Communication
The study of communication involves exploration of the role of media institutions, technologies, and texts and their impacts on everyday life. Communication phenomena can be analyzed at a variety of levels, from the intrapersonal to the societal and global levels, using a number of methodologies.
Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature is the study of literature from different nations and cultures, as written in the original languages rather than in translation.
Composition and Rhetoric
All UM-D students are required to complete six hours of composition in order to graduate. Most students fulfill this requirement by taking COMP 105 and 106. Each entering student should make every effort to complete the composition sequence during his or her first year on campus, since it is designed to acquaint students with expectations and strategies of university writing.
Linguistics
Linguistics is not a concentration program, but students may earn a minor in linguistics and use linguistics as an area of focus for the Bachelor of General Studies degree completing 12 hours of upper-division credit in linguistics.
Modern and Classical Languages
Majors are available in French and Spanish. In addition to minors in French, German, and Spanish, a minor in Arabic will be forthcoming.