Degree: B.A.

Director: Bob Hills (hills@aesop.rutgers.edu)

The major in communication is offered in cooperation with the Department of Communication (School of Communication and Information). The major examines the communication process, emphasizing its role in human affairs in three core areas: social interaction, organizational communication, and mediated communication. Health communication and leadership are two additional foci that cut across all three areas. Courses in communication cover both ideas and applications in preparation for communication careers in business, education, or government, or for the pursuit of graduate degrees in communication and other social science fields. As offered through the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, the program allows students to develop a strong background in environmental, scientific, or technical fields, areas in which communication specialists are in high demand.

Students in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences who choose the communication degree program are required to also complete a minor or certificate program offered by the faculty of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.