http://www.creighton.edu/ccas/communicationstudies/
Chair: Samantha Senda-Cook, SamanthaSenda-Cook@creighton.edu
Department Office: Hitchcock Communication Arts Building, Room 306G
The Department of Communication Studies is a vibrant program focused on teaching, service, and scholarship. Communication courses provide a strong foundation for your education while introducing communication theory, practicing communication principals, investigating how we interact with others in relationships, analyzing how we behave when joining an organization, and considering how popular culture impacts our daily lives.
The Department of Communication Studies prepares students to be intellectually curious, go into the world informed by Jesuit values, and contribute meaningfully to their communities and professions. Within our program, students will analyze, craft, and evaluate communication messages and understand communication as a set of everyday practices that are mindful, purposeful, and strategic. Students learn to ask good questions and find the answers about meaningful problems in our society, our workplaces and our personal lives. In our major capstone sequence, all students conduct a senior research project, complete an internship and reflect on the role of communication in their work, and connect communication with Jesuit values of service and justice. Our program offers flexibility in terms of choices of projects, service, and work experiences, giving students a chance to pursue a wide variety of occupations or graduate programs pursuant to their particular talents, callings, and interests. Our graduates are able to embrace and act on complex problems in groups, organizations, relationships, and cultures.
B.A., Communication Studies requirements: 36 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 200 | Communication Practices | 3 |
| COM 300 | Communication Research Methods | 3 |
| COM 359 | Rhetoric and Public Culture | 3 |
| COM 360 | Organizational Communication Theories | 3 |
| COM 361 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COM 490 | Communication and Community | 3 |
| COM 496 | Communication Internship and Professional Development | 1-3 |
| COM 497 | Senior Research in Communication Studies | 3 |
| Electives: Select 12 elective hours, 9 of which should be numbered at 200-level and above. | 12 | |
Communication Studies minor requirements: 18 credits*
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 359 | Rhetoric and Public Culture | 3 |
| COM 360 | Organizational Communication Theories | 3 |
| COM 361 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Select 9 COM credits, 6 of those must be 200-level or above. | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| * | Kingfisher concentration requirements are 9 credits total, chosen from the list of courses in the associated minor. Unless otherwise specified. |
Accelerated Master's Programs
- The following programs are designed for students to complete their Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies while also pursuing a Master's degree.
B.A., Communication Studies / M.S., Integrative Health and Wellness
Faculty
Professors: Mary Ann Danielson, Erika L. Kirby, M. Chad McBride, Samantha Senda-Cook
Associate Professors: Marty Birkholt, Amanda Jean Holman, James Leighter, George F. McHendry Jr. , Sherianne Shuler
Instructor: Laura K. Gill
Resident Assistant Professor: John M. Rumbaugh