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Mission

The School of Communications and its major programs, in agreement with the university’s mission, educates students to shape their lives, their professions, and their societies. The School of Communications curricula strive to accomplish this within a framework that integrates liberal and professional education.  The Communication Studies major educates students to acquire the professional capabilities and human sensibilities necessary so that they may find an appropriate place within the community of communication professionals and citizens.

Vision

A broad education, rooted in the arts and sciences, as well as education in professional communication, provides Communication Studies majors with the general knowledge and specialized knowledge-base necessary to participate intelligently in public discourse as well as in the discourse and practices within the communication profession.

Values

The Communication Studies major values an education in the liberal arts and sciences, and maintains that a liberal education is necessary for both a satisfying personal life and a successful career.  As well, the Communication Studies major values mastery of skills appropriate to the communication professions, and values the integration of liberal and professional education.
  Last Modified Date: September 19, 2008
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