Department of Communication Studies
The Curriculum in Communication Studies
"I have the best job in the world. I get paid
to read books, play with toys and laugh with college students."
-Val R. Smith, Department Chair 1999-2005
Communication Studies is a broad-based discipline concerned with the exchange of messages in interpersonal and mediated situations and with the impact of such exchanges on society. Courses focus on understanding the communication process and developing skills to communicate effectively. Few university programs provide the diversity of offerings available at CSUS. The department offers a wide range of courses in interpersonal, group and organizational communication, rhetorical theory and criticism, public relations, research methodologies, and digital media (video or multimedia).(Click below to see undergraduate major and minor requirements, graduate student requirements, course syllabi and various other documents related to the Communication Studies curriculum.)
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Catalog: Communication Studies
