Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric. Academic Program Description

A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.

Related Occupations

• Communications Teachers
• Copy Writers
• Public Address System Announcers
• Public Relations Specialists
• Technical Writers

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Adirondack Community College
• Alabama State University
• Albertus Magnus College
• Albion College
• Albright College
• Alderson Broaddus College
• Alfred University
• Allegheny College
• Allen County Community College
• Alliant International University-San Diego
• Alma College
• Alvernia College
• Alverno College
• Amarillo College
• American University
• American University of Puerto Rico
• American University of Puerto Rico
• Anderson University
• Andrew College
• Andrews University
• Angelina College
• Angelo State University
• Aquinas College
• Arcadia University
• Arizona State University at the Downtown Phoenix Campus
• Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
• Arizona State University at the West Campus
• Arizona Western College
• Ashland University
• Assumption College
• Atlantic Union College
• Auburn University-Montgomery
• Augsburg College
• Augustana College
• Augusta State University
• Aurora University
• Austin College
• Avila University
• Azusa Pacific University
• Baker University
• Baldwin-Wallace College
• Baptist Bible College and Seminary
• Barry University
• Barton County Community College
• Baylor University
• Belhaven College
• Bellarmine University
• Belmont University
• Benedictine University
• Bennington College
• Bethany College
• Bethany College
• Bethany Lutheran College
• Bethel College
• Bethel University
• Biola University
• Blackburn College
• Blinn College
• Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
• Bluefield College
• Bluffton University
• Bob Jones University
• Boise State University
• Boston College
• Boston University
• Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
• Bradley University
• Brewton-Parker College
• Brigham Young University-Idaho
• Bristol Community College
• Broome Community College
• Bryan College
• Bryant University
• Bucks County Community College
• Bunker Hill Community College
• Butler University
• Cabrini College
• Caldwell College
• California Baptist University
• California Lutheran University
• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
• California State University-Bakersfield
• California State University-Chico
• California State University-Dominguez Hills
• California State University-East Bay
• California State University-Fresno
• California State University-Fullerton
• California State University-Los Angeles
• California State University-Northridge
• California State University-Sacramento
• California State University-San Bernardino
• California State University-San Marcos
• California State University-Stanislaus
• California University of Pennsylvania
• Calumet College of Saint Joseph
• Calvin College
• Cameron University
• Canisius College
• Capital Community College
• Capital University
• Cardinal Stritch University
• Carlow University
• Carroll College
• Carroll College
• Carson-Newman College
• Carthage College
• Cascade College
• Castleton State College
• Catawba College
• Catholic University of America
• Cedar Crest College
• Cedarville University
• Centenary College
• Central College
• Central Connecticut State University
• Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Central Pennsylvania College
• Central Washington University
• Cerritos College
• Chaminade University of Honolulu
• Chapman University
• Chatham University
• Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
• Christopher Newport University
• Cisco Junior College
• Clarendon College
• Clarion University of Pennsylvania
• Clarke College
• Clarkson University
• Clark University
• Clayton State University
• Clearwater Christian College
• Cleveland State University
• Coastal Bend College
• Coastal Carolina University
• Cochise College
• Coe College
• Coker College
• College Misericordia
• College of Charleston
• College of Mount Saint Vincent
• College of Mount St. Joseph
• College of Notre Dame of Maryland
• College of Saint Elizabeth
• College of Southern Idaho
• College of St Catherine
• College of St Joseph
• Colorado Christian University
• Columbia College
• Columbia International University
• Columbia Union College
• Columbia University in the City of New York
• Community College of Southern Nevada
• Community College of Vermont
• Concordia College at Moorhead
• Concordia University
• Concordia University
• Concordia University-Ann Arbor
• Concordia University at Austin
• Concordia University-Wisconsin
• Copiah-Lincoln Community College
• Corban College
• Cornell University
• Cornerstone University
• Creighton University
• CUNY City College
• CUNY College of Staten Island
• Curry College
• Dakota Wesleyan University
• Dallas Baptist University
• Dana College
• Davis & Elkins College
• Dean College
• Defiance College
• Delaware County Community College
• Denison University
• DePaul University
• DePauw University
• Dickinson State University
• Dixie State College of Utah
• Dodge City Community College
• Dominican University
• Dordt College
• Dowling College
• Drury University
• Duquesne University
• Dutchess Community College
• East Carolina University
• Eastern Connecticut State University
• Eastern Kentucky University
• Eastern Michigan University
• Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
• Eastern University
• Eastern Washington University
• Eastern Wyoming College
• East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
• East Tennessee State University
• Edgewood College
• Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
• Edward Waters College
• Elizabeth City State University
• Elon University
• El Paso Community College
• Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
• Emerson College
• Emmanuel College
• Emporia State University
• Erie Community College
• Eureka College
• Fairfield University
• Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham
• Fairmont State University
• Fayetteville State University
• Ferris State University
• Finger Lakes Community College
• Fitchburg State College
• Florida Atlantic University
• Florida Institute of Technology
• Fontbonne University
• Fordham University
• Fort Hays State University
• Franciscan University of Steubenville
• Freed-Hardeman University
• Fresno Pacific University
• Fulton-Montgomery Community College
• Furman University
• Gallaudet University
• Garden City Community College
• Genesee Community College
• Geneva College
• George Fox University
• George Mason University
• Georgia Southern University
• Georgia State University
• Gonzaga University
• Gordon College
• Goshen College
• Goucher College
• Governors State University
• Grace College and Theological Seminary
• Graceland University-Lamoni
• Grand Canyon University
• Grand Valley State University
• Grove City College
• Gustavus Adolphus College
• Hamilton College
• Hamline University
• Hampshire College
• Hannibal-Lagrange College
• Hanover College
• Harding University
• Hardin-Simmons University
• Hastings College
• Hawaii Pacific University
• Heidelberg College
• Highland Community College
• Hill College
• Hinds Community College
• Hiram College
• Hofstra University
• Hollins University
• Holy Family University
• Holy Names University
• Hope College
• Houston Baptist University
• Howard College
• Howard Community College
• Howard Payne University
• Howard University
• Hutchinson Community College
• Idaho State University
• Illinois State University
• Immaculata University
• Independence Community College
• Indiana State University
• Indiana University-Bloomington
• Indiana University-East
• Indiana University-Kokomo
• Indiana University-Northwest
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
• Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne
• Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
• Indiana University-Southeast
• Indiana Wesleyan University
• Iona College
• Iowa State University
• Iowa Wesleyan College
• Ithaca College
• James Madison University
• Jamestown College
• Jamestown Community College
• John Carroll University
• Johns Hopkins University
• Judson College
• Juniata College
• Kansas State University
• Kansas Wesleyan University
• Kean University
• Keene State College
• Kennesaw State University
• Kent State University-Kent Campus
• Kentucky Mountain Bible College
• Kentucky Wesleyan College
• Keuka College
• Keystone College
• Kuyper College
• Labette Community College
• Lake Forest College
• Lamar University
• Laramie County Community College
• La Salle University
• Lasell College
• La Sierra University
• Lees-McRae College
• Lee University
• Lehigh Carbon Community College
• Le Moyne College
• Lenoir-Rhyne College
• Lewis & Clark College
• Lewis-Clark State College
• Lewis University
• Liberty University
• Lincoln Memorial University
• Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
• Lindenwood University
• Lindsey Wilson College
• Linfield College
• Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus
• Longwood University
• Loyola College in Maryland
• Loyola Marymount University
• Loyola University Chicago
• Loyola University New Orleans
• Luther College
• Lycoming College
• Lynchburg College
• Macalester College
• Macomb Community College
• Madonna University
• Manchester College
• Manhattan College
• Manhattanville College
• Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
• Marian College
• Marian College of Fond du Lac
• Marietta College
• Marist College
• Marquette University
• Martin University
• Mary Baldwin College
• Marylhurst University
• Marymount Manhattan College
• Marymount University
• McDaniel College
• McKendree College
• McMurry University
• McPherson College
• Mercyhurst College
• Meredith College
• Merrimack College
• Messiah College
• Methodist University
• Metropolitan State University
• Michigan State University
• Michigan Technological University
• MidAmerica Nazarene University
• Middlesex Community College
• Midland Lutheran College
• Millersville University of Pennsylvania
• Millikin University
• Mills College
• Mississippi College
• Mississippi State University
• Mississippi University for Women
• Missouri Baptist University
• Missouri Southern State University
• Missouri State University
• Molloy College
• Monmouth University
• Monroe Community College
• Montana State University-Northern
• Montclair State University
• Montgomery County Community College
• Morehead State University
• Mountain View College
• Mount Mary College
• Mount Mercy College
• Mount St Mary's University
• Mount Union College
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University
• Muhlenberg College
• Murray State University
• Muskingum College
• Nassau Community College
• Navarro College
• Nebraska Wesleyan University
• Neumann College
• Newberry College
• New England College
• New Jersey City University
• Newman University
• New Mexico Highlands University
• New Mexico Junior College
• New York University
• Niagara County Community College
• Niagara University
• Northampton County Area Community College
• North Carolina State University at Raleigh
• North Central College
• North Central University
• North Dakota State University-Main Campus
• Northeastern State University
• Northeastern University
• Northern Arizona University
• Northern Illinois University
• Northern Michigan University
• North Greenville University
• North Idaho College
• North Park University
• Northwest Christian College
• Northwest College
• Northwestern College
• Northwestern College
• Northwestern University
• Northwest University
• Norwalk Community College
• Norwich University
• Notre Dame College
• Notre Dame de Namur University
• Nova Southeastern University
• Nyack College
• Oakland University
• Oakwood College
• Ohio Dominican University
• Ohio Northern University
• Ohio State University-Main Campus
• Ohio University-Main Campus
• Oklahoma Christian University
• Oklahoma City Community College
• Oklahoma Wesleyan University
• Olivet College
• Olivet Nazarene University
• Oral Roberts University
• Oregon Institute of Technology
• Ottawa University
• Ottawa University-Milwaukee
• Ottawa University-Phoenix
• Otterbein College
• Owens Community College
• Pace University-New York
• Pacific Lutheran University
• Pacific Union College
• Pacific University
• Palm Beach Atlantic University-West Palm Beach
• Palo Alto College
• Park University
• Paul Quinn College
• Peace College
• Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
• Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
• Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
• Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Delaware County
• Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
• Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
• Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Main Campus
• Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
• Pepperdine University
• Pfeiffer University
• Pikeville College
• Pittsburg State University
• Plymouth State University
• Point Loma Nazarene University
• Portland State University
• Prairie View A & M University
• Prescott College
• Presentation College
• Purdue University-Calumet Campus
• Purdue University-Main Campus
• Purdue University-North Central Campus
• Queens University of Charlotte
• Quinnipiac University
• Radford University
• Ramapo College of New Jersey
• Randolph-Macon Woman's College
• Regent University
• Regis College
• Regis University
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Rhode Island College
• Richland College
• Rivier College
• Robert Morris University
• Roberts Wesleyan College
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Rockhurst University
• Rockland Community College
• Rocky Mountain College
• Rollins College
• Roosevelt University
• Rosemont College
• Rowan University
• Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway
• Sacred Heart University
• Saginaw Valley State University
• Saint Augustines College
• Saint Francis University
• Saint Gregorys University
• Saint Josephs College
• Saint Joseph's University
• Saint Louis University-Main Campus
• Saint Mary's College
• Saint Marys College of California
• Saint Norbert College
• Saint Peters College
• Saint Thomas Aquinas College
• Saint Vincent College
• Saint Xavier University
• Salem College
• Salem State College
• Salisbury University
• Salt Lake Community College
• Samford University
• San Diego Christian College
• San Diego State University
• San Jose State University
• Santa Clara University
• Seattle Pacific University
• Seattle University
• Seton Hall University
• Seton Hill University
• Seward County Community College
• Shenandoah University
• Shepherd University
• Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
• Shorter College
• Simmons College
• Simpson College
• Simpson University
• Sinclair Community College
• Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
• Snow College
• Sonoma State University