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Courses

Communication is a broad field of study. To help you narrow your focus, our courses are organized into seven areas of study:

• Corporate Communication
• Global Communication and Peace Studies
• Journalism and Writing for Media 
• Media Production and Criticism
• Organizational Communication and Leadership
• Relational Communication
• Rhetoric and Public Advocacy

Through research, experiential learning, and civic engagement, you will gain a deep understanding of how communication plays an integral role in social life. 

Here are some examples:

Abigail Krueger vlogs about good arguments

Stacia Tibbetts vlogs about how to have a good conversation

Lauren Myers vlogs about the Communication Model

Anna Raisch vlogs about Media Logics

As a communication major, you’re required to take specific 100-level introductory courses and 200-level research courses. After that, you get to decide what you’d like your major to look like. Communication majors have considerable flexibility when choosing upper-level electives. 

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SAMPLE COURSE PLANS

Effective fall semester 2023, a minimum of 33 credit hours in communication is required for a major. See how to complete a major or minor in 2-, 3- or 4-years. Use our checklist to make sure you are on track for your communication or . 

Official degree completion requirements can be found on degree audit in .

INTERNSHIPS

Internships are an important part of our curriculum — they offer critical thinking, problem solving, and diversity education while giving you the chance to use your skills in a real-world setting. Majors (with a GPA of 2.0 or above) receive academic credit for an approved internship by enrolling in COMM 399. 

LOWER-LEVEL COURSES FULFILLING ANCHOR PLAN REQUIREMENTS

COMM 101: The Communication Process and COMM 151: Media and Society (offered in Fall and Spring) Both COMM101 and COMM151 satisfy the Social Science Anchor Plan requirement.  

UPCOMING UPPER-LEVEL COURSES

If you like to plan ahead, read on to learn about our upcoming courses.* View additional information at .

Spring 2024

• COMM 320: Family Communication
• COMM 330: Organizational Communication
• COMM 354: Digital Cinema
• COMM 358: Advanced PR & Strategic Communication
• COMM 360: Persuasion
• COMM 372: Gender Communication
• COMM 395: TV Studio Production
• COMM 463: Rhetorical Theory
• COMM 470: Cultural Communication Theory

COMMUNICATION HONORS

If you’re a declared communication major, you may be eligible to enroll in the Communication Honors course. In addition, students with a 3.25 GPA in the major are eligible to join the Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honor Society.

COMM 480: Communication Honors Course
In this course, offered periodically, members of the Communication Honors Program explore a contemporary topic with other honors students, culminating in a submission to . Examples of previous topics explored include the transhumanist movement, cross-cultural happiness and organizational culture. .

INDEPENDENT STUDIES

We offer two independent study courses, COMM 290: Independent Media Project and COMM 390: Independent Study. Apply for  or .

NOTE: Only 100- and 200-level courses can transfer to Hope and be counted toward the communication major; 300-level courses may be accepted but will only be credited at the 200-level. All 300-level courses must be taken in the Department of Communication, with the exception of COMM 399, which can be taken as a work experience or as part of an eligible off-campus study program.