Department of Communication
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Communication, Culture and Advocacy includes courses in theory, practice and criticism in the general field of human communication. Students in this major have a broad communications background appropriate for a variety of careers in organizational/corporate, educational or governmental settings. This emphasis provides a strong preparation for students planning to pursue graduate and/or law school.
The emphasis in Communication, Culture and Advocacy (CCA) offers courses that are linked by a common interest in the functions of discourse in all its forms. Courses in this emphasis focus on helping students to develop analytical, critical and research skills necessary for effective and ethical speaking, listening, and writing. Courses in this emphasis also help students apply knowledge and skills to acts of public advocacy in understanding the meaningful work of citizenship in a changing communicative environment.
The emphasis in CCA seeks to model and encourage the application of research and theory for real work problem-solving; to increase student's understanding of how complex communication environments work; to increase understanding of the First Amendment and ethical issues in communication; and to prepare students for interdisciplinary and flexible leadership in managing some of the communication challenges of a new century. Graduates who have concentrated in this emphasis have found jobs in all areas of communication as well as found it to provide a strong foundation for graduate studies and law school.
"What can I do with a Communication Studies degree with a CCA emphasis?"
