Mission

Communication Major

The mission of the Communication program is to enhance a student’s ability to communicate and deepen her knowledge of communication as a discipline. The program promotes a critical understanding of communication forms, content, institutions and practices. Our primary aim is to prepare a student to be an educated citizen in a world dominated by media information and persuasion, while also preparing her to be an ethical and informed practitioner and/or researcher.

English Major

As a liberal arts discipline, the English program's mission strongly promotes the overall mission of Cedar Crest College.  The English major offers students a solid fundamental background in American, British, and World literature; allows students to develop strengths in creative, scholarly, and professional writing; and invites students to explore more specialized areas such as linguistics and critical theory.  The major is designed to prepare students for graduate study and for careers in teaching, publishing, business, government, journalism, advertising, and other language-related fields.  More generally, the discipline of English enables students better to understand and respond to their world through the spoken and written word, both within the academic setting and beyond.