Mississippi Valley State University

November 19, 2008

Goals

The specific objectives of the Department of Communication are to:

1.  Provide students with the practical skills necessary for employment in journalism, broadcasting, public relations, and speech communications;

2.  Produce communication graduates that are well grounded in the liberal arts;

3.  Produce communication graduates with a solid background in theoretical aspects of communication;

4.  To produce students with the ability to research, assemble, organize, and present information in a coherent and meaningful manner, and

5.  To produce students with skills that will enable them to work and live effectively in the diverse environment of the global society.