Announcing our new and improved curriculum!

On behalf of the faculty of the Department of Communication, I am delighted to announce our new and improved undergraduate curriculum which will be in effect starting Fall 2008.

Two of the major changes are 1) the addition of a fourth concentration called "Journalism and Citizen Media" and 2) the elimination of the Gateway (combined GPA of 2.5 for COM 1129 and COM 1135).

If you are interested in journalism and would like to switch to that concentration, please stop by the main office at your earliest convenience.

Here are a few more highlights: Some courses have been renumbered, some prerequisites have changed, some courses have been discontinued, some have been added. For more details on these changes and to download a PDF file, please click on the "New Curriculum Information " link.

Students who are currently in the program may graduate under the old catalog or may elect (in writing) to go by the new one. Incoming students will automatically follow the 2008-2009 catalog.

You may notice in your Owl Express information that some course numbers have already been changed for Fall courses. Please do not be alarmed. This indicates to you that the new curriculum is actually in place.

Please take some time to review the new curriculum. Our faculty has recommended these changes to strengthen our major and to better serve our students and graduates and future employers. We are very excited about these improvements and hope that you will be, too.

Thank you for your cooperation.
--Dr. Birgit Wassmuth, Chair, Department of Communication

Welcome to the Department of Communication at Kennesaw State University. If you are new to our community, this site will tell you about our mission, focus and curriculum and guide you to some useful resources to investigate the dynamic field of communication.

We offer courses that expose students to the art and science of communication and prepare them to achieve fulfilling careers in media, journalism, public relations, organizational communication and other communication areas. Our courses lead to Kennesaw State University's Bachelor of Science degree.

If you are a prospective communication student, we are especially pleased that you are here. We urge you to use this website to discover what we are about and what we can offer you. You can use this site to contact us to ask questions. For an application, please contact the Office of Admissions.

We are one of Kennesaw State University's largest departments, with more than 800 majors. Our majors choose to specialize in one of three program concentrations: Media Studies, Organizational Communication or Public Relations.

Quickly evolving communication techniques, technology and institutions are redefining today's society. They affect our lifestyles as well as our economy and politics. Our department keeps pace with evolving knowledge, skills and applications, even as we root our courses in the solid theoretical perspective afforded by the liberal arts.

Our courses emphasize projects that prepare our majors to translate knowledge and skills from the classroom to applied activities in which they may seek to make their mark. Our faculty are proud of developing challenging courses that capitalize on our location in one of the world's premier communication markets. The Atlanta region, a media hub and the economic powerhouse of the South, provides a useful laboratory into which students can extend their classroom experiences.