About Us
As in many southern universities, the Communication
Studies Department at Furman was housed in the Department of Drama and Speech throughout
most of its history. The department mainly offered courses in public speaking as a service
to all the university students and had no major. Then, in 1995, it became a
separate department and through the work of its faculty and concerned
colleagues from other departments, created a major in 1997. In keeping with the
educational philosophy of the liberal arts and humanities, the department
offers courses that allow students to develop their oral and written
communication skills and study the historical, social, and ethical character of
various modes and media of communication. Presently, the department has seven full-time faculty members, two part-time instructors and is expected to have
some 20-25 majors in each class.