Communication Studies
What We Do
We offer communication courses that feature performance activities and emphasize the theory, history, and criticism of rhetorical communication. Our experienced faculty members will help you achieve personal fulfillment, civic engagement, and career success.
Welcome to the Department of Communication Studies!
We offer communication courses that feature performance activities and emphasize the theory, history, and criticism of rhetorical communication. Our experienced faculty members will help you achieve personal fulfillment, civic engagement, and career success.
In addition to providing public speaking classes for hundreds of St. John's students each semester, we also offer a major in Communication Studies and several minor programs of study.
Department Contacts
Jeremiah Hickey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
718-990-5629
[email protected]
Shamekya Robinson
Department Chair Secretary
St. John Hall, Room 344
718-990-6451
[email protected]
Communication Studies Minors
The minor in Business and Organization Communication requires the successful completion of 15 credits including:
- SPE 1000C or HON 1020C Public Speaking for the College Student
- CMC 2020 Persuasion
- CMC 2025 Organizational Communication
- Two of the following:
- CMC 1015 Interpersonal Communication
- CMC 1155 Intercultural Communication
- CMC 2000 Advanced Public Speaking
- CMC 2050 Decision-Making
- CMC 2070 Business Communication
- CMC 4903 Internship in Communication Studies
The minor in Communication requires the successful completion of 15 credits including:
- SPE 1000C or HON 1020C Public Speaking for the College Student
- CMC 2020 Persuasion
- Three of the following:
- CMC 1155 Intercultural Communication
- CMC 2000 Advanced Public Speaking
- CMC 2015 Nonverbal Communication
- CMC 2025 Organizational Communication
- CMC 2070 Business Communication
- CMC 2080 Media and Culture
The minor in Religious Communication requires the successful completion of 15 credits including:
- SPE 1000C or HON 1020C Public Speaking for the College Student
- CMC 1155 Intercultural Communication
- CMC 3190 Rhetoric of Religion
- Two of the following:
- CMC 2020 Persuasion
- CMC 2040 American Public Address
- CMC 2060 Argumentation: Inquiry and Advocacy
- CMC 3130 Foundations of Rhetorical Theory
The minor in Rhetoric and Public Address requires the successful completion of 15 credits including:
- SPE 1000C or HON 1020C Public Speaking for the College Student
- CMC 3130 Foundations of Rhetorical Theory
- Three of the following:
- CMC 2000 Advanced Public Speaking
- CMC 2010 Rhetoric of Sports
- CMC 2030 Rhetoric of Popular Culture
- CMC 2035 Public Memory
- CMC 2040 American Public Address
- CMC 2060 Argumentation: Inquiry and Advocacy
- CMC 3120 The Free Speech Tradition in the United States
- CMC 3140 Rhetorical Communication Strategies
- CMC 3150 Rhetoric of Social Movements
- CMC 3160 Modern Rhetorical Theory
- CMC 3180 Legal Argumentation
- CMC 3190 Rhetoric of Religion
The minor in Theatre requires the successful completion of 18 credits including:
- SPE 1000C or HON 1020C Public Speaking for the College Student
- CMC 1540 Introduction to Acting I
- CMC 2110 Oral Interpretation
- CMC 2540 Introduction to Acting II
- Two of the following:
- CMC 1520 Creating Theatre
- CMC 1560 Playwriting: Writing for Stage Performance
- CMC 1575 Theatre Laboratory: Stagecraft
- CMC 1580 Theatre Laboratory: Acting
- CMC 1585 Theatre Laboratory: Directing
- CMC 1590 Theatre Workshop