2008-2009 Academic Catalog - Queens University of Charlotte

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THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
The School of Communication provides students with the ability to analyze and understand audiences,
situations, and sources, and to develop appropriate messages in a variety of interpersonal,
professional and mediated contexts.
Programs
The School of Communication offers majors in Communication and Organizational Communication
as well as the Master of Arts degree (See Graduate Programs). The major in Organizational
Communication is offered only through the Hayworth College program.
Major in Communication
The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Communication provides students with a solid
liberal arts education, enabling them to become better consumers, critics, and creators of
Communication in a variety of settings. Critical thinking and situational analysis based on a
foundation of strong speaking and writing enhance the students' ability to communicate.
Tracks within the major
Majors elect one of three tracks: journalism, corporate Communication or Communication studies.
Students interested in how news and public affairs messages are developed for the media
may elect journalism; students interested in how communication occurs within organizations or
between organizations and their publics may elect corporate communication; and students
interested in the way considerations such as interpersonal, intercultural, nonverbal and gender
communication play out across organizational, public, private and mass communication
contexts may elect communication studies.
Double majors
Many students choose to double-major; popular complimentary majors include Psychology,
History, English, Art, Political Science, Philosophy-Religion and Business.
Concentrations
For non-majors, concentrations in Communication studies, corporate Communication,
electronic journalism, media studies, print journalism and popular culture are available.
Careers
The broad liberal arts education provided by a major in Communication constitutes an excellent
basis for a variety of careers as well as for further study. Alumni thrive in such areas as law,
journalism, advertising, public relations, human resources, the ministry, social work, government
and education.
Writing-intensive course requirement
The writing-intensive course requirement is met with either COMM 204: News Writing and
Editing or COMM 207: Advanced Expository Writing.
Degree
The major in Communication leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree.
THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM