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Communication Studies

Much like in personal relationships, communication is the key to success in business and your career. Communication Studies majors learn the skills most desired by employers:
  • The ability to work in teams
  • The skill to communicate with diverse audiences in a variety of settings
  • The capability to create and edit information
  • The capacity to make compelling presentations in front of small and large
    audiences

The Communication Studies program teaches students about intrapersonal, interpersonal, public, intercultural, and corporate communication. This provides the firm foundation necessary for creating a successful career in fields such as media, health communication, human resources, and public relations. You’ll come out of the communication program with the ability to think critically, express ideas impactfully, and understand the diverse forms of communication that draw people in.

Students will have the ability to put their knowledge and experience into practice as they take up positions of influence in their communities or continue postgraduate studies.

Opportunities and Outcomes Research

Technology Access Program

Students in the Communication Studies program can collaborate with faculty in the Technology Access Program (TAP) on various research projects. TAP conducts communication technology-related research with the goal of providing useful, and relevant information to industry, government, and deaf or hard-of-hearing consumers looking for equality in communication.

Internship Opportunities

Students in our Communication Studies program are required to do an internship so they can apply their academic learning in professional environments. Students can earn up to three credit hours toward the major requirements through an internship. There are opportunities to intern with Gallaudet's Office of University Communications.

Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society

To achieve the honor of Lambda Pi Eta membership, students must have junior or senior standing with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0; must have completed at least 12 credits in Communication Studies with a grade point average of 3.25 or higher; and are required to be enrolled full-time and in good standing.

Alice M. Teegarden Memorial Award

The Alice M. Teegarden Memorial Award recognizes excellence in public presenting. Any Communication Studies major or minor who has passed or is currently enrolled in COM 290: Public Presentations and has a GPA of 2.75 or better is eligible for the award. The Communication Studies program hosts an annual competition for public presentations. Finalists receive certificates of participation and winners are recognized with the Teegarden Memorial Award and presented with the Teegarden Memorial Scholarship. Their names are also engraved on plaques commemorating the achievement.

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