Degree Requirements and Course Descriptions
The Communication Arts degree will prepare students to be competent communicators in today's business and professional fields. The major has two emphases: Public Relations and Speech Communication. The Public Relations emphasis will develop competent communicators able to organize and plan events, write and produce materials for the press, and speak to gatherings of employees and customers. The Speech Communication emphasis will produce students who have a comprehensive functional knowledge of the following five communication skills areas: public speaking, intra/interpersonal communication, small group communication, listening, and reasoning and argumentation. Students may also choose to minor in Speech Communication in order to develop some of these same skills.
What can I do with a communication degree?
Advertising
Arts Management
Communication Management
Community Relations
Counseling/Social Services
Education
Employee Recruitment
Employee Relations
Fundraising
Government Lobbyist
Graduate Study
Human Resources Management
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Law Enforcement
Law School
Management
Marketing
Ministry
Nonprofit Administration
Political Activism
Political Campaign Management
Public Relations
Sales
Speech Writing
Training and Development |
contact info
Dr. Gary Hiebsch
Communication Arts Department
College of the Ozarks
P.O. Box 17, Point Lookout, MO 65726
(417)690-3284
hiebsch@cofo.edu |
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Dr. Stacy McNeill
Communication Arts Department
College of the Ozarks
P.O. Box 17, Point Lookout, MO 65726
(417)690-3285
mcneill@cofo.edu |
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