Jul 01, 2025  
**DRAFT**2025-2026 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog **DRAFT** 
    
**DRAFT**2025-2026 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog **DRAFT**

Communication Studies Major Learning Outcomes


Upon completion of the major, Communication and Media studies students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the core concepts and theoretical frameworks related to media and communication.

2. Articulate how social, legal, and historical practices – in connection with identity categories such as race, gender, and class – shape media representations and communication practices across time and cultures.

3. Critically analyze a wide range of communication and media texts, including journalism, film, television, advertisements, academic scholarship, professional communication products, and social media content.

4. Ethically produce professional quality media and communication content tailored to specific audiences and platforms, including verbal, written, and multimedia projects and presentations.

5. Formulate strategies for continuing to develop creative and entrepreneurial skills that will be adaptable in an everchanging media and communication landscape.