Bachelor of Science in Communication

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Description and Outcomes

The Bachelor of Science in Communication program is designed to provide you with the skills to become an effective communicator in today's competitive, global workplace. The interdisciplinary approach combines both theory and application, enabling you to gain a critical understanding of social issues, new media, and effective writing and speaking skills. These critical skills, research abilities, and knowledge of social change are intended to prepare you to pursue positions in a broad range of fields including public administration, advertising, public relations, human resources, law, criminal justice, politics, ministry, social services, technical communication, opinion and market research, fundraising, civil service, international business, management, marketing, and publishing.

If you have already completed an associate’s or bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, you may be eligible for degree requirements to be waived and replaced with advanced start credit. Refer to Advanced Start Credit in Bachelor’s Degrees for details.

Concentrations

You can personalize your degree with a concentration in business foundations, digital communication, or public relations. 

Graduate Program Pathways

If you are interested in earning both a bachelor's and master's degree, consider a graduate program pathway.

Program Length

The Bachelor of Science in Communication program consists of a minimum of 180 quarter credit hours. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be awarded a bachelor of science degree.

Program Outcomes

Discipline-Specific Outcomes

  1. Theory: Understand communication theory and how its basic elements and principles apply to various types of communication environments.
  2. Essential Communication Skills: Use contemporary tools, transmissions, and processes to communicate effectively in both oral and written contexts in diverse social interactions and professional settings.
  3. Technologies: Understand and use appropriately emerging communication technologies.
  4. Research Methods: Acquire, interpret, and present knowledge gained through diverse and appropriate methods of inquiry to arrive at reasoned decisions.
  5. Relational: Interact ethically in interpersonal and group communication.
  6. Global Awareness: Demonstrate multicultural literacy in the global workplace.

General Education Literacies and Professional Competencies

In addition to the discipline-specific outcomes, general education literacies and professional competencies are integrated throughout your academic program. You can review the general education literacies and professional competencies associated with your academic program in the General Education and Professional Competency Requirements section of this Catalog.

Program Availability

For program availability, please refer to the U.S. State and Other Approvals section and Program Availability Information.

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Progression Requirements

You must achieve a minimum grade of “C” or better in both CM107 🌐 College Composition I and CM220 🌐 College Composition II.

Certification, State Board, and National Board Exams

Certification and licensure boards have state-specific educational requirements for programs that lead to a license or certification that is a precondition for employment. Prospective and current students must review Purdue Global’s State Licensure and Certifications site to view program and state-specific licensure information.

Licensure-track programs may limit enrollment to students in certain states; please see Purdue Global’s Program Availability Information to determine enrollment eligibility.

You are responsible for understanding the requirements of optional certification exams. Such requirements may change during the course of your program. You are not automatically certified in any way upon program completion. Although certain programs are designed to prepare you to take various optional certification exams, Purdue Global cannot guarantee you will be eligible to take these exams or become certified. Your eligibility may depend on your work experience, completion of education and/or degree requirements, not having a criminal record, and meeting other certification requirements.