Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Communication - Rhetoric and Culture Communication] From Wheaton College Illinois

The mission of the Communication Department is to create competent and ethical communicators.

The Communication Department seeks to develop whole and effective Christians by educating students in the history, art, theory, and practice of competent, ethical communication.

Our focus is on the ways people connect, disconnect,?perform, influence, or broadcast. Although most people are born with the?physical abilities to listen and speak, we must learn to communicate so that?change is strategic and lives are improved. Since our mission is to create?competent and ethical communicators, we have developed a rigorous curriculum?in both theory and practice. Students need to know the "hows" and "whys" of?verbal, nonverbal, and mediated messages. We explore strategies, techniques,?philosophies, and principles guiding the multiple ways that meaning takes?shape between persons.?

The human capacity to understand, influence, and appreciate others comes through Communication. The Communication Department endeavors to expand a student's range of verbal and nonverbal skills, to develop sensitivity for their appropriate use in different situations, and to nurture a Christian perspective on issues of power, influence, justice, freedom, creativity, and truth. The course work, advising, and co-curricular activities of the department assist students in becoming competent and ethically responsible communicators, as well as preparing them for future academic study, professional training, and lifelong learning.