无论年龄，社会地位或职业如何，人们都可以交流。实际上，我们花在说话和听上的时间比其他任何活动都要多。交流与传播一样重要。成功或失败通常取决于我们表达自我和理解他人的能力。认识到这一事实后，传播系提供了广泛的课程，以帮助学生成为技能更强，意识更强的传播者。该部门的课程侧重于通过各种媒体在人际，小组，在职，从演讲者到听众的各种环境中进行交流，以及通过文化和国家之间的交流。此外，在论证，辩论，交流理论和研究方法方面也有指导。
Whatever their age, social position, or occupation, people communicate. Humans spend more time engaged in speaking and listening than virtually any other activity. Communication is as important as it is pervasive—success or failure often depends on how well we express ourselves and understand others. <br>The Communication Department's curriculum focuses on communication in a variety of settings -- interpersonal, small group, on-the-job, speaker-to-audience, via mass media and between cultures and nations. In addition, instruction is available in argumentation and debate and communication theory. Surveys show that most employers rank effective communication at the top of desired skills.<br>The Applied Communication Emphasis provides students with the foundational knowledge in Communication Studies and its application in a variety of settings—interpersonal, small group, organizational, presentational speaking, mass media and intercultural.