B.A. in Communication - Adult Degree Completion Program

The Adult Degree Completion Program in Communication is designed for working adults who wish to develop and expand their communication skills through courses on the most fundamental and pervasive of human activities. One of the attractions of the Communication major is its versatility with regard to career opportunities. In addition to public relations, journalism, and media, just about every field requires effective communication and writing skills.

Studying human communication ranges from interpersonal processes such as persuasion and relationship formation to organizational processes such as group leadership and dispute resolution, as well as the strategies and styles of public deliberation and debate and the political and cultural processes involving mass media, the Internet, and telecommunications systems.

The goals of the Adult Degree Completion Communication major are: to advance the understanding of communication concepts, to build skills to analyze and critique texts, to improve academic and professional writing skills, to master oral presentation skills, and to develop professional facilities with media technologies.

Students can complete the major requirements of 30 semester hours in two years. Classes meet one night per week or on Saturday mornings to accommodate students’ work schedules.

• Evening classes meet in eight-week modules
• Year round course offerings
• Prior college transfer credit accepted
• Personal advising and registration
• Academic and career support
• Program requirements

For additional information, please contact:

Emily Berg, Adult and Corporate Recruiter, eberg@aurora.edu, 630-844-8879

Heidi Schlumpf, Assistant Professor, hschlump@aurora.edu, 630-844-3694