Communication Studies

Communication is a skill that impacts every aspect of human lives. Relationships, education, and jobs all rely on effective interactions. Allan Hancock College’s speech communication program will teach you to be more confident in front of an audience, communicate more clearly in your relationships, improve your negotiation tactics, and understand people better. 

Career opportunities for communication degree graduates are plentiful as employers across the board rate communication as one of the most important qualities in a candidate. These skills are even more essential in fields such as social media, public affairs, sales, hospitality, politics, marketing, and consulting. 

If you're ready to learn how competence and confidence in communication will help in your personal, public, and professional life, then come talk to us in the speech communication department.

This program will help you to:

• gain confidence in yourself
• express your thoughts more clearly
• understand more about various cultures
• understand how personalities shape communication
• become more effective at persuasion
• understand leadership and team engagement
• learn skills to adapt to different audiences and situations
• better understand the messages you send and receive
• learn to be a better listener
• build stronger relationships

Degrees and Certificates Offered

Each program has unique requirements. The order in which you take courses may affect your completion time. Visit the links below to view the program requirements and a general semester-by-semester course schedule.

Associate in Arts for Transfer- Communication Studies 2.0

Certificate of Achievement- Communication Skills for the Professional Speaker

Certificate of Achievement- Communication Skills for the Business Professional

Certificate of Achievement- Communication Skills for Public Service Professionals

To view all available degrees and certificates visit the Allan Hancock College course catalog.

Programs you may also be interested in exploring:

• Human Services 
• Multimedia Arts and Communication 
• Political Science 
• Psychology 

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