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The communication skills you gain at the School of Communication Studies lay a strong foundation for your future success. Our alumni have excelled in a myriad of industries due to the flexibility, desirability, and versatility of what they learned here.
What is Communication Studies?
Communication Studies explores a wide range of topics related to how people communicate with each other in organizational and social settings. Everything you do that involves other people is done through communication and good communication can mean success in the workplace and more satisfying social lives.
In our major or minor, you’ll gain knowledge and skills in areas like showing leadership, productively addressing conflict, giving presentations, forming and maintaining close relationships, working effectively in groups and teams, understanding organizational processes, persuading others, and more.
Interpersonal
communication
What is interpersonal communication?
Interpersonal communication refers to the messages that people use to build, maintain, and sometimes end relationships in social or workplace settings. It includes relationships with friends, family, romantic partners, coworkers, neighbors; and on campus, roommates, teammates, professors, and staff.
Interpersonal communication topics
Interpersonal communication includes topics such as persuasion, conflict, social support, attraction, social media, and more.
Faculty research in interpersonal communication
Our faculty experts in interpersonal communication are exploring areas including:
- How people can get along with others who are difficult to deal with
- Communication about health-related topics
- Dealing with stigma
- Engaging in effective dialogue
- How people’s communication is connected to their family members’ physical and mental well-being
organizational
communication
What is organizational communication?
The study of organizational communication seeks to generate working knowledge of organizational communication processes. It looks at topics including leadership, ability to work in a team, organizational culture, workplace relationships, and organizational networks.”
Organizational communication topics
The study of organizational communication not only asks theoretical questions about organizing but also seeks to generate working knowledge of organizational communication processes. It looks at topics including leadership, organizational culture, workplace relationships, and organizational networks.
Faculty research in organizational communication
Our faculty experts in organizational communication are exploring areas such as:
- Leadership and followership
- Perceptions of people who are texting during meetings
- Workplace bullying
- Organizational communication on family farms
