Interpersonal Communication

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Overview

In the Interpersonal Communication Option, students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate effective communication in personal, professional, and group contexts. We focus on examining the communicative interaction between individuals and communication’s power to impact relational development and affect outcomes across a variety of settings. Students are exposed to principles of human communication with special emphasis placed on critical thinking as a tool for improving everyday communication skills.

 

Strong interpersonal skills are often the starting point to successfully navigating our personal and professional relationships. The Interpersonal Communication option offers students the strategies and tools crucial for developing their interpersonal skills across multiple contexts. Students can tailor the program so as to prepare themselves for work in multiple communicative environments.

 

Employers often seek out relational skills as an important part of the hiring process. Graduates with this option are particularly well prepared to work with individuals and groups from varying backgrounds, with differing needs and interests, and where the goals of communication are to resolve problems or disputes.

 

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Completion time: 48 semester hours required for the major and 120 hours required for graduation

Resources

- Program Information in EIU Catalog

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Transfer

The B.A. in Communication Studies: Interpersonal Communication is transfer friendly for a number of reasons:

  • Students can complete the program in two years.
  • The B.A. degree in Communication major: Interpersonal Communication is a 48 hour degree program without a minor requirement.
  • If you decide to switch to another option for the B.A. degree in Communication Studies you will not significantly delay your progress toward graduation.
  • Transfer students who complete communication courses at other institutions can often use these courses to fulfill degree requirements.  
Name Type
Communication Studies Major
Broadcast News Option (Undergrad)
Interpersonal Communication Option (Undergrad)
Communication in Organizations Option (Undergrad)
Communication Studies Graduate
Interpersonal Communication Processes Concentration (Grad)
Strategic Communication Concentration (Grad)
Media and Critical Studies Concentration (Grad)
Communication Studies Minor
Communication and Leadership Option Option (Grad)
Communication Studies Pedagogy Option Option (Grad)

Dr. Matthew Gill, Chair

Buzzard Hall 2521
Email: cmnjou@eiu.edu
URL: https://www.eiu.edu/commstudies/interpersonal.php