Epistemology and Body Language
Epistemology and Body Language:
A Deeper Look at Nonverbal Communication
Tyler Frahlich
COMM222-Foundations of Communication
Denise Hutchins
Tuesday/Thursday at 12:30pm
April 2, 2013
Executive Summary:
This paper will touch upon the topics of epistemology, body epistemology, body language, and how they all affect each other. It will discuss the categories of body language and how we use them every day. The purpose of this study is to inspire incoming, undeclared freshman to Bridgewater State University to want to pursue a major in communications. After reading this paper and reviewing the information, the incoming freshman will hopefully want to learn more about non-verbal communication, and become inspired to learn more about other ways we communicate. Communications is an interesting major, especially because it helps us understand more about each other as well.
Introduction:
As incoming undeclared freshman to Bridgewater State University, there is a wide range of majors to consider. Bridgewater State is well known for their teaching department, as well as their criminal justice programs and science programs. However, the communication studies department is growing and becoming more popular. A major in communications offers a wide range of areas of study to choose from. Here, there are up to seven areas of concentration to be a part of, such as: * Corporate Communication Concentration * Dance Education Concentration * Individualized Concentration * Media Studies and Communication Technologies Concentration * Speech Communications Concentration * Theatre Arts Concentration * Theatre Education Concentration
No matter what students are particularly interested in, if they are considering majoring in communications, there is a concentration that will best fit their interests.
After leaving with a degree in Communications, graduates will find that job opportunities seem almost infinite. Communications is a broad subject,
A Deeper Look at Nonverbal Communication
Tyler Frahlich
COMM222-Foundations of Communication
Denise Hutchins
Tuesday/Thursday at 12:30pm
April 2, 2013
Executive Summary:
This paper will touch upon the topics of epistemology, body epistemology, body language, and how they all affect each other. It will discuss the categories of body language and how we use them every day. The purpose of this study is to inspire incoming, undeclared freshman to Bridgewater State University to want to pursue a major in communications. After reading this paper and reviewing the information, the incoming freshman will hopefully want to learn more about non-verbal communication, and become inspired to learn more about other ways we communicate. Communications is an interesting major, especially because it helps us understand more about each other as well.
Introduction:
As incoming undeclared freshman to Bridgewater State University, there is a wide range of majors to consider. Bridgewater State is well known for their teaching department, as well as their criminal justice programs and science programs. However, the communication studies department is growing and becoming more popular. A major in communications offers a wide range of areas of study to choose from. Here, there are up to seven areas of concentration to be a part of, such as: * Corporate Communication Concentration * Dance Education Concentration * Individualized Concentration * Media Studies and Communication Technologies Concentration * Speech Communications Concentration * Theatre Arts Concentration * Theatre Education Concentration
No matter what students are particularly interested in, if they are considering majoring in communications, there is a concentration that will best fit their interests.
After leaving with a degree in Communications, graduates will find that job opportunities seem almost infinite. Communications is a broad subject,
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