You may have a few (or several) questions regarding the Communications Major. Maybe you are simply curious about the discipline. Maybe you want to know about the courses offered. Or maybe it's "What can I do with this degree?" We start by suggesting reasons to come to USCA to study communications. Then we give you links for more information.
Why attend USCA to study Communications? You will have the opportunity to:
- Work with outstanding faculty, including a two time recipient of the USCA Teaching Excellence Award.
- Develop your communication and leadership skills.
- Department faculty are dedicated to helping you learn and achieve your goals. We strive to be innovative teachers who use active and experiential teaching tools to promote understanding and application.
- Co-curricular activities like the Pacer Times student newspaper, Lambda Pi Eta honor society, the Communications Club and other organizations provide ample opportunities to apply and enhance your knowledge.
- Learn with others who are supportive, helpful and capable. Our students have been recognized for leadership excellent and have won awards from the South Carolina Press Association and the South Carolina College Speech Association
- Make a difference in the community by participating in service organizations or classroom-based service-learning.
- Obtain one of the five academic scholarships we offer each year to communications majors at the sophomore level and above.
- We have tried to anticipate your questions and provide helpful information as you seek to have a better understanding of the Communications Degree or to successfully complete your Communications major.
We have separated the Frequently Asked Questions into 2 categories:
FAQs asked by Non-Majors
FAQs asked by Communication Majors