Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric. Academic Program Description
A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.
Related Occupations
- Communications Teachers
- Copy Writers
- Public Address System Announcers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Technical Writers
Colleges Offering this Curriculum
- Adirondack Community College
- Alabama State University
- Albertus Magnus College
- Albion College
- Albright College
- Alderson Broaddus College
- Alfred University
- Allegheny College
- Allen County Community College
- Alliant International University-San Diego
- Alma College
- Alvernia College
- Alverno College
- Amarillo College
- American University
- American University of Puerto Rico
- American University of Puerto Rico
- Anderson University
- Andrew College
- Andrews University
- Angelina College
- Angelo State University
- Aquinas College
- Arcadia University
- Arizona State University - Tempe
- Arizona State University at the Downtown Phoenix Campus
- Arizona State University at the West Campus
- Arizona Western College
- Ashland University
- Assumption College
- Atlantic Union College
- Auburn University-Montgomery
- Augsburg College
- Augusta State University
- Augustana College
- Aurora University
- Austin College
- Avila University
- Azusa Pacific University
- Baker University
- Baldwin-Wallace College
- Baptist Bible College and Seminary
- Barry University
- Barton County Community College
- Baylor University
- Belhaven College
- Bellarmine University
- Belmont University
- Benedictine University
- Bennington College
- Bethany College
- Bethany College
- Bethany Lutheran College
- Bethel College
- Bethel University
- Biola University
- Blackburn College
- Blinn College
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Bluefield College
- Bluffton University
- Bob Jones University
- Boise State University
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
- Bradley University
- Brewton-Parker College
- Brigham Young University-Idaho
- Bristol Community College
- Broome Community College
- Bryan College
- Bryant University
- Bucks County Community College
- Bunker Hill Community College
- Butler University
- CUNY City College
- CUNY College of Staten Island
- Cabrini College
- Caldwell College
- California Baptist University
- California Lutheran University
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
- California State University-Bakersfield
- California State University-Chico
- California State University-Dominguez Hills
- California State University-East Bay
- California State University-Fresno
- California State University-Fullerton
- California State University-Los Angeles
- California State University-Northridge
- California State University-Sacramento
- California State University-San Bernardino
- California State University-San Marcos
- California State University-Stanislaus
- California University of Pennsylvania
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph
- Calvin College
- Cameron University
- Canisius College
- Capital Community College
- Capital University
- Cardinal Stritch University
- Carlow University
- Carroll College
- Carroll College
- Carson-Newman College
- Carthage College
- Cascade College
- Castleton State College
- Catawba College
- Catholic University of America
- Cedar Crest College
- Cedarville University
- Centenary College
- Central College
- Central Connecticut State University
- Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Central Pennsylvania College
- Central Washington University
- Cerritos College
- Chaminade University of Honolulu
- Chapman University
- Chatham University
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- Christopher Newport University
- Cisco Junior College
- Clarendon College
- Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Clark University
- Clarke College
- Clarkson University
- Clayton State University
- Clearwater Christian College
- Cleveland State University
- Coastal Bend College
- Coastal Carolina University
- Cochise College
- Coe College
- Coker College
- College Misericordia
- College of Charleston
- College of Mount Saint Vincent
- College of Mount St. Joseph
- College of Notre Dame of Maryland
- College of Saint Elizabeth
- College of Southern Idaho
- College of St Catherine
- College of St Joseph
- Colorado Christian University
- Columbia College
- Columbia International University
- Columbia Union College
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- Community College of Southern Nevada
- Community College of Vermont
- Concordia College at Moorhead
- Concordia University
- Concordia University
- Concordia University at Austin
- Concordia University-Ann Arbor
- Concordia University-Wisconsin
- Copiah-Lincoln Community College
- Corban College
- Cornell University
- Cornerstone University
- Creighton University
- Curry College
- Dakota Wesleyan University
- Dallas Baptist University
- Dana College
- Davis & Elkins College
- DePaul University
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- Defiance College
- Delaware County Community College
- Denison University
- Dickinson State University
- Dixie State College of Utah
- Dodge City Community College
- Dominican University
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- Dowling College
- Drury University
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- Dutchess Community College
- East Carolina University
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
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- Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
- Eastern University
- Eastern Washington University
- Eastern Wyoming College
- Edgewood College
- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Edward Waters College
- El Paso Community College
- Elizabeth City State University
- Elon University
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
- Emerson College
- Emmanuel College
- Emporia State University
- Erie Community College
- Eureka College
- Fairfield University
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham
- Fairmont State University
- Fayetteville State University
- Ferris State University
- Finger Lakes Community College
- Fitchburg State College
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida Institute of Technology
- Fontbonne University
- Fordham University
- Fort Hays State University
- Franciscan University of Steubenville
- Freed-Hardeman University
- Fresno Pacific University
- Fulton-Montgomery Community College
- Furman University
- Gallaudet University
- Garden City Community College
- Genesee Community College
- Geneva College
- George Fox University
- George Mason University
- Georgia Southern University
- Georgia State University
- Gonzaga University
- Gordon College
- Goshen College
- Goucher College
- Governors State University
- Grace College and Theological Seminary
- Graceland University-Lamoni
- Grand Canyon University
- Grand Valley State University
- Grove City College
- Gustavus Adolphus College
- Hamilton College
- Hamline University
- Hampshire College
- Hannibal-Lagrange College
- Hanover College
- Hardin-Simmons University
- Harding University
- Hastings College
- Hawaii Pacific University
- Heidelberg College
- Highland Community College
- Hill College
- Hinds Community College
- Hiram College
- Hofstra University
- Hollins University
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- Holy Names University
- Hope College
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- Howard College
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- Howard Payne University
- Howard University
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- Idaho State University
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- Independence Community College
- Indiana State University
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
- Indiana University-Bloomington
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- Jamestown Community College
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- La Salle University
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- Lamar University
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- Lasell College
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- Lee University
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- Lewis University
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- Liberty University
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- Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
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- Loyola College in Maryland
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- Loyola University New Orleans
- Luther College
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- Madonna University
- Manchester College
- Manhattan College
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- Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Marian College
- Marian College of Fond du Lac
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- Marist College
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- Martin University
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- Middlesex Community College
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- Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Millikin University
- Mills College
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- Mississippi State University
- Mississippi University for Women
- Missouri Baptist University
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- Missouri State University
- Molloy College
- Monmouth University
- Monroe Community College
- Montana State University-Northern
- Montclair State University
- Montgomery County Community College
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- Mount Mary College
- Mount Mercy College
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- Mount Vernon Nazarene University
- Mountain View College
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- Murray State University
- Muskingum College
- Nassau Community College
- Navarro College
- Nebraska Wesleyan University
- Neumann College
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- New Mexico Highlands University
- New Mexico Junior College
- New York University
- Newberry College
- Newman University
- Niagara County Community College
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- North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- North Central College
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- Nova Southeastern University
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- Oakland University
- Oakwood College
- Ohio Dominican University
- Ohio Northern University
- Ohio State University-Main Campus
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- Oklahoma Christian University
- Oklahoma City Community College
- Oklahoma Wesleyan University
- Olivet College
- Olivet Nazarene University
- Oral Roberts University
- Oregon Institute of Technology
- Ottawa University
- Ottawa University-Milwaukee
- Ottawa University-Phoenix
- Otterbein College
- Owens Community College
- Pace University-New York
- Pacific Lutheran University
- Pacific Union College
- Pacific University
- Palm Beach Atlantic University-West Palm Beach
- Palo Alto College
- Park University
- Paul Quinn College
- Peace College
- Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Delaware County
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Main Campus
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
- Pepperdine University
- Pfeiffer University
- Pikeville College
- Pittsburg State University
- Plymouth State University
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- Portland State University
- Prairie View A & M University
- Prescott College
- Presentation College
- Purdue University-Calumet Campus
- Purdue University-Main Campus
- Purdue University-North Central Campus
- Queens University of Charlotte
- Quinnipiac University
- Radford University
- Ramapo College of New Jersey
- Randolph-Macon Woman's College
- Regent University
- Regis College
- Regis University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rhode Island College
- Richland College
- Rivier College
- Robert Morris University
- Roberts Wesleyan College
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rockhurst University
- Rockland Community College
- Rocky Mountain College
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- Roosevelt University
- Rosemont College
- Rowan University
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway
- SUNY College at Brockport
- SUNY College at Buffalo
- SUNY College at Cortland
- SUNY College at New Paltz
- SUNY College at Old Westbury
- SUNY College at Oswego
- SUNY College at Purchase
- SUNY Westchester Community College
- SUNY at Buffalo
- SUNY at Fredonia
- SUNY at Geneseo
- Sacred Heart University
- Saginaw Valley State University
- Saint Augustines College
- Saint Francis University
- Saint Gregorys University
- Saint Joseph's University
- Saint Josephs College
- Saint Louis University-Main Campus
- Saint Mary's College
- Saint Marys College of California
- Saint Norbert College
- Saint Peters College
- Saint Thomas Aquinas College
- Saint Vincent College
- Saint Xavier University
- Salem College
- Salem State College
- Salisbury University
- Salt Lake Community College
- Samford University
- San Diego Christian College
- San Diego State University
- San Jose State University
- Santa Clara University
- Seattle Pacific University
- Seattle University
- Seton Hall University
- Seton Hill University
- Seward County Community College
- Shenandoah University
- Shepherd University
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Shorter College
- Simmons College
- Simpson College
- Simpson University
- Sinclair Community College
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Snow College
- Sonoma State University
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- Southern Nazarene University
- Southern Oregon University
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- Southern Wesleyan University
- Southwest Baptist University
- Southwest Minnesota State University
- Southwestern Adventist University
- Southwestern Assemblies of God University
- Southwestern College
- Southwestern University
- Spalding University
- Spring Hill College
- Springfield College
- St Francis College
- St Marys University
- St. John's University-New York
- Stephen F Austin State University
- Sterling College
- Stetson University
- Stonehill College
- Suffolk University
- Sullivan County Community College
- Susquehanna University
- Syracuse University
- Tabor College
- Tarleton State University
- Taylor University
- Texas A & M International University
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
- Texas A & M University-Kingsville
- Texas Christian University
- Texas Lutheran University
- Texas Southern University
- The College of New Rochelle
- The College of Saint Scholastica
- The College of Wooster
- The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
- The University of Alabama
- The University of Montana
- The University of Tampa
- The University of Tennessee
- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- The University of Tennessee-Martin
- The University of Texas at Arlington
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- The University of Texas at Brownsville
- The University of Texas at El Paso
- The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
- The University of Texas-Pan American
- The University of Virginia's College at Wise
- Thiel College
- Thomas More College
- Tompkins-Cortland Community College
- Towson University
- Treasure Valley Community College
- Trevecca Nazarene University
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- Trinity Christian College
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- Trinity Washington University
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- Tulane University of Louisiana
- Tulsa Community College
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