Division of Business, Communications, and Sport
Division Dean: Steven McClung, Ph.D.
Department Chair: Jodie Peeler, Ph.D.
Professors: Steven McClung, Ph.D.; Jodie Peeler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors: Al deLachica, M.A.; John Wallis, M.A.
Program Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will identify the principles of mass communication.
2. Students will develop writing skills appropriate for print media, broadcast media, and public relations/advertising.
3. Students will demonstrate skills of audio and video production and will put those skills into practice by working on the Program's television productions and on the campus radio station, WNIR-LP FM.
4. Students will apply the legal principles that govern the practice of mass communication.
5. Students will develop and practice the professional qualities required for success in the mass communications field. These qualities include, but are not limited to: punctuality, meeting deadlines, working under time limitations, timeliness, and preparation.
Requirements for the Major in Communications (not including General Education Core)
Required COM Program Core for all COM majors
Minor Requirement
To promote the concept that an effective liberal arts education in Communications requires knowledge of the outside world, each student must successfully complete a minor outside of Communications.
- Students will select a minor in consultation with their academic advisors.
- A student may also fulfill this requirement with successful completion of a double major.
- This requirement may also be fulfilled by completing a semester abroad, of at least 12 credits, in a Newberry College approved program.
- It is strongly recommended that minors, double majors, and semesters abroad be related to the student's career interests.