About this Degree
An education in communication studies offers powerful skill sets that go far beyond polishing one's presentation style. These include negotiating conflict, crafting effective arguments and persuasive messages, working constructively within groups, navigating cultural divides, creating effective publicity campaigns, building satisfying personal relationships, and recognizing the channels of communication available to resolve problems. How do roommates or diplomats resolve disagreements? What communication strategies do people use when testifying before a government subcommittee or interviewing for a job? Communication Studies builds these and related high-demand skills.
What you will learn
As a liberal art, communication studies offers a broad understanding of the world beyond specific skills. You will become a more conscientious consumer of the information that confronts us daily. Courses in the major approach a variety of communication environments and how they function, from public to personal. You may learn about the workings of political campaigns or patterns of talk between doctors and patients. You may learn to dissect Malcolm X's speech on "The Ballot or the Bullet" or dig deep into why women and men sometimes talk past one another. You may gain insight into the dynamics that drive communication patterns in dysfunctional families, or you may learn how the system of advertising shapes our daily lives.
Interesting Facts about this Degree or Program
- The Communication Studies department has a consistently higher job placement rate than the university average.
- Some famous Alumni include D.J. Shockley, former Atlanta Falcons Quarterback, Jeff Arnold, founder of WebMD, amongst others.
Other Information about Degree or Program
Scholarly inquiry in the field of communication aims to systematically advance knowledge about how humans create, interpret, and respond to messages. Ultimately, our research helps us to understand how and why humans communicate the way they do. Therefore, the research contributions made by students of the Department of Communication Studies are a lasting part of the body of humanistic and social scientific knowledge about communication. More research information here.
Scholarship and Award Information
Established by Mr. L. W. Cone of Crawford, GA, in honor of his wife, Olive M. Cone, the Cone Scholarship recognizes the outstanding achievement of a Communication Studies major with a tuition scholarship for the fall semester. All majors are eligible to apply regardless of religious affiliation.
Student Organizations
Employment Information
| Global Spectrum | Global L.E.A.D. |
| Sam Adams | Habitat for Humanity |
| CLASSå | Liberty Mutual |
| Leasing | Lockheed Martin |
| Post Properties | Lowe’s |
| Geico | McKesson |
| The Ivy Buckhead | Mendes & Mount Law Firm |
| United Way | Momentum Business Solutions |
| E-Higher | OmniPoint |
| Disney Corporation | OneSource Healthcare |
| Agnes Scott College | Scotland Wright Associates |
| Albany Herald | Southern Pipe and Supply |
| American Cancer Society | Renda Broadcasting |
| Axiom | Teach for America |
| Centers for Disease Control | The Weekly Planet |
| CNN | United Way |
| Coca-Cola Company | Universal Music Group |
| Delta Airlines | University of Pennsylvania |
| Emory Healthcare | University of Wisconsin |
| Engauge | Utah Jazz |
| Enterprise Rent-a-Car | Wachovia |
| Evening Post Publishing | Walt Disney Company |
| Food Bank of NEGA | WNCG Radio |
| Georgia Baptist Healthcare | World Travel Partners |
| Georgia Farm Bureau | Young Life |
| Georgia Pacific | Liberty Mutual |
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- Health Communication Specialist
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