The Department of Communication and Sociology equips graduates to communicate skillfully, conduct research, think critically, globally and missionally to prepare them for service in a variety of careers.
The Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Communication from ACU provides preparatory training for law school, public relations, human resources, sales, management, government work and many other fields that require competence in information management and human interaction.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology equips students for careers in child services, politics, healthcare, law, nonprofit organizations, and other areas of service and ministry. The coursework combines excellent teaching with service-learning, community-based research, internships, and other practical learning experiences.
To find out more about our department, visit our site on ACU.edu
Submissions from 2019
Film, Dreams, and MMORPGs: Cultural Leakage and Digital Gaming Literacy in Inception, Taylor Katz and J.D. Wallace
Submissions from 2018
The Ethnographer’s Circle: Institutionalizing Ethnography in the Pacific Sociological Association, Daniel Morrison
Submissions from 2017
Postracial Fantasies and the Reproduction of Scientific Racism, Daniel Morrison and Patrick Ryan Grzanka
Do we know what we think we know? On the importance of replication in instructional communication research, Nicholas Tatum
"Thanks for the quick reply!": Email Chronemics and Instructor Liking, Nicholas Tatum
The fluency principle: Why foreign accent strength negatively biases language attitudes, Nicholas Tatum
The Influence of Classroom Cell Phone Policies on Instructor Credibility, Nicholas Tatum
Submissions from 2013
Satisfaction with Health Care Among People with Hearing Impairment: A Survey of Medicare Beneficiaries, D. Denise Barnett