Communication and Culture: English, B.A.
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
Study communication broadly defined to include writing, speaking, rhetoric, and media (e.g., film, comics, digital media) and gain the skills sought by employers of most every kind.
This humanities-based major provides a capacious understanding of communication informed by the historical and contemporary insights of multiple disciplines; critical analytical tools for navigating diverse forms of communication (written, oral, digital, audio-visual); and advanced skills and experience in writing, speaking, argumentation and advocacy, and interpretation.
Program Highlights
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Small Classes
Find community, collaborate and get personal attention in highly engaging discussion-based classes.
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Award-winning Faculty
Work closely with inspiring teachers: renowned scholars and writers who care about your ideas, well-being and success.
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Relevant Curriculum
Develop tools for navigating communication and media across oral, written, digital and audio-visual modalities.
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Highly Portable Skills
Impress employers in a range of fields by honing skills in communication, research, critical thinking, collaboration and more.
Building Skills
Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.
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Writing
Composing clear and compelling written content for diverse audiences, contexts and platforms.
Analytical Reasoning
Breaking down complex problems or situations to identify patterns, connections and solutions
Argumentation
Constructing evidence-based arguments developed from logical and informed interpretation of credible sources
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Communication
Exchanging information and ideas through speaking, writing or other means of expression
Creativity
Thinking imaginatively, generating original ideas and expressing unique perspectives through art and innovation
Research
Gathering and analyzing information to increase knowledge or solve problems
Using your degree
Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.
Learn how alumni use degrees with outcome data from Gamecock GradStats, a service of the University of South Carolina Career Center.
Potential Careers
- Communications Specialist
- Lawyer
- Speech Writer
- Politician
- Teacher
- Marketing
Job Titles of Alumni
- Lawyer
- Social Media Manager
- Editor-in-Chief
- Judge
- Public Relations Manager
Workplace Settings
- Business
- Law
- Media and Communications
- Education
- Library Information Science
- Journalism and Publishing
