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School of Communication
3016 Derby Hall
154 North Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210-1339
Phone: (614) 292-3400
Fax: (614) 292-2055
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Mission Statement
The mission of
the School of Communication is to achieve national and international
distinction in research, teaching and service. To accomplish this
mission, the School will advance high quality communication scholarship
in ways consistent with the mission of the College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences and will engage in innovative, excellent
undergraduate and graduate education. Scholarly, professional and
public constituencies will be served by helping improve the
understanding of communication processes and by working with
professional constituencies to improve the practice of communication.
Goal The overall goal is to design an
innovative School that is among the best in the discipline in specific
areas of expertise, closely allied in purpose and function with the
mission of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The research
and teaching programs within the School will be strong and focused on
present and future directions of the field.
Rationale: A Changing Discipline and Changing Priorities Many
changes have occurred over the past decade in the communication
industry. These changes will continue to occur as we advance our
understanding of human communication and communication processes and as
the structure and capabilities of ways in which we communicate change.
Telecommunications,
the Internet, digital and visualization technologies, and interactive
communication have transformed the content, process and nature of mass
communication. Communication researchers are witnessing the growth of a
new medium that is a hybrid of interpersonal and mass communication,
holding simultaneous entertainment and information functions.
In
addition, our understanding of the interrelated processes of
interpersonal and mass communication has continued to evolve, creating
new and interesting challenges for communication researchers and
scholars. As the traditional boundaries among modes of communication
become blurred, communicators, like communication itself, are expected
to move effectively across interpersonal, organizational, and mass
media channels. In addition, the increasing importance of communication
research in political and social arenas and the constant monitoring of
public opinions on a multitude of issues have resulted in a need for
students of communication to be trained in the nuances of communication
research. The relationship between communication, marketing and
business and the increasing need to communicate between nations and
cultures have created an unprecedented demand for skilled communicators
and scholars.
The field is clearly a young, dynamic field with
critical opportunities and challenges for the students and faculty who
engage in teaching and research in the discipline. The curriculum and
research agenda at the School of Communication is geared to address the
sweeping changes that have occurred in the communication industry in
the last decade.
To learn about the focus of our undergraduate
and graduate programs, please read the detailed information about our
undergraduate and graduate programs under their headings in our web
site.
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