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Mission
Statement
Emmanuel
College
is a Christ-centered, liberal
arts institution which strives to prepare students to become Christ-like
disciples who integrate faith, learning, and living for effective careers,
scholarship, and service.
Purpose
Impacting the
World. For Christ. Through Media.
With this motto,
the Communication degree strives to prepare students for careers as
Christian communicators who integrate faith, learning and living with a broad
understanding of contemporary communication issues and skills adaptable to a
variety of contexts.
The communication major at Emmanuel
College
teaches students about information processes and communication technologies and
how they impact local and global communities. Courses in this major incorporate
community, information and technology to address communication issues. During
the last semester, majors will each create a senior project in CM471
demonstrating their knowledge of the core courses within the communication
studies major.
Goals
Flexibility is a
major strength of the communication major, and students are required to
complete 24 hours of core communication courses, then they select one of two
18-hour concentrations: corporation communication or multimedia communication.
These concentrations are designed to lead toward acceptance into graduate school
for communication or secure entry-level positions in a variety of career fields,
including Media Production, Public Relations, Video Editing, Advertising, Layout
and Design, Marketing, Fundraising, Human Resource Development, Communication
Training and Consulting, etc.
Objectives
Graduates of
EC’s Communication program will have the following knowledge and
skills:
- how
to relate to and facilitate interpersonal and
group interactions successfully;
- organize
and lead small teams of people toward a common goal;
- the theories and principles
of the communication field;
- differentiate
between qualitative, quantitative and critical theory;
- the
history of the communication
discipline and its impact on society and the profession;
- integrate
a basic history of mass media technologies with today’s communication
challenges;
- the
methods of anticipating, adapting to, and participating in changes,
including emerging technological changes, important to both society and
professional careers;
- manage
conflicts and changes in the work place;
- how
to effectively gather information, research, and analyze issues using a
variety of methods;
- analyze
situations to arrive at ethical solutions in handling publicity;
- the
legal and ethical systems in
communication;
- apply
the First Amendment right to freedom of the press and the important
responsibilities accompanying that freedom;
- how
to acquire, develop, and convey information, thoughts and feelings through
listening, reading, writing, speaking and multimedia productions; and
- demonstrate
sensitivity in effectively and respectfully communicating with all members
of society regardless of gender, origin, or special needs.
since May 2005
