COMM 1111

Navigating the Communication Major and Beyond

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course introduces the Communication major and focuses on transitioning to college life, developing your academic identity, and making meaning of your college experience. You will develop a learning community, identify your support network, and explore what Cornell offers to you as a first-year Communication student. Course content will promote the development of skills for balancing academic success with extracurricular and interpersonal activities during your time in the major.

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Required for and limited to: first-year Communication majors.

• Describe what you can learn and experience in your major and explore possible career paths associated with the Communication Major.
• Identify your academic goals and the opportunities, resources, and services that are available to help you meet these goals.
• Identify and acknowledge your social identity, cultural rules and biases, and the inherent value of being open to diverse perspectives.
• Develop a learning community and a support network.
• Engage in self-reflection about how you think and learn, how you interact with others, and how you respond to new information.

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