Denison University - Media Technology and Arts

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Studying communication at Denison


IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GAINING A DEEPER INSIGHT into how communication shapes the world around us, a communication major may be for you. Courses in the Department of Communication examine the process by which meanings are developed, shaped and shared in interpersonal, speaker-audience and mass media contexts.

In the classroom, faculty and students study the characteristics of messages that affect the ways people perceive them, assign meaning to them and respond to them in different circumstances.



Associate Professor John Arthos teaches his Communication 222 course, "Argumentation and Debate," in which students explore the art of inquiry and advocacy known as argumentation, while considering the nature, the building blocks and the practice of argument in public debate.


Communication is one of the largest and most popular academic departments on campus. We have approximately 260 majors and 50 minors.