Building Skills for Success
We communicate for many reasons and in many ways, and through many different channels. As complex as the subject of human communication is, there’s one concept with which everyone agrees—effective communication is a powerful tool at home, at work, in life. Effective communication will enhance your success.
Communication Studies majors and minors take courses that include all aspects of message exchange—relationships, families, organizations, politics and culture. In this program, you’ll work with faculty who are experts in their areas, in classes kept small to encourage interaction among students and faculty.
News and Announcements
UNC STUDENT JOURNALISTS TACKLE GAME-DAY REPORTING
The Sports Reporting class led by Associate Professor of Journalism Eli Klyde recently covered seven UNC basketball games (men's and women's). Each week one student got a byline in The Mirror, UNC's student-run news publication. Coach Kristen Mattio said she was glad the class came and that she is looking forward to the class covering games in the future. Read their stories on the Mirror's site at the link below.
STUDENTS RECOGNIZED AT 2024 HONORS CONVOCATION
Students from Communication and Journalism were recognized at the 2024 Honors Convocation ceremony in February. Congratulations to Olivia Doro, Madalyn Evans, Zvi Gutierrez, Skylar Hawks, Adam Johnson, Ruben Martinez, Rebecca Michael, Kayla Muirbrook, Shellee Schwartz and Hannah Simental!
DR. THOMAS ENDRES CO-AUTHORS NEW BOOK EDITION
In February, Sage released the 4th edition of The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture: Considering Mediated Texts. Thomas Endres, Leadership Studies coordinator and professor of Communication Studies, co-authored this recent edition with lead author Deanna D. Sellnow (Clemson University). The text applies multiple rhetorical methodologies and perspectives (e.g. Burke's Dramatism, Bormann's Symbolic Convergence Theory) to numerous examples from contemporary film, television, music, social media, and advertising. More on the book at the link below.
Beyond the Classroom: Global Communication
Last summer, nine UNC students traveled with Thomas Endres, professor of Communication Studies and director of the School of Communication, to Barcelona, Spain, where they lived and studied international communication.
The group stayed in apartments with views of the city's most famous icon -- the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) -- the famed spired church that's been under construction for over 100 years, and is slated to be completed in 2026.
Endres said the trip included classes held twice a week, along with walks down the famed La Rambla (the city's tree-lined pedestrian mall), ghost tours in the ancient district, multiple museum visits, a boat tour, an authentic Andalusian dinner and Flamenco show, and restaurants both good and bad.
The group also spent a day at the Tibidabo Amusement Park atop Barcelona's highest mountain peak, took a tour of the 1992 Olympic site, enjoyed train trips to visit Spain's wine country and spent time on the beach along the Mediterranean Sea.
