Undergraduate programs
The Department of Communication offers programs leading to degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The courses offered in communication are based on the premise that an educated individual must be able to think critically and analytically, comprehend political, social, cultural, institutional, international, and mediated communication, listen effectively, and be sensitive and adaptive to communicative encounters with persons of diverse abilities, backgrounds, and situations. The effective communicator has an understanding of the complexity and dynamic nature of the communication process, as well as a sense of responsibility for the substance and consequences of communicative interaction.
Communications 4 + 1 Accelerated Bachelors Plus Masters Program
Students currently enrolled in the BA or BS in Communication program may be admitted directly into the MS in Communication program and share up to 16 credits of graduate level credit with the BA/BS and MS in Communication. Students can complete both degrees in 4 + 1 years.
Students can apply for the Bachelors plus Masters in spring of their junior year to be eligible to take 500-level courses in their senior year. The Bachelors plus Masters program must begin in fall of their final year as an undergraduate with enrollment in Comm 521. For more information on applications or the Bachelors plus Masters program, email commgradinfo@pdx.edu.