CSUCI Communication Program

The California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI) Communication Program is a four-year Bachelor of Arts in communication offered to engage students to understand more of language through social media and face-to-face communication. CSUCI offers three different areas of emphasis: Business and nonprofit, environmental and health care.
History
The Communication Program at CSUCI was established in 2007-2008 academic year. It was a program with a major as well as a minor. Trudy Milburn, Ph.D. in charge of the Communication Program in 2007 began with about 200 students in 2007 academic year. In 2013-2014 academic year there are 339 students in the Communication program, being 16% of students who are currently enrolling into CSUCI are entering the Communication Program. The program has achieved to successfully grow in populations of students as well as new faculty in the last 7 years.
Statistics on the Communication Program
Minors and Majors
CSU Channel Islands provides opportunities to both minor and major in Communications. Majors will receive a Bachelors of Arts in Communications with the choice of three different emphases while academic minors are only offered for the fundamental skills taught by the program.
Program Emphasis
CSU Channel Islands offers three different emphases in their communications program; Environmental Communications, Health Communications, and Business & Nonprofit Communications each leading to different paths in receiving the school’s BA degree. While the school does not offer specific descriptions of each emphasis, they do offer information on the official expectations of what they believe their students will be able to achieve on completion of their Bachelor’s degree, the particular emphasis electives currently offered, and what courses the college categorically offers for their general communications program.
*Environmental Communications
With the completion of the Environmental Communications emphasis, the university states that their students will be able to; explain the role of language in shaping a public perception of an environmental resource, recognize the main areas of debate among differing factions of an environmental dispute, and craft a message for one local environmental issue and convey their perspective persuasively to an audience. The university also predicts that students can apply the skills the concept learned in the program by examining arguments & analysis of risk, engaging in participatory decision making & community dialogue, and designing & delivering strategic environmental messages. The Environmental Emphasis section under the university's emphasis webpage offers a full list of current Environmental Communications electives offered by the college.
*Health Communications
With the completion of the Health Communications emphasis, the university states that their students will be able to; explain the role of language and media in shaping public perception of health issues, recognize the different perspectives between healthcare providers and patients, and create a public campaign about health issues. The university also predicts that students can apply the skills the concept learned in the program by examining arguments & analysis of risk, engaging in participatory decision making, and designing & delivering strategic health messages. The Health Emphasis section under the university's emphasis webpage offers a full list of current Health Communications electives offered by the college.
Faculty and Lectures
Communication Faculty
*Tracylee Clarke, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Chair of Communication
*Christina Smith, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Communication
*Jacob Jenkins, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Communication
*Nancy Chen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
*Wm Greg Sawyer, Ph.D. VP Student Affairs
Communication Lecturers
*Jaimie Hoffman, Ph.D
*John Yudelson, Ph.D.
*Jillian Borchard, Ph.D.
*Vivian Henchy
*Cynthia King, Ph.D.
*Christine Burke
*Adam Perry, Ph.D.
Future Opportunities
The school’s website provides a complex outline of the career opportunities for Communication majors. There is a list of databases that can be accessed to find an open position in a location near your area. Also, the National Communication Association has a website that provides a list of jobs and more information about being a communications major as well. If you are not sure about which career path you want to choose, they also provide internship opportunities through the school or give you information about outside sources that also provide either paid or unpaid internships. For the communications major, internships can be considered as a class to give you credit, used for your Capstone, gives you experience, and also provides employment and cash flow. The CSUCI communication program also has a Facebook where they update new job opportunities and internships that are available throughout the semester.
List of Possible Careers:
*Writing and Editing
*Internal Communications
*Public Relations
*Newscasting
*Advertising

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