The Communication Studies major is designed for students interested in the creation, expression, and analysis of messages in their personal, professional, and public lives. The department offers a variety of programs centered on a diverse curriculum teaching marketable skills in areas such as verbal and nonverbal communication, organizational and professional communication, rhetoric and criticism, argumentation and persuasion, and communication technology. See below for our course catalog.
BA in Communication Studies
Why Choose Communication Studies
While everyone who majors in Communication Studies will take a diverse set of courses that familiarize students with the variety our discipline has to offer, some students may wish to focus on a particular aspect of communication. Although there is no required sequence of courses for any single area of interest, the following guides may assist students in providing a focal point to their communication studies:
Communication Studies Concentrations
Specialized Minors in Communication Studies
In addition to the minor in Communication Studies, the Department is also the home for three interdisciplinary minors: Leadership Studies, Political Communication, and Health Communication.
Using a unique blend of theory, research, and application, the minor in Health Communication provides students the essential skills to enhance communication among physicians, nurses, health specialists, health technicians, and patients.
The minor in Political Communication is ideal for those who are interested in the fundamental relationship between messages and political change and prepares students for careers or advanced degrees in fields such as law, politics, issue advocacy, public administration, and public policy.
Effective leaders do more than manage what is, they provide a vision of what could be. The minor in Leadership Studies at Texas State helps prepare citizens to be ethical leaders that will have a positive influence on individuals, groups, organizations, communities, and society.
Second Teaching Field in Speech (Grades Seven through Twelve). For students who are seeking a teacher certification within their major and would like a second teaching field in Speech
Participate in Enriching Co-Curricular and Extracurricular Activities
Department Internships
Students who seek on-the-job experience in a communication-related organization may be interested in applying for an internship and enrolling in COMM 4390. Requirements for the course may be found in the Courses sections of the catolog.
Career Readiness
The Communication Studies Career Readiness (CSCR) program is an innovative experience for select students to discover opportunities in the communication field by building a personalized career pathway.
Student Organizations
The department proudly sponsors the Delta Beta Chapter of the Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society, the Communication Guild for all majors and minors, the Elton Abernathy Forensics Society, and the LBJ Debate Society.
For more information, contact:
DR. ELIZABETH EGER, PhD.
REGENTS' TEACHER
Office Location: Centennial Hall 329
Phone: 512-245-7823
Email: eger@txstate.edu