Honors Program in Communication Studies

The Communication Studies Department provides opportunities to expand and enhance your educational experiences through special honors sections of courses designated by the H code on ISIS and by offering you opportunities to complete honors projects or assignments.

 

The department also offers financial assistance for student’s travel to undergraduate honors conferences in cases where a student presents a paper. 

 

Honors Program Requirements:

  • Minimum Grade Point:   3.33 UI GPA

 

Departmental Requirements for Graduating with Honors

(Additional coursework may be required and/or completed)

  • 36:101 Honors Workshop (1 semester hour). This course is offered every Spring and is a review of the research carried out by faculty in the Dept to help you with the next requirement....
  • ......Find Communication Studies faculty member to serve as Chair for the required Thesis Committee
  • 36:102 Honors Thesis (3 semester hours & successful defense of the thesis before the Thesis Committee)

 

Thesis Committee Chair

You must find a faculty member who is willing to serve as the committee chair for your thesis project.

You and the faculty member must sign the Honor’s Project Completion Form and the signed form must be submitted to the Department’s Honors Director or Academic Counselor before registering for the Honors Thesis.


Thesis Requirement

The honors thesis provides the student with a unique opportunity to develop special expertise and to contribute knowledge and insight in a selected area of Communication Studies.

The thesis is a substantial piece of independent work and may take the form of a creative project (sound design, video, screen play) or a critical, historical, theoretical, or social-scientific study.

 

Deadlines & Forms

Honors thesis due by the end of the 11th week of the semester.

 

Defense of thesis due by the end of the 13th week of the semester.

 

Students must meet deadlines for the thesis project and file the appropriate forms and other paperwork required by the University’s Honors Program. 

 

The Honors Project Completion Form must be completed and signed by the designated deadlines at each stage of the project. 

 

After the successful completion of the defense of the thesis, the student must submit and deliver the required forms and copies of the thesis to the Department (Academic Counselor in Room 162 BCSB) and the University’s Honors Program Office (due by the end of the 15th week of the semester). 

 

Departmental Honors Program Contact Information

Steve Duck
Honors Program Director/Faculty
Office:               Room 151
Mailbox:            Room 105 BCSB
steve-duck@uiowa.edu

 

Lambda Pi Eta Communication Studies Honor Society

Lambda Pi Eta is the official honor society of the National Communication Association (NCA).

 

Lambda meaning logic, Pathos (Pi) relating to emotion, and Ethos (Eta) defined as character credibility and ethics have guided the members of this honor society.

 

Goals of Lambda Pi Eta

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  • Recognize, foster and reward outstanding scholastic achievement in communication
  • Stimulate interest in the field of communication
  • Promote and encourage professional development among communication majors
  • Provide an opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas in the field of communication
  • Establish and maintain closer relationships between faculty and students
  • Explore options for graduate education in communication studies

 

Induction ceremonies are held annually to mark students' scholarly accomplishments at which time each student receives a personalized induction certificate and a Lambda Pi Eta lapel pin. Students also receive honor cords to wear at graduation ceremonies.