Background

Beginning in the Fall 2006 semester, the Department of Communication will offer three concentrations for students.  These concentrations include: public relations, social interaction and technical communication.

Public Relations

The Public Relations concentration examines how corporations, governments, and civic groups create campaigns to manage relations with their various publics. Students will become information specialists, learning to inform their constituents and persuade them to action through strategies which foster organizational goals and serve the public interest.

Social Interaction

The Social Interaction concentration provides general grounding in communication theory, research, and practice, treating such traditional areas as interpersonal and small group communication, rhetorical analysis, and persuasion. Some students in this concentration will pursue careers in education. Students in this concentration may also pursue advanced study in Communication at the graduate level.

Technical Communication

The Technical Communication concentration enables students to explore the processes of creating and distributing information in a variety of formats. Students will study the principles of writing for various audiences using technologies of layout and design, desktop publishing, and writing for the World Wide Web.
From the Communication Department Website

Degree Plans

Public Relations ~ PR

Social Interaction ~ SI

Speech ~ SP

Technical Communication ~TC

	2002 - 2004	2004 - 2006	2006 - 2008
Major - COM - PR
Major - COM - SI	Not Available	Not Available
Major - COM - SP			Not Available
Major - COM - TC
Major - COM - Electronic Media			Not Available
Minor - COM