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The Communication Studies program provides a flexible degree aimed at helping graduates become skilled communicators who are experts in achieving individual, group, and societal goals across varied contexts. Our degree program focuses on equipping students with in-demand skills such as:

  • problem-solving
  • leadership and collaboration
  • critical thinking
  • communicating with diverse audiences

Because of the broad range of skills students develop, a degree in communication equips students to succeed in many different careers. Communication graduates are often employed in fields such as:

  • business and human resources
  • social media and emerging technology
  • government, non-profits, and advocacy 
  • training and development
  • relationship coaching and mediation 
  • advanced educational opportunities in law, counseling, education, among others

Please see the UNLV Greenspun Department of Communication Studies web page for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available on the Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies page.

Accreditation

For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.

Learning Outcomes

All courses offered in the Department will focus on helping students attain the following learning outcomes, knowledge, skills and competencies. After attaining a B.A. in Communication Studies at UNLV, students will be able to:

  1. Describe the Communication discipline and its central questions.
  2. Engage in Communication inquiry, research, analysis, and evaluation.
  3. Utilize Communication skills and principles to interact with others and their messages effectively and ethically.
  4. Apply research-based arguments and advocacy skills to influence real-world problems.
  5. Prepare and deliver messages that are appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context, in order to accomplish communicative goals such as sharing information, completing tasks, and solving problems.
  6. Use communication to embrace difference, understand multiple perspectives, and function effectively in diverse groups.

 

Career Possibilities

Requirements

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Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies

Contacts

Department of Communication Studies

The Department of Communication Studies offers programs focused on relational and public communication. We teach and deploy communication skills in interpersonal, small group, organizational, and political settings, which in turn helps others to develop critical thinking, writing, and speaking skills. Our goal is to best serve communication needs by training citizens to engage, motivate, and impact communities.

Website
https://www.unlv.edu/communicationstudies
Phone
702-895-5125
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Greenspun College of Urban Affairs

The Greenspun College of Urban Affairs is committed to creating contemporary solutions for resilient communities. Our academic programs focus on making effective public policy, creating support structures to meet behavioral and mental health challenges, ensuring cities are safe and prepared to meet emergency situations, effective and ethical journalism, and interpersonal and public communication strategies.

Website
https://www.unlv.edu/urbanaffairs
Email
greenspun.general@unlv.edu
Phone
702-895-3291
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