{"id":9535,"date":"2025-06-10T08:43:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/?page_id=9535"},"modified":"2025-06-10T08:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:43:57","slug":"applied-communication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/colleges\/liberal-arts\/communication-studies-department\/programs\/applied-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Communication Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you interested in the field of Communication Studies as a whole? Or you can\u2019t decide which major option you want to choose in Communication Studies?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;Applied Communication major&nbsp;is designed to provide students with the most choices in their major in communication studies. Students can choose from the widest number of courses and customize the curriculum to meet their personal and professional goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are thinking about pursuing a graduate degree in Communication Studies, this is the best choice for your undergraduate education because it is the most versatile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students who major in the Applied Communication Option will be expected to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assess communication behavior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compare and contrast diverse perspectives on communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyze communicative issues in real-world scenarios<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply communication research findings both in and out of the classroom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conduct semi-independent research in Communication Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This program requires a minor to help personalize your degree and expand on your skillset.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in becoming a teacher of communication in middle school or high school, you may want to enroll in the Teaching Communication Arts &amp; Literature program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">View <a href=\"https:\/\/w3.winona.edu\/DataServices\/WSUCatalog\/4222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Applied Communication course requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                            <div class=\"h3\">Contact the Communication Studies Department<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<div class=\"wsu-block grid grid--50\">\n    <div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Communication Studies Department\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           DuFresne Performing Arts Center 215\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>507.457.5230<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\"><\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Adam Gaffey\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Department Chair\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>DuFresne Performing Arts Center 204<\/p>\n<p>507.457.2362<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\"><\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Applied Communication major allows you to customize curriculum to your personal goals, making sure you get what you want out of your education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":9530,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[406],"tags":[352],"class_list":["post-9535","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-communication-studies","tag-legacy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9535"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17708,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9535\/revisions\/17708"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}