Communication

Website: www.communication.utah.edu

Languages and Communication Building, Rm 2400

Phone: 801-581-6888
Email: comm-advisor@utah.edu

Communication is a diverse discipline and offers a variety of training to prepare students for their careers. Students are able to focus on technical skills along with theoretically geared courses to develop a comprehensive portfolio to market themselves to industry. Students are encouraged to personalize their curricular choices to help meet professional/personal goals. For example, students often take elective courses that are outside of their specific emphasis to develop additional skills to be able to access different careers.

The Department of Communication offers a B.A. or B.S. in Communication with four emphases: Strategic Communication (public relations, advertising, integrated marketing); Journalism (digital, broadcast, print); Communication Studies; or Science, Health, Environmental, and Risk Communication. Regardless of your emphasis, a major in communication will provide you with knowledge on ethical communication, persuasion, social influence and social responsibility. Paired with improved skills in writing and speaking, you will be highly competitive in the job market.

Many students also look at the Communication Department to complement another major. Business, Sociology, Economics, and even Music majors often find a home in the Communication Department. These students look to supplement their education with a degree in Communication, leaving the U of U with a more complete set of skills.

Major Declaration

Students can declare their major in Communication upon admission to the University of Utah. Declaration can be completed by submitting our online declaration form here: https://communication.utah.edu/undergraduate/major-declaration.php

Requirements

17 Communication courses required, 51 minimum credits. Students will complete the major core (4 COMM courses) and one of the four emphasis options (13 COMM courses).

Transfer Students

Transfer students interested in a Communication major should contact the department. Certain courses may articulate between a previous school and the department. Transfer students may apply up to six articulated or equivalent courses from other institutions toward the major. Students with transfer Communication courses should meet with an advisor to discuss how their courses may be applied in the major.

https://advising.utah.edu/majors/quick-look/communication.php