Communication Studies - Mt. San Jacinto Community College District

Communication Studies from Mt. San Jacinto Community College District is a Campus Associate Media Studies degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Program Description The Communication program major provides students with an opportunity to improve their personal, public, and professional lives. Students will study communication dynamics in interpersonal relationships, groups and public settings. By studying how, why, and with what consequences people communicate, students themselves will become more competent communicators. Students will develop broad based competencies in oral and written communication as well as critical analysis. The articulated transfer major will prepare students for further studies in intercultural studies, rhetoric , public relations, advertising, journalism, mass media, or international relations. Communication is a discipline with its roots in ancient Greek and Roman oratory. Oral communication skills have been important throughout the history of western culture and essential in the rise of democratic forms of government. During the Twentieth Century, the discipline has broadened from its original focus on public speaking to include the teaching of communication skills needed in all aspects of daily life: family, friendships, work groups, social contacts, intercultural relations, politics, and mass media production and consumption. Currently, the discipline is poised to play a role in the computer-mediated communication of the Information Age. Distinctive Features Communication courses involve the student in the process of learning both theory and skills. Students learn by engaging in class activities that allow for application of theory to everyday experiences, development of critical thinking abilities, and practice of oral communication skills. Degree The Associate of Arts (AA) degree in Communication Studies offers the student an opportunity to explore the diverse possibilities offered in the field of communication and to facilitate transfer to a four year institution to obtain a baccalaureate degree in Communication, Communication Studies, and/or Speech Communication. Courses required in the program are specifically designed to be transferable to prepare students for an area of study or to fulfill the lower division requirements of a major at four-year colleges. View more details on Mt. San Jacinto Community College District . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Media Studies courses.