Communications
Communication (from Latin commūnicāre, meaning "to share") is the act of conveying meanings from one entity or group to another through the use of mutually understood signs, symbols, and semiotic rules.
The main steps inherent to all communication are:
The scientific study of communication can be divided into:
The channel of communication can be visual, auditory, tactile (such as in Braille) and haptic, olfactory, electromagnetic, or biochemical.
Human communication is unique for its extensive use of abstract language. Development of civilization has been closely linked with progress in telecommunication.
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Scholarships for Communications Majors
Women in Transition Scholarship - EFWAEducational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA) |
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award Up to $16,000 |
deadline March 30, 2024 |
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Cokie Roberts Fellowship for Women's History-PAIDNational Archives Foundation |
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award Up to $12,500 |
deadline May 15, 2024 |
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Live Nation ScholarshipMusic Forward Foundation |
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award $10,000 |
deadline March 31, 2024 |
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Outlook/Lee Irwin ScholarshipMount Hood Community College |
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award $6,468 |
deadline March 31, 2024 |
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Sandra Brown Excellence in Literacy Fiction Scholarship (ELF)Texas Christian University |
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award $5,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Forever Miss America ScholarshipMiss America Pageant |
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award $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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IBTTA Foundation Scholarship ProgramScholarship America, Inc. |
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award $5,000 |
deadline April 19, 2024 |
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IBTTA Foundation Scholarship ProgramInternational Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association |
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award $5,000 |
deadline April 19, 2024 |
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Sinclair Television Group Diversity ScholarshipSinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline April 30, 2024 |
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Media Alliance of Houston ScholarshipMedia Alliance of Houston |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline May 24, 2024 |
Communications Related Majors
- Journalism
- Broadcast Journalism
- Advertising
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Communication and Media Studies
- Public Relations/Image Management
- Photojournalism
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
- Sports Communication
- Radio and Television
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Political Communication
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
- Publishing
- Organizational Communication
- International and Intercultural Communication
- Health Communication
- Communication Management and Strategic Communications
- Business and Economic Journalism