Associate of Arts (AA) Communication Studies

This pathway is designed to meet Associate in Arts degree requirements with a concentration in Communication Studies. Students pursuing this pathway explore the complex world of communications, its dynamics, and its impact on contemporary societies and cultures. It also allows you to transfer at the junior ... More

This pathway is designed to meet Associate in Arts degree requirements with a concentration in Communication Studies. Students pursuing this pathway explore the complex world of communications, its dynamics, and its impact on contemporary societies and cultures. It also allows you to transfer at the junior level into a communications program at a four-year college or university. This degree provides students with foundational knowledge in public speaking, media, digital communication, and human relations. In this pathway, you’ll take courses in public speaking, multicultural communication, and media communication and criticism. You’ll also learn how to assess the needs and preferences of readers, viewers, and listeners as well as communicate information to diverse audiences effectively, with specific goals in mind. The career choices for communications professionals are incredibly diverse, mostly because so many industries rely on these workers to get their message across effectively to the media, the public and their other business interests. If you want to improve your speaking and listening skills, or you want to turn your strong communication skills into a career, a degree in communication studies could be right for you!