Health Communication Major
In 2011, t he CSU Chancellor's office approved the Health Communication major at San Diego State - the first undergraduate degree in this field in the State of Caluifornia. Students may now select this BS degree that focuses on communication issues in the health field, including such issues as doctor-patient communication, health campaigns, health communication in risk & crisis, and health communication in context (e.g. families, relationships, organizations, etc.). The full complement of Health Communication courses are now offered each academic year. Students wishing to change into this major are advised to enroll in COMM 321 at their earliest opportunity, as this course is prerequisite to the rest of the health communication courses and can be taken concurrently with COMM 300 or 350. All health communication courses will also count towards the Communication major. For more information on Health Communication, click here.
Aztecs Forensics!
The Aztecs Policy Debate Team won first place at the inaugural tournament of the year in San Francisco. In addition to team honors, debater Andrew Won earned the tournament's first place speaker award, and his partner Jayde Clark earned 5th place overall. The rest of the Fall season continued their winning ways - Spring competition included wins by our novice policy team: The Western Championship and Novice nationals. Both policy and parliamentary debate teams qualified for their respective national tournaments.
The Aztecs are Back!!
Dr. Patricia Geist-Martin Receives Award
The Francine Merritt Award selection committee of the Women’s Caucus of the National Communication Association (NCA) has selected Dr. Patricia Geist-Martin as the recipient of this year’s Francine Merritt Award for outstanding contributions to the lives of women in communication. The award was formally presented at the 2011 NCA conference in New Orleans on November 18th. Read more here! Congratulations! [Back to Top]
Dr. Brian Spitzberg Receives Award
The Robert J. Kibler Memorial Award is one of two prestigious “service” awards, given to one person a year, which is intended to recognize "NCA members who have demonstrated dedication to excellence, commitment to the profession, concern for others, vision of what could be, acceptance of diversity, and forthrightness". The award this year was presented to Dr. Brian Spitzberg at the 2011 NCA conference in New Orleans on November 19, Congratulations! [Back to Top]
Summer Study Abroad Programs
The Communication in Europe 2012 Study Abroad Program is now full with 38 students.
We will travel to 5 European cities during the month of June. The professors this year will be Dr. Valerie Renegar and Dr. Bill Snavely.
Courses. Majors can take COMM 406: Organizational Communication and COMM 450: Rhetorical Theory: The Rhetoric of Tourism . Students in the PSFA International Studies Minor may enroll in PSFA 501: Study Abroad I and PSFA 502: Study Abroad II. Graduate students will take COMM 750: Intercultural Organizational Communication and COMM 755: Public Address: The Rhetoric of Tourism.
Graduate and undergraduate students from all majors are welcome to attend the program. A similar program will be offered for the summer of 2013.
Base cities include:
Prague, Czech Republic
Munich, GermanyGrindelwald, Switzerland
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Paris, France
Information
To get more information on the 2013 program, look here. You may also contact Dr. Valerie Renegar , program director for more information. We will maintain a wait list in case anyone currently paid has to drop out - students can obtain an application form in the Communication Office - 237 COM. .