Unlock your superpowers with a degree in Communication Studies from Marshall University!
What is Communication Studies?
Communication Studies majors develop communication competence and expertise that connects people and creates change in personal and professional contexts.
Communication Studies is a perfect major for students who have a variety of interests and talents because it provides techniques and tools for analyzing, managing, and improving communication in every arena of professional and personal interaction.
Communication Studies is a field of academia that examines the process of human communication, including the creation, delivery, and receiving of verbal and non-verbal messages within social and cultural contexts. Our faculty are experts in various aspects of communication and focus on the intersection of theory, research, and practice in their scholarship and teaching. Students can take classes on a wide range of topics including:
- CMM 205 Pop Culture Rhetoric
- CMM 207 Business Communication
- CMM 213 Communication in Relationships
- CMM 239 Communication and Film
- CMM 302 Professional Presentations
- CMM 303 Communication Theories
- CMM 308 Persuasive Communication
- CMM 315 Communication in Groups
- CMM 319 Leadership Dynamics
- CMM 322 Intercultural Communication
- CMM 374 Health Communication
- CMM 410 Crisis & Risk Communication
- CMM 420 Conflict Communication
- CMM 456 Digital Communication
The Department of Communication Studies is in the second year of implementing the priorities identified during strategic planning in the 2023-2024 academic year. Our priorities focus on growth and innovation and will contribute to the University’s ambitious strategic plan, Marshall For All, Marshall Forever.
What can I do with a major in Communication Studies?
A communication degree is all about learning to communicate information effectively by analyzing and applying theories that help us understand and explain how and why we communicate the way we do. Communication Studies helps you develop practical communication skills for engagement around campus, in the workplace, at home, in society, and in the world. Students who earn a degree in Communication Studies successfully find employment opportunities in a variety of areas where effective interpersonal, organizational, intercultural, ethical, and, or media-savvy communication expertise is required.
A major in Communication Studies can prepare you for a wide range of careers, including: human relations, customer service, social services, management, entrepreneurship, fundraising, law, politics, consulting, teaching, sales, and more!
Communication skills frequently top the list of skills that employers desire in employees.
These include writing, speaking, presenting, listening, negotiating, and teamwork. Additionally, employers are looking for leadership, critical thinking, social media, and problem-solving skills.
In addition, we offer a minor in Communication Studies and Business Communication.
The Department of Communication Studies is home to the nationally successful Marshall University Speech and Debate Team, the Thundering Word, which is the most winning team on campus! Join us and live your “Marshall Moment!”
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