Communication Studies, Bachelor of Arts Degree
Communication focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various modes and media.
About Communication Studies at Young Harris College
Communication Studies is one of several Humanities degrees offered at YHC. At its foundation, communication focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, and is the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media, and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific, and aesthetic inquiry.
The Humanities majors are all built on the same liberal arts core. Communication Studies also includes research skills training as well as offering a variety of interpersonal, media-focused, rhetorical, and critical analysis courses.
Communication Studies degree requirements
To graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from YHC, you’ll take 120 hours of coursework.
General Education:
Electives:
Program courses:
Some of our most popular Communication Studies classes include:
COMM 1000 Introduction to Human Communication
COMM 2050 Communication Theory
COMM 1050 Introduction to Media Communication
“My favorite thing about teaching relational communication at YHC is seeing students learn and grow. Having small classes means I can see the turning point when students go from 0 to ‘I get it!’”
Communication Studies as a minor
The Communication Studies minor at Young Harris College offers students from various disciplines the chance to explore the world of media. This unique opportunity opens up new opportunities in the world of communication.
