Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Communication Studies (Concentration in Advocacy and Social Change)] From Loyola University

After completing this concentration, students will be able to:

• Select and use various communication strategies (including persuasion, argumentation, conflict management, negotiation and mediation) leading to ethical social change;

• Define, analyze, invent and interpret messages; and

• Demonstrate effectiveness as a rhetor, critic and decision maker.

The goal of this Communication Studies concentration is:

• To develop the ability to understand and use various communication strategies (including persuasion, argumentation, conflict management, negotiation, and mediation) that lead to positive social change;

• To develop the tools to define, analyze, invent, and interpret messages; and

• To develop the skills to become an effective speaker, critic, and decision maker