Austin College students interacting with locals in Chile on Jan Term.

The communication major & program at Austin College offers students the opportunity to study various aspects of communication in everyday social settings. A degree in Communication helps prepare graduates to work in many positions in business, government, and the non-profit sector. Students are offered the opportunity to study verbal and non-verbal communication in interpersonal, organizational and cultural contexts. Our students also learn about the role of public speaking in society and develop their own speaking skills.

The ability to communicate effectively is consistently listed
as the number one skill employers look for in new hires.

Did You Know?

Public Speaking

Research

Internships

Job Opportunities

What You Will Learn as a Communication Major:

~ Interpersonal Communication

~ Communication in Relationships

~ Nonverbal Communication

~ Intercultural Communication

~ Health Communication

~ Organizational Communication

~ Public speaking

~ Voice and Diction

Communication Program Details

Communication Major Checklist

Communication Minor Checklist

Communication Courses

See the Austin College Bulletin

Meet the Faculty

Dr. Michael Fairley is an award-winning Associate Professor of Communication at Austin College. He has traveled to eleven different countries with students, teaching about the relationship between culture, communication and nature, as well as teaching Communication courses at Austin College.

Debra Flowers teaches courses in public speaking, communication in human relations, and family communication. She has over twenty years of experience in the field of communication and is the author of three books.

JanTerm in
Tanzania

JanTerms

JanTerms are a one-month, intensive study either at home or abroad, offered in January or May.

China -- Chile -- Argentina -- New Zealand -- Australia -- Peru
Ecuador -- Guatemala -- Belize -- Mexico -- Iceland -- Tanzania

Mike Fairley and Physics professor, David Baker, offer many travel courses to different parts of the world, studying culture and communication. Many Communication students, as well as students across campus, have participated in these.