The Global Communication Major

The Global Communication major recognizes that Communication does not occur in a vacuum and is always situated in a cultural context. It is designed to help students develop an awareness of this cultural interplay, helping them become competent and sensitive global citizens who can adapt and navigate successfully in the ever-changing, cross-cultural environment.

The Global Communication major recognizes that we live in a world where national boundaries are disappearing as international and domestic concerns and issues intersect, interact and overlap. To ensure that our students are prepared for living and working in this new global community, the Global Communication curriculum is committed to examining the mutually constitutive relationship between culture and communication and its impact in a globally diverse and multicultural environment. Coursework in Global Communication examines the production, transmission and reception of messages to inform, persuade, entertain, develop relationships and build community in an ever-changing, cross-cultural context.

Students undertaking a major in Global Communication:

• Learn theories, models, and concepts that investigate the relationship between culture and communication
• Develop research skills relevant to the study of culture and communication
• Cultivate a concern for communication ethics, social justice and civic responsibility
• Understand the dynamics related to communication technologies and new media
  and develop appropriate applied skills.
• Enhance and foster writing skills, critical thinking skills, creativity and problemsolving abilities.

Degree Requirements
Majors pursuing the Bachelors of Arts in Global Communication must satisfy University Core Curriculum requirements ad the College speech requirement COMM 210. In addition, majors must complete successfully 11 major courses, and internship and a sufficient number of electives to total 120 credits. Majors are encouraged to apply electives towards a minor or second major.

Required Courses:
COMM          100          Introduction to Communication Studies
COMM          240          Electronic Communication
COMM          250          Intercultural Commutation
COMM          260          Introduction to Visual Communication
COMM          310          Law and Ethics of Public Communication
COMM          330          International Communications
COMM          380          Visual Media in Cultural Context
COMM          390          Qualitative Research Methods in Communication
COMM          432          Special Topics in Global Communication
COMM          460          Internship/Thesis
WTNG          300          Rhetoric and Cultural Differences
And one elective chosen from the following offerings, some of which have prerequisites:*
AMST          331          Culture and Gender
AMST          340          Ethnic Cultures in America
ANTH          380          Culture Change and Development*
ECON          360          International Macroeconomics*
A Language course at the 201 Level*
POLSC        321          Politics and Ethnic Conflict*
POLSC        335          International Negations*
SOC            316          Sociology of Gender*
SOC            330          Globalization of Identity
SOC            350          Comparative Social Movements and Social Change
*Additional course options will be considered on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the faculty who teach and administer the Global Communication program

The Global Communication Minor

COMM          100          Introduction to Communication Studies
COMM          250          Intercultural Communication
COMM          260          Introduction to Visual Communication
COMM          330          International Communication
COMM          380          Visual Media it a Cultural Context
COMM          390          Qualitative Research Methods in Communication
COMM          432          Special Topics in Global Communication