhance students' understanding of human communication. It aims to equip students with essential skills sought by employers, including verbal communication, problem-solving, teamwork, and decision-making. The program emphasizes the development of communication scholarship and practice from diverse perspectives, fostering creative, self-reflexive, and engaged leaders in personal, professional, and civic life.
Teaching:
The program boasts a faculty composed of award-winning teachers and internationally-recognized scholars who mentor students with innovative knowledge about communication in a wide variety of contexts. The department supports the UNT Debate Team, a student chapter of the Lambda Pi Eta national honor society, the NCA Future Pros organization, and the Performance Interest Group.
Careers:
The Department of Communication Studies strives to serve student populations with wide-ranging career goals, including graduate study and professional employment in a variety of industries.
Other:
The program offers personalized student attention within a tight-knit community committed to developing the next generation of organizational, group, and community leaders. The Debate Team is consistently recognized as one of the nation's best and regularly has students participate in the prestigious National Debate Tournament. Communication students partnered with Texas Motor Speedway's marketing team for on-hand class projects.
