All CMU baccalaureate graduates are expected to demonstrate proficiency in critical thinking, communication fluency, quantitative fluency, and specialized knowledge/applied learning.
In addition to these campus-wide student learning outcomes, Mass Communication graduates will be able to:
- Apply specific paradigms for critical thinking to Mass Communication. (Critical Thinking)
- Write a compelling content that demonstrates proper grammar, well-organized facts, and story-telling techniques for a variety of media. (Communication Fluency)
- Evaluate Mass Communication theories and assess their use (Specialized Knowledge)
- Demonstrate proper application of industry tools and techniques common to Mass Communication. (Applied Learning)
- Reflect on and respond to ethical, social, civic, and/or environmental challenges in mass media at local, national, and/or global levels (Personal and Social Responsibility)
- Find relevant media media artifacts of information, evaluate information critically, and apply information, appropriately and effectively to specific purposes (Information Literacy)