COMMUNICATION
The communication program presents a balance of humanistic and scientific instruction including communication skills people need to function effectively in teaching, business, law, the communication professions, public service, politics and management. Students have an opportunity to explore the full range of human communication.
Recognizing that some careers require extensive knowledge about specific communication practices (in occupations ranging from politics and law to human resources and public relations), while virtually every field demands competence in oral and written communication skills, the Department’s undergraduate program offers degree and certificate options tailored to our students varying needs.
What You Can Earn
Public Relations Specialist
$47,107 (in our region)
Communications Manager
$91,101 (in our region)
Vendor Management Analyst
$48,599 (in our region)
Source: HR Reported data on salary.com as of December 2012
Interesting Classes You Might Take
- Communication and Humor
- American Public Address
- Family Communication
- Computer Applications in Communication
What You Can Learn
- Various theories of interpersonal communication
- Communication in group thinking and problem solving
- The use of persuasion as a social tool for resolving controversy and opinions from the perspectives of both the persuader and the persuaded
- The nature of communication and its relationship to learning and instruction
About the College
The College of Arts and Humanities provides a diverse student population with the communication skills, humanistic values and cultural awareness that form the foundation of scholarship. The college offers intellectual and artistic programs that engage students and faculty and the community in collaboration, dialog and discovery. These programs help preserve, illuminate and nourish the arts and humanities for the campus and for the wider community.
College Contact Information
College of Arts & Humanities
Office of the Dean
2380 E. Keats MS/MB99
Fresno CA 93740-8024
(559) 278-3056
FAX: (559) 278-6758
Email
Where We Are Located
We are located in the west wing of the Music Building in Room 186.
Deparment Contact Information
Department of Communication
5201 North Maple Ave, Mail Stop SA 46
Fresno, CA 93740-8027
Office Location: Speech Arts 15
Phone: 559.278.2826
FAX: 559.278.4113
