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十大玩彩信誉平台专业

Communication studies encompasses critical thinking with a keen understanding of interpersonal, intercultural, organizational and public communication. 学生可以选择学习 human and organizational communication or rhetoric and culture.

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凯特林到湖底

凯特林到湖底 plans to attend medical school and become a doctor, but she chose to major in communication studies and do social media research as an undergraduate 在十大玩彩信誉平台.

“I wanted to do a major I liked,” she said. “Not a lot of people think of communication and research, but this is something we use every day without even thinking about it. It’s interesting to study this thing that’s so crucial to our lives.”

For her senior thesis, Riggins is exploring health misinformation about birth control 在抖音等平台上. 她的顾问博士. 帕维卡·谢尔顿,系主任 of Communication, has written three books about social media.

“These days,” Riggins said, “Tik Tok is often used as an information service. There are lots of videos promoting herbal remedies and misconceptions about birth control, 或者避孕导致不孕. And what people see on social media, they believe.”

Riggins grew up north of Montgomery in tiny Eclectic, Alabama, pop. 1,193. The town 它的名字来源于它的创始人Dr. M.L. Fielder, a practitioner of what was called eclectic medicine, which focused on physical therapy and botanical remedies.

 

“我想尽我所能成为最好的医生. ... 我想听听你要说的 me.”

 

“Ironic,” Riggins said, given the topic of her research project.

She attended Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City, where she was a straight-A student. At South, she is a student in the 荣誉学院.

Riggins chose South because of the Early Acceptance Program to the Frederick P. Whiddon 医学院. She’s vice president of the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students. She’s active in the Black Student Union and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

In Mobile, she volunteers at Victory Health Partners, which provides medical care 对于那些没有医疗保险的人. 在《十大信誉彩票平台》中,她经常给唯一的影子 镇上的医生. 乡村医学是她的兴趣之一.

Which brings Riggins back to communication, particularly with people who don’t have 许多健康替代品.

“我想尽我所能成为最好的医生, not just with medicine, but catering to your needs, physically, mentally, holistically,” she said. “我想让你舒服. 我想听听你要告诉我的.”


你知道吗??


  • Employers identify the ability to verbally communicate with others inside and outside the organization and the ability to create and edit written documents as among the top 10 skills they seek when hiring new college graduates, according to the National 交流协会.
  • The 传播系 offers study abroad programs during the summer semester.
  • Communication Studies majors have opportunities to complete internships, which allow students to apply classroom knowledge in professional settings, gain exposure in their chosen career field, build professional connections and gain hands-on experience.
  • Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) is the National 交流协会’s official honor society. To be admitted, undergraduates must have completed 60 semester credit hours and have 总平均绩点3分.0.

 

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Dr. Pavica谢尔登
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传播系
(251) 380-2800

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