FOUNDATIONAL COMPETENCIES:Ability to comprehend, identify, & competently employ skills in argumentation, writing, verbal communication, listening, nonverbal communication, public presentations, teamwork and collaboration, conflict management, and professional interaction
DISCIPLINARY COMPETENCIES:Comprehension of the nature, function, scope, delineations, and history of the communication discipline (with emphasis on its SDSU instantiation)
THEORETICAL COMPETENCIES:Ability to identify, differentiate, analyze, and modify major theories in the field, as well as formulate original theoretical creations
RESEARCH COMPETENCIES:Ability to comprehend and differentiate the major research paradigms, and ability to propose and conduct original research
APPLIED COMPETENCIES:Ability to translate communication knowledge into applied contexts, policies, projects, interventions, or presentations
CULTURAL COMPETENCIES:Capacity for applying multiple perspectives toward self-understanding, in relation to self and others’ (co)cultures, group affiliations, and identities
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES:Ability to identify relevant evaluative criteria and apply them competently to self-reflection, ethical progress, and actual or envisioned communication situations and/or scenarios
