Assessment & Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

The Department of Communication is committed to pursuing 6 primary learning outcomes, in its instruction and development of students as scholars, professionals, and people. Those outcomes are:

  1. Demonstrate clear, critical, and creative thinking in response to communication;
  2. In a variety of settings, express ideas in messages that are coherent, persuasive, and ethical;
  3. Analyze and evaluate verbal and nonverbal messages in differing social, political, and/or cultural contexts in order to assess their effectiveness;
  4. Demonstrate comprehension of significant issues in the history, theory, and/or criticism of human communication;
  5. Engage in communication inquiry;
  6. Utilize communication to embrace difference.

These learning outcomes are critical influencers on all of our curricula, and help shape all of the courses offered by our department.  

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