Communication Studies

Communication Studies Major with Specializations in

• Interpersonal and Group Communication

• Intercultural and International Communication

• Rhetoric and Public Advocacy

• Digital Communication and Culture

Communication Studies (CS) is both a scholarly and professional academic field that focuses on processes of communication ranging from the spoken word to global media in interpersonal, organizational, cultural, political, and international contexts.

The major is an ideal springboard for a variety of graduate degrees and - due to the spread of globalization and digital communication - the basis for an increasing number of new careers.

Interested students should contact the Department of Communication Studies at 646-312-3720 or visit the department's website.

Program Learning Goals

 Upon completion of a major in Communication Studies, students will be able to:

1.  Explain why it is important to study human communication.

2. Define the sub-disciplines within communication studies, including interpersonal, group, organizational, intercultural, public, and digital communication.

3.  Articulate what makes a communicator competent.

4.  Appraise the role of ethics and diversity in contemporary communication.

5.  Apply concepts of communication studies to personal, academic, and professional contexts.

6.  Discuss local, national, and global trends in communication and assess their impact on individual or collective decision-making.

7.  Construct effective messages about communication using the terminology of the discipline.

8.  Explain major models, theories, and methods of communication studies.

9.  Explain the role of perception in communication.

10.  Describe the functions and components of verbal and nonverbal communication, including effective listening.

11.  Construct and communicate persuasive, ethical, logically sound, effectively evidenced, well organized, stylistically felicitous messages that are appropriately tailored to a given audience.