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Communication - Interpersonal Communication Major

Overview

The Communication Department at the University of Jamestown is designed as part of an undergraduate liberal arts education that provides students with theoretical and practical life experiences in all aspects of communication.

The mission of this program is to provide students with a solid understanding of the communication discipline and its relevance to their lives; to prepare students for further education, career, and life beyond the University of Jamestown. The program is dedicated to students’ needs and has recently revised and improved its foundation and core teachings, developing new courses and content based on regular and thorough assessment of industry needs and the communications environment.

The Interpersonal Communication concentration is designed to teach critical thinking while learning about the complex interaction of social and psychological forces that have an impact on human relationships in our ever-increasing diverse world.

Requirements

Core Courses – Communication

COMM 101Introduction to Communication Studies

3
COMM 250Academic Research and Writing

3
COMM 301Communication Theory

3
COMM 312/ENGL 312Writing in the Professions

3
COMM 318Computer Mediated Communication

3
COMM 370Diversity Communication

3
Total Credit Hours:18

Core Courses – Interpersonal Communication

COMM 220Interpersonal Communication

3
COMM 305Cross-Cultural Communication

3
COMM 360Nonverbal Communication

3
COMM 405Conflict Management and Mediation

3
FLAN 2XXIntermediate Foreign Language

3
FLAN 2XXIntermediate Foreign Language

3
Total Credit Hours:21

Plus one of the following courses:

PSYC 311Theories of Personality

3
PSYC 315/SOC 315Social Psychology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Plus two of the following courses:

COMM 314Publicity and PR

3
COMM 402International Communication

3
COMM 410Communication Honors Research Methods

3
EE 350Internship

1-8
Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 48

Plan of Study

Outcomes

  1. Students will write correctly and clearly in forms and styles appropriate to the audiences and purposes they serve.
  2. Students will communicate orally to an audience a document in its intellectual, emotional and aesthetic entirety.
  3. Students will demonstrate emotional intelligence of the diversity of peoples and cultures and the role of communication in a global society.
  4. Students will utilize critical thinking in the application of the communication process as a responsible member of society.
  5. Students will integrate research and theory in the skills of communication.
  6. Students will demonstrate interpersonal skills.