Humanities & Communication, B.A.
Equipping you with a distinctive academic perspective integrating the humanities and communication that will set you apart in a range of professional fields.
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The B.A. in Humanities & Communication offers a unique interdisciplinary academic journey that will deepen your understanding of these two distinctive fields and sharpen your communication, critical thinking, and cultural competency skills while also positioning you to specialize your studies through any of the program’s eight areas of concentration.
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Public University Price, Private University Experience
A Lifetime of Value
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麻豆村 is very transformative. It made me become a better collaborative individual. I’ve definitely become more confident within myself.
Humanities & Communication, B.A.
The Humanities & Communication program offers a unique array and integration of courses that link communication with the humanities and ethnic studies, providing you with a distinctive degree that will set you apart from graduates of other programs.
Educational Objectives
Our supportive, nurturing program culture means you’ll have extensive access to faculty mentors and staff who are dedicated to advising and guiding you through the program every step of the way.
Our unique integration of several related areas of study offers a distinctive approach to learning both the fields of communication and the humanities, which delivers an excellent foundation for a wide range of career paths.
Our eight areas of concentration will empower you to blend skills development in communication, critical thinking, and cultural competency with specific areas of study including communication studies, creative writing and social action, English studies, English subject matter preparation, historical studies, journalism and media studies, legal studies, and philosophy and applied ethics.
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The program is highly focused on social inequality and injustice, and our students regularly engage in service-learning opportunities to deepen their understanding of social, cultural, and civic aspects related to personal and professional identities.
Some of our service activities include refurbishing computers and making them available for low-income families for almost no cost, teaching community members how to use software to bridge the digital divide for underprivileged communities, creating digital marketing and ecommerce sites for small businesses and local farmers, and helping local schools secure and stabilize their computing networks.
Faculty & Staff
Our faculty are dedicated mentors to their students and offer a wide range of opportunities for personalized guidance, through formal events and activities to informal meetings and advising sessions.
David Erwin
Administrative Support Assistant
Phuong Nguyen
Associate Professor, Department Chair AY
Patrick Belanger
Professor
Hojin Song
Associate Professor
Mridula Mascarenhas
Associate Professor
Estella Porras
Professor
Sriya Shrestha
Assistant Professor
Jeremias Zunguze
Associate Professor
Kaiqi Hua
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Fletcher
Professor
Qun Wang
Professor
Kelly Medina-Lopez
Associate Professor
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Study Humanities & Communication in an inspiring coastal environment where we are truly committed to mentorship and an engaging student experience.
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