The Hugh Downs

Hugh Downs

Hugh Malcolm Downs is a long time American broadcaster, television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game show host, and music composer; and is perhaps best known for his role as co-host the NBC News program Today from 1962 to 1971, host of the Concentration game show from 1958 to 1969, and...

 School of Human Communication is one of the 30 academic units that comprises the ASU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

ASU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

The Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts & Sciences also known as CLAS is one of the 24 independent school/college units at ASU...

 at Arizona State University

Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

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Programs

The Hugh Downs School offers a Master's degree in Communication and an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Communication

Communication

Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...

. The School has multiple areas of focus: rhetoric, public communication, intercultural communication

Intercultural communication

Intercultural communication is a form of global communication. It is used to describe the wide range of communication problems that naturally appear within an organization made up of individuals from different religious, social, ethnic, and educational backgrounds. Intercultural communication is...

, interpersonal communication, organizational communication, and performance studies.

External links

• Hugh Downs School of Human Communication

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