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Communication Arts and Sciences
Through studying the art and science of communication, we learn how to express ourselves with honesty and integrity.
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- Available CAS courses
- 7
- Majors available in our CAS program
- 3
- Minors available through our CAS department
In communication arts and sciences, you can choose from seven majors, three minors and several related programs to focus your study.
Majors include:
- digital communication
- film and media studies
- media production
- organizational communication
- speech pathology and audiology
- strategic communication
- theatre
Minors include:
- communication arts and sciences
- film and media studies
- theatre
Also see:
- five-year speech pathology master's program
- profiles of CAS alumni, written by CAS students
Careers in Communication Arts and Sciences
- Film Critic
- Director
- Journalist
- Office Manager
- Publicist
- Editor
See job placement rates for Calvin grads.
Student involvement
Join Calvin Video Network; write for the Chimes or Dialogue; do Improv; help out with Prism, Calvin's year book; join the Film Arts Committee.
Course Requirements 2012-13
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Communication Arts and Sciences major
Choose from seven majors, three minors and several related programs:
Majors
- Digital communication
- Film and media studies
- Media production
- Organizational communication
- Speech pathology and audiology
- Five-year speech pathology master's program
- Strategic communication
- Theatre
Minors
- Film and media studies
- Theatre
- Communication arts and science
Communication Arts and Sciences minor
(19 semester hours)
Scholarships
Dollar amounts reflect awards given for the 2012-13 academic year.
- Ervina Boeve' Scholarship for Theatre Arts
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- award amount: $2,500
- junior CAS theatre major
- GPA 2.5+
- financial need not required
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department
- Bob and Carol Buist Family Scholarship
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- award amount: $2,500
- sophomore, junior or senior
- GPA of 3.0+
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department
- Calvin Media Scholarship
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- award amount: $2,250
- junior or senior
- GPA of 3.0+
- financial need not required; plan to work in journalism, radio or television broadcasting
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department
- CAS Department Mentoring Scholarship
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- award amount: $1,800
- first-year
- HS GPA of 3.0+
- financial need not required; demonstrate leadership potential for the communication industry
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department by February 1
- James and Arthea DeBoer Arts and Media Scholarship
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- award amount: $2,500
- junior or senior
- GPA of 3.0+
- financial need not required; be a graduate of Timothy Christian HS (Elmhurst, IL) or Holland Christian HS (Holland, MI)
- automatic consideration
- Gospel Communications International/Billy Zeoli Scholarship in Christian Media and Communication
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- award amount: $2,800
- junior or senior
- GPA 2.5+
- financial need required; committed to service in Christian media
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department
- Gospel Communications International/Quentin J. Schultze Scholarship in Faith and Communication
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- award amount: $2,500
- sophomore or junior
- financial need considered; demonstrate academic, professioinal and spiritual promise for a successful career in the field of communication
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department
- David J. Holquist Scholarship
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- award amount: $1,600
- junior or senior
- GPA of 3.0+
- financial need not required; preference to those working with victims of injustice/personal tragedy
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department
- Media and Christianity Scholarship
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- award amount: $2,500
- junior or senior
- GPA 2.5+
- financial need required; show passion for telling creatively Christian stories thru filmmaking
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department
- John Miller Scholarship
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- award amount $1,000
- junior or senior
- GPA of 3.0+
- financial need required; demonstrate excellence in theatrical ability
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department
- William and Matilda Monsma Scholarship
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- award amount: $2,500
- sophomore, junior, or senior
- GPA 3.0+
- financial need required; preference to students from the South Chicago area
- apply through the Calvin Portal
- Ann Janssen Noteboom Scholarship
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- award amount: $1,800
- junior or senior
- GPA of 3.0+
- financial need not required; show promise in oral interpretation and/or public address
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department
- Larry and Sharlene Nyhoff Scholarship in Computer Science
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- award amount: $3,500
- first-year
- GPA 2.8+
- financial need considered
- apply through the computer science department
- Kenneth and Phyllis Timmer Family Scholarship
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- award amount: $1,500
- junior
- GPA 2.5+
- financial need considered; Michigan resident
- automatic consideration
- Triemstra Media Scholarship
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- award amount: $2,000
- junior or senior
- GPA of 3.0+
- financial need required; career goal is to work in the media industry
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department
- Phyllis Den Braber Van Andel CAS Scholarship
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- award amount: $2,500
- junior or senior
- GPA 2.5+
- financial need required; first preference to those pursuing a theatre major; second preference to those pursuing a major in film or media studies
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department
- Grace Dykstra Vellenga Scholarship
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- award amount: $2,100
- junior or senior
- GPA of 3.0+
- financial need required; preference to those majoring in telecommunications and are planning a career in Christian media
- apply through the communication arts and sciences department
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Teach This
Interested in teaching? You can gain certification in Communication Arts and Sciences as a:
- Communication arts & science (speech) Minor to teach at the Elementary, secondary level - see program requirements
- Fine arts Group minor to teach at the Elementary level - see program requirements
Calvin's teacher education program also contains education-specific course requirements that you must complete prior to certification. See course requirements for:
Professor Robert Keeley talks about the education program
