25/10/2018
The disciplines represented within the College of
Communication and Information emphasize different
aspects of communication and information theory,
research, use and practice. Yet, they all focus on the
elements and means of creating, managing, using and
evaluating messages, and on information components
and processes that are central to communication
interaction.
The evolution of digital and electronic media has blurr
the distinctions and narrowed the traditional differenc
between and among communication and information
disciplines. The College of Communication and
Information provides a coherent and unified structure
the cohesive, collaborative and convergent study of
human interaction and information design, production
processing, management, exchange and evaluation,
while retaining the unique perspectives and content fo
of programs within each of the constituent schools.
The college includes four schools: Communication
Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication, Librar
and Information Science and Visual Communication
Design.
The college links programs with a pedagogical and
research interest in new technology for information an
communication uses, distribution and content. In
addition, the School of Communication Studies house
the Communication Instructional Resource Lab and th
Communication Research Center. The School of
Journalism and Mass Communication houses two
centers: the Center for Scholastic Journalism and the
Media Law Center for Ethics and Access. The School
Library and Information Science houses the Center for
the Study of Librarianship and the Center for the Stud
of Information and Religion. In partnership with regio
national and international businesses and organizatio
the School of Visual Communication Design engages i
multidisciplinary research focused on socially
responsible design concepts.
