Communication - Hope College

Communication from Hope College is a Campus Bachelor Media Studies degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Mission The mission of the Department of Communication is to provide sound theoretical and practical curriculum in Communication Studies that will: enhance understanding of the communication process in various contexts; prepare students for professional endeavors and graduate study; motivate students to understand and engage a multicultural global society; empower students to become ethical and engaged citizens in a democratic society; help students gain the communication knowledge and skills to live fulfilling and healthy relational lives; enhance students' education and career preparation by emphasizing transferable critical-thinking skills. Curricular Goals: The Communication Department is dedicated to developing a curriculum to accomplish the following goals and objectives: Goal 1: Promote students' understanding of human communication behavior. a) introduce the varied contexts of communication (e.g., interpersonal, small group, organizational, public, and mass mediated) b) introduce the applications of communication study (e.g, media broadcasting, public relations, law, politics, social advocacy, interpersonal relationships, intercultural communication , human resources, seminary and graduate study) c) develop competency in systematic inquiry by introducing students to multiple ways of knowing (e.g., social science, critical, interpretive, and rhetorical perspectives) and research methods d) provide a theoretical foundation for communication practice and policy Goal 2: Cultivate students' appreciation for and grasp of moral implications of communication Goal 3: Move students along a continuum of appreciation for diversity, from resistance to tolerance to understanding to respect and participation Goal 4: Develop students' competency in the oral, written, and mediated production and presentation of ideas Goal 5: Develop students' competency in analysis and interpretation of media Goal 6: Develop competency in the analysis of relationship dynamics, and the practice of healthy relational communication Goal 7: Enhance understanding of complex social organizations and leadership Goal 8: Develop competency in the construction and analysis of arguments and discourse intended to influence beliefs, attitudes, values and practices Goal 9: Develop competency in the evaluation, synthesis, and analysis of qualitative and quantitative information Goal 10: Develop competency in evaluating symbolic constructions of culture View more details on Hope College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Media Studies courses.