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Professional Communication Associate of Arts Program

Professional Communication Associate of Arts Program. A New Approach: What Businesses Need Now. Not Just the Basics. Engages Students, Taps Potential Within First Semester. Then Keeps Right On. Classes Give Foundational Skills. Then Students Get Out of Classroom to Apply Them.

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Professional Communication Associate of Arts Program

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  1. Professional Communication Associate of Arts Program A New Approach: What Businesses Need Now

  2. Not Just the Basics • Engages Students, Taps Potential Within First Semester. • Then Keeps Right On. • Classes Give Foundational Skills. • Then Students Get Out of Classroom to Apply Them.

  3. Outside Classroom • Students Work With Community and Campus Partners—Produce Work That’s Used. No Busywork! • Students Build Solid Portfolio of Applied Work. • Hands-On Experiences, Service Learning and Internships Give Students Relevant Work Experiences.

  4. Students Leave Program With Strong Skills Such As: • Telephone Facility. • Writing—Broad Range, From E-mails and Memos to Annual Reports, Proposals, Etc. • Presentations. • Adaptability to Rapidly Evolving Communication Trends, Environment. • Negotiation/Conflict Resolution. • Team Building/Team Playing.

  5. Students Become Entrepreneurs • Students Take Number of Projects From Conception to Fruition. • Get Guidance, But Ultimately Bear Responsibility. • Students Really Stretch and Grow. • For Students, It’s Operating Without a Net. • Results Are Amazing.

  6. UMPI Delighted to Reimagine AA Degree • Dynamic, Concentrated Program. • Will Continually Adapt to Evolving Needs, Challenges, Opportunities of Business Communication.

  7. Can Be Standalone, Terminal Degree • Students Can Come Into Business, Hit the Ground Running. • With Customized Training From Business, Can Move Easily Into Countless Company Areas. • Can Seamlessly Roll AA Over Into 4 Year Degrees—Such as Communication, Business—That Give Added Competencies, Experiences, Mastery, Confidence.

  8. People Can Try a Course or Two • If People Want to Try a Course or Two, Instructor Will Waive Prerequisites. • Instead, Prospective Students Take Writing Test: Produce Sample on Assigned Topic, Demonstrating Potential.

  9. For More Information • Contact Jacqui Lowman, Lead Instructor. • Phone: 768-9745. • E-mail: jacquelyn.lowman@umpi.edu.

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