Communication

The Department of Communication offers three majors: mass communication, theatre studies and a teaching major in theatre arts. Four specialization areas are offered in mass communication: broadcast production, broadcast journalism, public relations and journalism.

The mission of the Department of Communication at Anderson University is to create and sustain an educational program in which members are helped and encouraged to:

understand human communication as a sacred trust, privilege and obligation;
develop the capacity to make sound and discerning judgments about communication content, technique and effectiveness; and
cultivate growth and maturity as communicators whose work is characterized by exceptional competence, personal integrity and Christian ethics.

MASS COMMUNICATION (COMM)

The 45-hour mass communication major enables students to bring to the communication profession both breadth and depth and provides expertise in knowledge, skills and techniques. It is designed to prepare students for careers in professional communication.

The communication core emphasizes theory, ethics, law and writing skills, while the area of specialization prepares students in a specific field of communication. All students take the core courses and one area of specialization:

Majors

Mass Communication
Theatre Studies
Teaching Major in Language Arts and Theatre

Areas of Specialization in Mass Communication

Broadcast Production
Broadcast Journalism
Journalism
Public Relations

Minors

Broadcast Production
Public Relations
Speech
Theatre Studies

Faculty

Donald Gordon Boggs
Professor of Speech and Broadcasting
Chair, Department of Communication
B.A., M.A., University of Akron;
Ph.D., Kent State University [1978]

David Allen Baird
Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., Anderson College;
M.A., Wheaton College Graduate School
Ph.D., Purdue University [1990]
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Virginia Lee Chapman
Professor of Speech
Director of Speech 1000;
Director of Debate
B.S., M.A., Ball State University;
Ph.D., Indiana University [1982]

Ronald Johnstone
Assistant Professor of Communication
Director of Theatre
B.A. Southern California College;
M.A. Azusa Pacific University;
M.A. Hunter College [1995]

James Otis Morehead
Associate Professor of Communication
B.S., Grambling State University;
M.A., Oklahoma State University [1997]

Date in [] indicates year first appointed to AU full-time faculty.