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Communication Studies B.A.
Communication Studies B.A.

Communication Studies B.A.

  • ID:KSU10008
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Education Level

New first-year applicants must finish secondary school in their home country by the time of enrollment to be eligible for university (comparable to the completion of senior high school in the U.S.). A student who has previously enrolled in a post-secondary (higher education) institution is required to apply as a transfer student.

GPA Requirements

First-year undergraduate applicants should meet the minimum requirement of GPA 2.5 on a U.S. 4.0 scale.  Students who want a particular program but do not meet the minimum requirements may be considered for the pre-major.

English Requirements

All undergraduate applicants must obtain one of the following:

  • TOEFL iBT: 71; Home Edition iBT: 71

  • Revised PBT: 18 (average score)

  • IELTS Academic and IELTS indicator: 6.0

  • Duolingo English Test (DET):100

  • PTE Academic and PTE Academic Online: 48

  • Completion of the Kent State University ESL Center Level 8 Intensive English program with a minimum of 3.75 out of 4.0 GPA

  • ELS Level 112 Intensive English Program completion

  • SAT: a minimum of 510 evidence-based reading and writing

  • ACT: a minimum of 21 in English

Course Information

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies prepares students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in a technological, multicultural and global environment. Our mission is to teach students to think analytically, reason critically, communicate effectively, and lead responsibly. We strive to develop communicators who are adaptive and ethical citizens who will thrive in the workplace, in the community, and in careers in government, business, non-profit, and education. We strive to understand how communication affects identities, communities, and cultures. We offer hands-on skill development opportunities to prepare students for meaningful and fulfilling careers.

The Communication Studies major comprises the following concentrations:

  • The Applied Communication concentration offers an interdisciplinary program of study in which students gain expertise in organizational communication, advanced presentational speaking, professional writing and visual design. Students are trained to integrate theoretical knowledge and technical skills in order to perform professional tasks such as conducting training sessions and seminars, creating web content, designing promotional materials, managing communication campaigns and writing press releases.   

  • The Communication Studies–General concentration features flexibility and choice. Students create a personalized plan of study tailored to their specific academic interests and career goals. This concentration is appropriate for those who have diverse academic interests.

  • The Global Communication concentration prepares students to play a powerful role in redefining the way the world communicates. Globalization is the result of communication. Strategic, culturally sensitive, and critical communicators are the cornerstones of global economics, business, political establishments, institutions, and cultural interactions. Now that a majority of institutions, organizations, and industries operate globally, the demand for communication professionals with a global perspective who have the theoretical, analytical and practical skills to understand communication across cultures and in diverse environments has increased dramatically. By emphasizing an ethical, mindful, and sustainable global outlook, the concentration in global communication exposes students to information management, comparative media systems, intercultural competency, international business adeptness, democratic communication values, and transnational justice. In addition to gaining knowledge and skill sets through courses, students are encouraged to participate in study abroad experiences to strengthen their learning. Global Communication graduates are prepared to play a powerful role in redefining the way the world communicates.

  • Communication in Media and Society is an essential part of everyday life and interaction. Individuals, groups, and organizations use multiple media platforms and communication strategies to inform and influence the public's judgments, perceptions, values, and actions. Students in the Media and Society concentration will learn to create and carry out strategic messaging, enhance their media literacy skills, and participate meaningfully in civic society and a range of careers. The Media and Society concentration provides students with an understanding of media use, processes, and effects that is critical for success in a competitive marketplace. Students in this concentration are prepared to enter a large number of careers, including advocacy, marketing, and other strategic communication professions, legal and political fields, as well as new and emerging fields in social media management and promotion. 

  • The Relational and Workplace Communication concentration teaches students how to understand, evaluate, and create messages to organize and relate in professional, social, and personal contexts. Additionally, students acquire skills to promote diversity, leadership, ethics, perspective-taking, social-support, teamwork, and conflict management, leading to greater effectiveness in the workplace and in personal relationships. Taken together, students develop comprehensive communication skills deemed essential by top employers in today's competitive marketplace.

Programs in the College of Communication and Information are, by nature, innovative, interdisciplinary and collaborative, which is critical to both professional and scholarly disciplines. Students are educated to work at the intersections of communication, information and technology. Through a core of diverse theory- and practice-based courses, students learn basic concepts that apply across the range of college programs and develop a sense of professional expectations and build toward interdisciplinary thinking and application.

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Courses

Semester one

  • Introduction to human communication (kadl)

  • Foundations of communication

  • Destination kent state: first year experience

  • College of communication and information core electives

  • Kent core requirement

Semester two

  • Communication grammar review

  • College of communication and information core electives

  • Communication and information interdisciplinary electives

  • Kent core requirement

Semester three

  • Criticism of public discourse (divd) (khum)

  • Or intercultural communication (divg) or gender and communication (divd) or communication across the lifespan (divd)

  • Fundamentals of media messages

  • Kent core requirement

Semester four

  • Visual design for media: advanced

  • College of communication and information core electives

  • Communication and information interdisciplinary electives

  • Kent core requirement

Semester five

  • Communication research methods

  • My story on the web

  • Kent core requirement

  • General electives

Semester six

  • Communication and influence (wic)

  • Communication studies (comm) upper-division electives (30000 or 40000 level)

  • General electives

Semester seven

  • Organizational communication

  • High impact professional speaking

  • Communication studies (comm) upper-division electives (30000 or 40000 level)

  • General electives

Semester eight

  • Internship in communication studies (elr)

  • Or senior seminar (elr) or senior honors thesis/project (elr)

  • Communication studies (comm) upper-division electives (30000 or 40000 level)

  • General electives

Minimum total credit hours: 120

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • Meeting, convention, and event planners

  • Social and community service managers

  • Public relations and fundraising managers

  • Market research analysts and marketing specialists

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Overseas Student Health Cover

Student Health Insurance: 2313 $ USD per year

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