Communicate with passion. Advocate with compassion.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OR BACHELOR OF ARTS
This program supports students who have an entrepreneurial mindset, allowing them to maximize their career options by taking specified electives, working in multiple internships, or through undergraduate research. You will learn people and relationship skills, management skills, and intercultural communication. Your faculty advisors will help you determine your optimal career path based on your interests and goals. This degree can also be a springboard to further communications graduate programs.
Graduates of the Communication Studies program will:
- Distinguish the communication discipline from related areas of study.
- Apply communication theories, perspectives, principles, and concepts in personal, public, and professional contexts.
- Create messages appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context using multiple communication modalities and technologies
- Critically analyze messages in various communication contexts.
- Evaluate the ethical elements of communication situations.
Tailor Your Degree to Meet Your Goals
Our flexible Communication Studies program can be tailored to meet your interests, whether through a double-major or other pairings to help craft your unique career path.
Study Communication Studies at Stevenson
Career Opportunities
Career Paths for Communication Studies Majors
With a degree in Communication Studies, you can customize your future with the communication skills necessary to lead others. Graduates of our Communication Studies program embark on many rewarding career choices, including:
- Sales
- Human Resources
- Training/Development Specialist
- Customer Service
- Hospitality
- Patient Advocacy/Relations
- Financial Services
- Recreation/Tourism Management
Curious about internships and job placement after you graduate? Visit our Office of Career Services.
Courses
Required Courses
| CM 101 | Public Speaking (CI) |
| OR | |
| CM 101H | Honors Public Speaking |
| CM 115 | Interpersonal Communication (CI) |
| CM 120 | Human Communication (CI) |
| CM 205 | Communication Ethics (CI and HUM) |
| CM 211 | Intercultural Communication (HUM pending) |
| CM 255 | Small Group Communication |
| CM 2XX | Communication Research and Writing (WI) |
| CM 2XX | Media and Society |
| CM 2XX | Listening and Communication |
| CM 290 | Internship Preparation |
| CM 300 | Advanced Public Speaking |
| CM 310 | Conflict Resolution and Negotiation |
| CM 390 | Organizational Communication |
| CM 3XX | Nonverbal Communication |
| CM 3XX | Communication Theory |
| CM 401 | Internship |
| CM 4XX | Persuasion Theory |
| CM 4XX | Communicating Identities |
| CM 4XX | Communication and Leadership |
| CM 490 | Communication Studies Capstone (WI) |
Tracks and Minors
Minor
A minor in Communication is available. All course prerequisites must be met to be eligible to take the selected course for a minor. Please see an academic advisor for more information. Specific information regarding minor requirements may be found in the Academic Information section of the catalog.
Undergraduate Admissions
Owings Mills Campus
Garrison Hall North, Second Floor
1-877-468-6852