The Speech Communication major is focused on developing and enhancing communication competence through the examination of both theoretical and practical aspects of human communication.
The MA/MS in Communication provides a discipline-based, integrated study of communication and rhetoric structured around a core of fundamental theories, methodologies, and applications.
Through our communication courses, you’ll learn crucial skills employers value, like communication competence, cultural competency, collaboration/negotiation, and skillfully presenting ideas to both small and large audiences.
Faculty Focus
Since its inception in November of 2021, the School of Communication at Oregon State University has been led by Dr. Colin Hesse, who joined the Department of Speech Communication back in 2013.
You may know that Dr. Hesse is the director of the school, or that he currently teaches courses such as family communication, but what you may not know about Dr. Hesse in passing is that he is a husband, father of three, barbeque lover, Seattle sports fanatic, and “absolutely atrocious at golf.”
Student Focus
Sam Hang is a 2022 Oregon State University graduate and recipient of an Outstanding Senior award in the School of Communication. Having graduated with a degree in speech communication, Hang applies what she has learned from her major to her everyday life, including her identity as a Marine.
Hang has served in the Marines for several years, and was recently commissioned to be an officer in the Marine Corps.
