Department Learning Objectives

Goal 1: Students will demonstrate competency in communication skills related to the production and presentation of messages in multiple formats.

Goal 2: Students will demonstrate competency in critical thinking skills related to the analysis, interpretation, and criticism of messages.

Goal 3: Students will demonstrate competency in skills related to the construction and analysis of argumentation and persuasive discourse.

Goal 4: Students will demonstrate competency in research skills related to the use of the field's professional literature and in systematic research design and implementation.

Goal 5: Students will demonstrate an understanding of multiple theoretical perspectives and diverse intellectual traditions in Communication.

Goal 6: Students will demonstrate competency in human relational interaction.

Goal 7: Students will demonstrate competency in the analysis and practice of ethical communication.

Goal 8: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the importance of free expression and the responsibilities it entails.

Goal 9: Students will demonstrate competency in effective communication with diverse others and an understanding of the impact of culture on communication.