Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Arts program, students should be able to:

• Define communication in interpersonal and rhetorical contexts.
• Analyze and evaluate messages and interaction in interpersonal and rhetorical settings.
• Identify and discuss historical developments and key theories in interpersonal and rhetorical communication.
• Recognize and explain self-reflexivity in rhetorical and interpersonal contexts.
• Read critically and analyze productively published research articles.
• Recognize and explain multiple perspectives in rhetorical and interpersonal communication theory.
• Conduct original research in interpersonal and/or rhetorical communication at a level appropriate to capstone work in an undergraduate education.
• Identify and assess features of ethical and unethical interpersonal and rhetorical communication.

Career Possibilities

Some careers our graduates have include: brand specialist, campaign director, client specialist, community affairs liaison, consumer or market researcher, development & fundraising officer, information specialist, legislative staffer, lobbyist, press secretary, recruitment officer, speech writer, technical writer, and training consultant. Several pursue a Communication Studies Master of Arts degree becoming grant writers, communication professors, lawyers, negotiation or conflict mediators, and entrepreneurs.