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indexCOMMUNICATION STUDIES
The Communication Studies department at El Camino College offers courses that develop personal and professional communication skills in interpersonal and group settings to students seeking a degree or to transfer to four-year degree programs.
Our classes build skills in research, organization, critical thinking, argumentation, and forensics (competitive speaking. In addition, our core classes satisfy five California State University General Education (CSUGE) transfer requirements for any major.
Award-Winning Forensics Program
The Forensics Program is open to students of all majors. The Forensics Team has an outstanding reputation and consistently wins championships at every level of competition. Our team earns top rankings from the National Parliamentary Debate Association, among all college and university teams in the state and in the nation, including two-, four-year and ivy league schools. As a result, our students are heavily recruited by four-year institutions, often with scholarships.
What We Offer
Associate in Arts Degree
This degree provides students with a thorough foundation in theory and practice of Communication Studies.
Associate in Arts for Transfer
This degree is designed to meet the needs of transferring students, guaranteeing admission to a California State University (CSU) in Communication Studies or similar degree program.
Our Courses
Public Speaking • Mass Communication • Intercultural Communication • Readers Theater • Student Leadership • Small Group Communication • Argumentation and Debate • Forensics • Voice Articulation and Pronunciation • Oral Interpretation of Literature Organizational Communication
Speakers Forum
The Center for the Arts regularly presents the Speakers Forum where students can hear faculty and other professional visiting speakers on campus.
Career Goals
Students who learn to communicate ideas with precision, logic, professionalism, and in a way that promotes understanding, will have an advantage in today’s fast-paced competitive world.
Communication Studies classes will benefit students in any career and can be a student’s first step towards a variety of careers in:
Advertising • Mass mediaBusiness • Management • SalesTraining and development • Social services
Law • PoliticsEducation