Majoring in Communication

Our program is based on the premise that educated individuals must be able to comprehend complex interpersonal, political, social, cultural, institutional and international contexts.

Listening effectively and adapting to communicative encounters with persons of diverse abilities, backgrounds, and situations are useful skills that extend far beyond the walls of a classroom.

Successful communicators emerging from the Communication Program will have a sense of responsibility for the substance and consequences of communicative interaction.

Beyond understanding the dynamics of complex communication, Communication Majors are encouraged to put their learned skills to use in the Internship Program, Community-based Learning and other activities within the University.

There are many opportunities to put theory into practice

Requirements for the Undergraduate Major:

Sp 100, Introduction to Communication 
Sp 220, Public Speaking 
Sp 311, Communication Inquiry 
    - Wr 222 or Wr 333
Sp 416, Theories of Communication

All coursework applied to the major must be taken for a letter grade and must earn a grade of "C" or better.

A total of 56 credits must be completed in Communication with a grade of "C" or better, including at least 24 credits in upper-division Communication courses. No more than 12 credits may be counted from courses numbered Sp 401 through Sp 409. A minimum of 12 credits must be taken at PSU.