COMM 1050 Translating Theory to Practice

This is a one-credit Pass/Fall course. As a Communication student at Boston College you have been, and will continue to be, provided with numerous opportunities to learn about communication at both theoretical and practical levels in multiple areas within our discipline (e.g., media, rhetoric, culture, gender, health, interpersonal, family). The objective of this course is to assist in you in discerning how your education in the field of communication will prepare you to ask and eventually answer questions about your life, vocation, and role in the lives of others. Each week, a Communication department faculty member or guest speaker from the professional world will address a topic relevant to students on the precipice of entering the workforce, including (but not limited to): how to discuss academic research in language that resonates with employers in fields such as public advocacy, broadcasting, advertising, public relations, and consulting; whether/how to pursue graduate study; and how to present your self in job applications and interviews.