传播研究与人类服务实践的交叉领域涵盖多个领域。非营利组织依靠传播专业人员来有效地向社区，合作伙伴组织和资助者介绍他们的工作。在传播研究中开发的知识和技能还为在政治领域工作的人类服务专业人员提供服务，以寻求促进有影响力的社会政策。人文服务专业旨在通过为学生提供实践和研究所必需的理论和技能背景，为学生们为社会变革的职业做准备。学生将全面了解社会不平等的预防和反应措施，并了解如何在个人和结构层面上影响变化。学生参加一项综合教育计划，该计划强调通过服务学习，合作社和实习机会进行体验式学习的方法。
The intersection of human services and communications studies spans several domains. Nonprofit organizations depend on communications professionals to effectively represent their work to the community, partner organizations, and funders. Knowledge and skills developed in communications studies also service human services professionals working in the political realm as they seek to promote impactful social policies.<br><br>The human services and communication studies combined major is designed to prepare students for careers in social change by providing them with the theoretical and skill-based background necessary for practice and research. Students will develop a holistic understanding of preventative and reactive responses to social inequality and an understanding of how to impact change at the individual and structural levels. Students engage in an integrated educational program that emphasizes experiential approaches to learning through service-learning, co-op, and internship opportunities.<br><br>The Department of Communication Studies is committed to providing students with both the communication skills and the understanding of the communication process required to thrive in a complex and changing society. Majors are required to demonstrate a mastery of the fundamentals of effective communication, to learn the fundamentals of communication theory and practice, and to develop a distinct area of emphasis. Some of the more popular areas include argumentation and advocacy, organizational and health communication, international and intercultural communication, digital communication and social media, and media production. The curriculum is designed to enhance the understanding of human communication in a variety of contexts, to empower students to become informed and engaged citizens, and to provide the knowledge and skills required to live a rich personal and professional life.