Multi-dimensional in its approach, Communication Studies Department uses the rich resources of both the humanities and the social sciences in exploring the human capacity for speech - when, where, why, how, and with what effect people interact through language and extra-linguistic symbols - and focuses on the theory and practice of human communication in a variety of contexts: interpersonal, intercultural, instructional, organizational, political, in dyads, in small groups, and in the mass media. The Communication Studies program prepares students for graduate work or careers in a wide variety of occupations that place a premium on excellent communication skills. The Communication Studies degree program is now among the most popular in the College of Liberal Arts.
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Senior Projects from 2020
Reducing Uncertainty: A Student Perspective on an Introductory Communication Course, Hannah Williams and Campbell Warren
Senior Projects from 2019
The 2019 Communication Studies Career Symposium, Emily Beth Bernstein
An Analysis on the Universalism-Relativism Debate, the Effects of Ethnocentrism, and How These Theories Dictate Human Rights Around the World, Katherine J. Brouker
Event Planning as a Means of Applying Transferable Skills: The Planning of the 2019 Communication Studies Banquet, Kylie E. Clark
Communications Theories and College Baseball Recruiting, Davis Willback Ellington
"The James Gang": Keys to the Success of Tobin James Cellars, Natalie A. Fink
The Effect of Vocal Fillers on Credibility, Communication Competence, and Likeability, Lea E. Gikas and Zachary T. Sutcliffe
REDEFINE: Messages about Masculinity, Anna Leonidovna Goryachikova, Mason Mitchell Montgomery, and Hannah Jayne Martell
The Effect of Social Media Platforms On Perceptions of Flirtatiousness and Discomfort, Brynn Alyssa Motal
A White Savior, Savagery, and Criminality in the City of "Multitudinous Opportunity" in Zootopia, Matthew Keizo Nagata
Exploring Student Motivations in Using a Newly Developed Study Abroad Application, Danica L. Schutt
Senior Projects from 2018
“Perspective by Incongruity” Applied to Depictions of Race in the Media, Darren Nana Yaw Adjei
The Biased Language in Media Commentary at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, Gabriella Adriana Barattolo
Spark: The Key to Their Success, Brittany L. Bromberg
Art Brut & Bricolage: Manifesting Alternate Imaginaries of the Waste Cataclysm, Dominic Alan Chequer
The Role of Narratives in Eliciting Strong Audience Response to Emotional Commercials, Brooks Jessica
To be the Golden Girl: Disordered Eating Within Figure Skating, Giulia Christine Thomas
Forging Relationships: How Communication Theories Can Help Long-term Residents in Animal Shelters Get Adopted, Andrea F. Tucker
Senior Projects from 2017
A Rhetorical Criticism of Waiting for Superman, Jordan L. Baxter
The Effects of Time Spent on Rapport Building: A Predictive Analysis of a Higher Education Call Center, Alyssa L. Crary
Sexy Robots: A Perpetuation of Patriarchy, Ashlyn Des Roches
Rock the Runway Event Proposal, Jamie R. Foxen and Hayley Silva
The Relationship Between Nonverbal Communication and Patient Willingness to Comply in Framed, Low-Risk Medical Settings, Rachael A. Katz
Taco Bell "Live Bién" Campaign, Briana Rubalcava
Innovative Dance Music Productions: Social Media Marketing Campaign, Savannah M. Smith and Julia P. Melmon