Majors & Minors
Majors
Minors
Communication is part of everyday life and therefore, very important, but too often the experience of communication has become ordinary. Within the communication studies major, our goal is to have students recognize the means of communication as extraordinary gifts as those students become extraordinary communicators. The major teaches through the study of communication theory and the practice of performance, enabling students to succeed in a variety of professions. Three variations of the communication studies major are available with concentrations in business, speech/rhetoric, or theater.
The goals of this major were developed using as a template goals formulated at the Hope University Conference (July 2000), which convened specifically to articulate an ideal communication studies curriculum. The Hope University Conference asserts that "an undergraduate degree in communication should educate individuals to be capable of assessing situations and crafting appropriate communicative response to interact effectively with diverse others and to participate as socially responsible members of their increasingly mediated and complex communities." The Judson University program adds to that Biblically-based values and precepts.
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Judson's English major views language as a divine gift. We seek to be better readers and writers who are capable of understanding, creating, and building great things through this gift. These skills apply to numerous professional fields in our literacy-based digital culture.
In the area of literature, classes include traditional areas of emphasis such as the classics in Western Literature and great authors such as Shakespeare. In addition, we offer unique, thematically-designed courses such as Prophetic Comedy, the Inklings, and Faith and Doubt.
In the area of writing, classes address essentials of advanced writing such as Non-Fiction Prose and Creative Writing and also cover specialized areas such as Screenwriting.
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For someone seeking a broader experience of communication arts, the interdisciplinary major allows a student to tailor a major uniquely suited to that student's interests and career goals. In close consultation with an adviser, classes will be carefully chosen from the major areas of communication arts: communication studies, English, media studies, and worship arts.
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Communication Studies MinorThe communication studies minor teaches through the study of communication theory and the practice of performance, enabling students to succeed in a variety of professions. Three variations of the communication studies minor are available with concentrations in business, speech/rhetoric, or theater.
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Studying literature is valuable in its own terms and relates to almost every other field of study. Reading skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation apply to numerous professional fields in our literacy-based digital culture.
In the minor, classes include traditional areas of emphasis such as the classics in Western Literature and great authors such as Shakespeare. In addition, we offer unique, thematically-designed courses such as Prophetic Comedy, the Inklings, and Faith and Doubt.
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Writing well increases creativity and improves language skills needed in almost every other field of study. These skills apply to numerous professional fields in our literacy-based digital culture.
In the minor, classes address essentials of advanced writing such as Non-Fiction Prose and Creative Writing and also cover specialized areas such as Screenwriting.
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In response to the general diversity of our world and the specific need of local school districts for Spanish-speaking educators, Judson University has developed a Spanish minor.
The Spanish Language/Communication minor includes traditional language learning classes as well as classes on Spanish-speaking cultures and intercultural communications.
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