Bachelor of Science in Communication - Communication Studies 24 months Undergraduate Program By University of Utah |Top Universities

Bachelor of Science in Communication - Communication Studies

Subject Ranking

# 201-250QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Communication and Media StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Program Purpose The B.A. in Communication provides a broad, liberal-arts orientation to the field of communication studies while providing opportunities to specialize in certain areas by choosing among three sequences: Communication Studies, Strategic Communication (advertising, marketing, public relations), and Journalism (written, aural, visual, digital, and mobile). Learning Outcomes Communication Studies Sequence Outcomes Basic knowledge of interpersonal, group, and/or organizational communication. Understanding of the structure and reasoning of argumentation, as well as the ability to present arguments in written and/or spoken form. Understanding of communication within and across differences in gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, ability, and age. Practical or selective knowledge of theories of communication. Upper-division knowledge in at least one specialized area: rhetoric, conflict resolution, critical/cultural approaches to communication, intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, mediated communication, organizational communication, and/or science/health/environmental communication. Strategic Communication and Journalism Sequence Outcomes Basic skills to communicate effectively across written, aural, visual, digital, and mobile media. Survey knowledge of technological, business, historical, legal, and ethical foundations of mediated communication. Understanding of issues of gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, ability, and age in mediated communication. Upper-division knowledge of concepts and/or skills in media production. Upper-division knowledge of concepts and/or skills in advertising, marketing, public relations, and/or journalism. Advanced knowledge of mass communication law, media history, issues of diversity in mediated communication, and/or applied ethics in mediated communication.

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Program Purpose The B.A. in Communication provides a broad, liberal-arts orientation to the field of communication studies while providing opportunities to specialize in certain areas by choosing among three sequences: Communication Studies, Strategic Communication (advertising, marketing, public relations), and Journalism (written, aural, visual, digital, and mobile). Learning Outcomes Communication Studies Sequence Outcomes Basic knowledge of interpersonal, group, and/or organizational communication. Understanding of the structure and reasoning of argumentation, as well as the ability to present arguments in written and/or spoken form. Understanding of communication within and across differences in gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, ability, and age. Practical or selective knowledge of theories of communication. Upper-division knowledge in at least one specialized area: rhetoric, conflict resolution, critical/cultural approaches to communication, intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, mediated communication, organizational communication, and/or science/health/environmental communication. Strategic Communication and Journalism Sequence Outcomes Basic skills to communicate effectively across written, aural, visual, digital, and mobile media. Survey knowledge of technological, business, historical, legal, and ethical foundations of mediated communication. Understanding of issues of gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, ability, and age in mediated communication. Upper-division knowledge of concepts and/or skills in media production. Upper-division knowledge of concepts and/or skills in advertising, marketing, public relations, and/or journalism. Advanced knowledge of mass communication law, media history, issues of diversity in mediated communication, and/or applied ethics in mediated communication.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
Other English Language Requirements: TOEFL: 550 (paper-based test), or 213 (computer-based test).

2 Years
Jan-2000

Tuition fees

Domestic Students

0 USD
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International Students

0 USD
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