• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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The study of communication involves the development of theories and research tools to analyze, explain and improve human interaction. The applied communication studies program is offered in the College of Arts and Sciences through the Department of Applied Communication Studies. Departmental courses focus on two-person interaction, small-group decision making, communication patterns in organizations and other complex systems, public relations, and speaker-audience interaction in public speaking.

Degrees Available at SIUE

Bachelor of Arts, Applied Communication Studies Bachelor of Science, Applied Communication Studies

Program Tracks

Corporate and Organizational Communication

Students who choose the corporate and organizational communication track focus on communication within the context of businesses and other organizations. Effective communication in organizations is necessary both for the attainment of organizational goals and for individual productivity and satisfaction. This track is designed for those who will work in organizational settings and who want to become more effective in their interactions with others for a more successful and fulfilling work life. This knowledge is especially important now that the "world of work" is undergoing such rapid change.

Interpersonal Communication

Students in the interpersonal communication track are generally attracted to it for the solid preparation it provides for graduate school. This track provides students with a thorough theoretical and practical understanding of the ways in which verbal and nonverbal communication are used in defining, negotiating, and modifying relationships. This track also increases students' awareness both of the many types of, and the myriad influences on, interpersonal relationships. A thorough, systematic examination of relevant theory and research regarding interpersonal communication is provided.

Public Relations

Students in the public relations track will study under a model program, designed to meet and exceed national guidelines for undergraduate public relations education described in Public Relations Education for the 21st Century: A Port of Entry, sponsored by the Commission on Public Relations Education. This track stresses written, oral, graphic, and technological applications of communication skills. Elements of the program are designed to keep entry-level students in touch with upper-division students, and past graduates in touch with all students.

Career Opportunities

In America, employers increasingly recognize the need for more effective communication. As a result, job opportunities for graduates trained in applied communication studies are prevalent in business and industry, government agencies, educational systems, nonprofit organizations, and community-based resource centers. Graduates often have several career choices. Examples of communication careers departmental graduates have entered are: teaching and administration; management, training and consulting in organizations; public relations; human relations and employee assistance programs; sales; and government service. Graduates find employment in various types of for-profit and nonprofit organizations locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Applied communication is also an in-demand minor for students majoring in areas such as, business, mass communications, political science and sociology. Our graduates are also well-prepared for graduate school.

Corporate and Organizational CommunicationInterpersonal CommunicationPublic Relations

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ College of Arts and Sciences

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Students must have completed a diploma/degree from a high school or university/college in the U.S or equivalent. English proficiency requirement: International English Language Testing Systems - (IELTS) Score: 6.0 (no component score below 5.5),Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Score: 72, Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency Score: 64, Pearson Test in English (PTE) Score: 50, Duolingo Score: 95.

课程信息

学制：全日制(4 年)

学费：US$36,492.00 (¥ 236,246) /年

开学时间：2022十二月21日

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留学地点：College of Arts and SciencesPeck Hall, Room 3409,EDWARDSVILLE,Illinois,62026, United States