Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication Department


College of Arts and Humanities
Ellensburg
Lind Hall, room 109
Mail Stop 7438
509-963-1055
Fax: 509-963-1060
www.cwu.edu/communication
See website for how the communication programs may be used for educational and career purposes.

Faculty and Staff
Chair

Francesco Somaini, PhD

Professors
César García, PhD, information sciences
Mark Meister, PhD, communication studies

Associate Professor
Francesco Somaini, PhD, media studies

Assistant Professors
Seokhoon Ahn, PhD, communication
EunYoung Lee, PhD, media and communication
Joshua Nelson-Ichido, PhD, communication

Lecturer
Yong Cao, PhD, communication
Mary Jeanette Eberhardinger, PhD, rhetoric
Jennifer Green, MA, cultural anthropology
Terri Reddout, MS, communication
Nicholas Temple, PhD, communication, rhetoric and digital media

Staff
Roberta Lowe, secretary senior

Department Information
The Department of Communication prepares students to become active participants in communicating with and the shaping of modern culture in a global society. The department emphasizes student-centered instruction in gathering and disseminating written, spoken, and visual information, as well as course work in the processes, effects, and theories of human communication. The department is committed to a liberal education in written, oral, visual, and convergent media communication, as well as to training in diverse professional fields.

Department Standards

Admission Requirements

Admission to the majors in Communication, Media and Journalism and Public Relations, and to the Department of Communication minors and certificates, is selective. Students need to complete the application form and submit it to the Department office in Lind Hall 109; online applications through the web form available on the Department website are strongly encouraged. Only students with a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 will be accepted into the Communication BA program. No minimum GPA is required for the Media and Journalism BA and Public Relations BA. Should students wish to change majors within the department, they must reapply to the new major.

Completion Requirements
Once admitted to the major, students must take COM 201 and COM 207 as soon as possible. An overall average of B in these two foundational courses is required. In all other courses counted toward fulfilling major or minor requirements, a minimum grade of C- is required. Students pursuing the Communication BA must also maintain an overall 2.7 grade point average. Excluding the Communication Foundation Core courses (COM 201 and COM 207), no more than 8 (eight) credits may be counted twice in fulfilling an internal or external minor.    

Financial Obligations
Production courses required for broadcast journalism have associated lab fees.

Communication Foundation Core Requirements
COM 201 - Introduction to Mass Communication Credits: 5
COM 207 - Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 5
Total Core Credits: 10

Program Outcomes
For information on program outcomes, please go to: www.cwu.edu/mission/assessment-improvement/slo-assessment-plans

Course Offerings
Frequency of course offerings can be found at the department website: www.cwu.edu/communication or by contacting the department directly.

Programs

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)CertificateCertificate ACertificate BMinor

    Courses

      Communication (COM)