Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the program students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate humanistic and behavioral knowledge of a wide variety communication phenomena

2. Demonstrate an understanding of theories that guide research into communication processes

3. Demonstrate a high level of competence in research methodologies and other scholarly tools within the field of communication

4. Display evidence of experience in funded research projects and/or publication of original research findings both as individual researchers and as members of research teams