Hawaii
Pacific Univesity - Communication (コミュニケーション学）
Increasing emphasis on communication has created hundreds
of new career fields in communication worldwide. Not only
does communication study prepare students for hundreds of
career fields, but it also equips them with excellent communication
skills that are essential to success in any endeavor. Concentrated
study is available at HPU in speech and visual communication.
Concentrated Speech
Program
rational and objectives
The
forerunner of the other communication disciplines, public speaking
was studied as early as *. Success in any human enterprise is dependent
upon our ability to organize our thoughts and articulate them effectively.
Speech students will be able to research a topic thoroughly and
document their sources. They will demonstrate an ability to dynamically
express their ideas in structured presentations using visuals, and
inflection, to stress important points.
Program
Objectives for Speech
Students
will understand the
theories which support effective persuasive, interpersonal, group,
and organizational st1:PersonName>communication
and be able to apply them in diverse speaking situations.
(This objective is the focus of COM 2000-Public Speaking, the
introductory course of the program.)
Students
will work as an individual, or as a member of a team, to use techniques
and develop skills in defining research problems, conduct primary
and secondary research, analyze and evaluate data, and present
their findings. (All courses in the speech curriculum stress research,
and the credibility inherent in supporting verbal assertions and
claims.)
Students
will develop, and be able to express a reflective understanding
of, the social, cultural, and economic effects of communication
at local, regional, national, and international levels and of
the diverse expectations of different media, cultures, and social
communities as these affect communication. (COM 3440-Advanced
Public Speaking and COM 3640-Argumentation and Debate emphasize
this objective.)
Students
will demonstrate dynamic, effective, and persuasive oral communication
skills. (This objective is developed throughout the program of
study.)
Students
will understand and be able to describe the philosophical
foundations of ethics and the relationship of ethics, law, and
cultural orientation in communication
practice locally and internationally and to identify personal
ethical norms and develop analytical techniques for the resolution
of ethical considerations in particular situations. (COM 3440-Advanced
Public Speaking and COM 3640-Argumentation and Debate emphasize
this objective.)
Students
will develop and integrate communication
skills and knowledge necessary to function successfully as communicators
in any context or media or to pursue graduate study and to demonstrate
successful application of these skills in the production of a
variety of written and oral communication. (COM 3440-Advanced
Public Speaking and COM 3640-Argumentation and Debate emphasize
this objective.)
Concentrated
Visual Communication
Program
rational and objectives
According
to research, more information is communicated visually today than
at any time in history. Visual messages are carried on posters,
brochures, television, in movies, and on signage. Careers in this
emerging field include videography, photography, video gaming, scriptwriting,
multimedia, and graphic design. Students will develop a knowledge
of the effects of color and shape on messages and the production
of visual media including desktop publishing and video.
Program
Objectives for Visual Communication
Students
will acquire a knowledge of the technological development and
history of electronic media. (This objective will be most apparent
in Com 3060 Introduction to Broadcasting.)
Students will acquire the technical skills of production.(This objective will be achieved through video production
courses including COM 3465-Video Production I, COM 3560- Video
Production II, and COM 4900-Seminar in Visual Communication.)
Students
will demonstrate an understanding of the skill of communicating
to mass audiences over the airways and via new media.(This objective is emphasized in COM 3360-Writing for Broadcast,
the three video production courses, and COM 3803-Web Design)
Students
will develop an understanding of the influence of electronic media
and the ethical responsibility of media practitioners.(This objective is emphasized throughout all courses in
the discipline.)
Students
will gain skills in creating messages exclusively for computer
and emerging technologies.(This objective will be met through the web design course,
COM 3803.)
Bachelor
of Arts
Major: Communication （Speech Concentration）
GENERAL
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (51-53 semester credits)
