Find answers to frequently asked questions about communications studies at UNCW. Learn about program courses and determine if this program is for you.
Communication Studies FAQs
Check out the most frequently asked questions about communication studies.
What Is Communication Studies?
A broad discipline encompassing the social sciences, humanities, liberal arts, and performing arts. For more information review State of the Discipline.
What Areas of Communication Studies Are Available in UNCW’s Department?
There are many specialty and sub-discipline areas of communication studies represented in our curriculum.
- Primary areas are:
- Health Communication
- Integrated Marketing Communication (PR/Advertising)
- Intercultural/Interracial Communication
- Interpersonal Communication
- Media Studies
- Media Production
- Organizational and Group Communication
- Performance Studies
- Public Speaking
- Rhetoric and Communication Theory
- Small Group
- To see elective courses offered across campus for these specialty areas, open the following document link
- If you are interested in Film Studies, please read the following document which highlights the similarities and differences of our departments.
What Is the Academic Mission of the Department of Communication Studies?
Our mission statement states:
"Above all, our primary purpose is to provide our majors an undergraduate degree program in which the philosophy, practice, criticism, and study of communication are emphasized and balanced. Specifically, we seek to integrate application with theory."
See the full Mission Statement.
As a Communication Studies Major, Am I Required to Select an Emphasis Area or Formal Track?
You have the flexibility to customize your degree program based on aspirations for graduate study and professional career paths.
What Opportunities for Graduate Study or Professional Employment Are Available to Those Who Earn a B.A. in Communication Studies?
- Graduate study options at the Masters and Doctoral levels are available in discipline specialty areas represented in the department. Options will vary based on your goals so talk to your advisor about what opportunities might be out there for you and check out these helpful links.
Check out Why Study Communication? for more information on the professional outcomes of a Communication Studies degree.
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