The communication undergraduate program is focused on developing and enhancing students' communication skills through speeches and presentations, while studying communication concepts.
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Interpret and evaluate the various theoretical underpinnings of human communication.
- Develop research on the social, cultural, and historical significance of human communication using qualitative and/or quantitative approaches.
- Integrate human communication concepts into both personal and public practices.
B.A. in Communication Studies Degree Plan
B.S. in Communication Studies Degree Plan
Online Program: Effective communicators get results through their ability to explain, persuade, motivate and collaborate. They’re valuable in almost any field, and when you earn a bachelor’s degree in communication studies online from Oregon State University, you’ll become one of them.
Communication majors must complete 48 credit hours (including 9 credits from the prerequisite core). A minimum 2.0 GPA is required on major coursework, including the prerequisite core.
Prerequisite Core (required):
- COMM 111 Public Speaking (3)
- COMM 114 Argument and Critical Discourse (3)
- COMM 218 Interpersonal Communication (3)
Areas of study include:
- Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
- Interpersonal Communication
- Organizational Communication
- Small Group Communication
- Intercultural Communication
- Negotiation and Mediation
- Health Communication
Students minoring in Communication must complete 27 credits, 18 of which must be upper division.
Please note: 3 credits must be at the 400 level. Variable credit courses (COMM 350, COMM 40X, COMM 410) may not be used toward completion of the minor. Courses used for the minor must be taken for a letter grade. A minimum GPA of 2.0 must be earned in Communication coursework.
Prerequisite Core (required):
- COMM 111 Public Speaking (3)
- COMM 114 Argument and Critical Discourse (3)
- COMM 218 Interpersonal Communication (3)
Also required, either
- COMM 320 Introduction to Rhetorical Theory (3)
- COMM 321 Introduction to Communication Theory (3)
Upper Division Electives (15 credits)
Comm minors complete 15 upper division elective credit hours.
Note: 3 credit hours must be at the 400 level. Variable credit hours (COMM 350, COMM 40X, COMM 410) do not count toward the minor. No additional lower division elective credits are allowed for the minor.