交流以人类通过语音及其延伸进行交流的历史，过程和效果为主题。该系的课程旨在提供人类传播艺术和科学方面的通识教育，以及为商业，政府，教育和相关领域的职业机会做准备。在课程范围内，学生可以修读强调许多学科领域的学术课程，包括组织传播，公共关系，跨文化传播，政治传播，冲突管理，认知和说服力，修辞理论，修辞历史以及对公共话语的批评。沟通的主要要求旨在提供多层次的沟通知识。传播学系为学生提供四个学习方向：传播学，公共关系，修辞和政治文化以及社会影响力。不同课程的课程要求各不相同，而成功完成COMM主要要求的关键是基
Communication takes as its subject matter the history, processes, and effects of human communication. The departmental curriculum is designed to provide a liberal education in the arts and sciences of human communication as well as preparation for career opportunities in business, government, education, and related fields. Within the curriculum, students may pursue academic courses that emphasize many disciplinary areas, including organizational communication, public relations, intercultural communication, political communication, conflict management, cognition and persuasion, rhetorical theory, history of rhetoric, and criticism of public discourse.<br><br>The Communication major requirements are designed to provide multiple levels of knowledge of communication. The Department of Communication offers students four tracks of study: Communication Studies, Public Relations, Rhetoric & Political Culture, and Social Influence. The course requirements for the different tracks vary and the key to a successful completion of the COMM major requirements is based on planning the appropriate course sequence for your track of choice. Each track is composed of six parts: performance requirement, Communication research requirements, track requirements, track electives, intellectual skills, and cognate.