Communication, General

A program that focuses on the comprehensive study of communication, and that spans the study of mass communication/media studies, old and new media technologies, social and political applications, and speech communication and rhetoric. Includes instruction in interpersonal, group, organizational, and intercultural communication; theories of communication; critical thinking, argumentation, and persuasion; written communication; printed, electronic, and digital media; rhetorical tradition and criticism; media, society, and culture; consequences and effects of mass media; media social science and criticism; and quantitative and qualitative methods of inquiry.

While Communication, General has degrees up to the Post masters certificate, most students study towards a Bachelors degree. Students study Communication, General all over the country, though the major at the Post masters certificate level sees the most graduates in California. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Communication, General is $40,000.