Academic Program Proposal

Date Proposal Activated	Institution and Proposal	Degree Awarded	Academic Program Name	Objection Deadline	MHEC Final Action	Final Decision Date
	Stevenson University Proposal	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)	Communication Studies	7/4/2018	Approved	8/2/2018
Communication Studies Program Description
The Communication Studies B.A. degree program at Stevenson University offers students an opportunity to examine critically how communication functions in personal, public, and professional contexts. Students learn to become ethical and responsible producers and users of messages in response to specific contexts, audiences, and goals, but also learn to think critically about the messages that they consume. The program encourages students to use communication as an introspective lens and to communicate sensitively and competently as members of groups, communities, cultures, and as global citizens. Empowering students to challenge assumptions, this program prepares students to serve as change agents and advocates for themselves and others through the power of public discourse. Communication Studies provides opportunities for students to engage in communication inquiry in order to broaden their own perspectives and to contribute to the general body of communication knowledge and research. Overall, the undergraduate experience in communication studies equips students for entry into careers that value skilled communication practices as well as into graduate fields appreciative of the critical and practical nature of a communication program.