COMM 1111

Navigating the Communication Major and Beyond

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course introduces the Communication major and focuses on transitioning to college life, developing your academic identity, and making meaning of your college experience. You will develop a learning community, identify your support network, and explore what Cornell offers to you as a first-year Communication student. Course content will promote the development of skills for balancing academic success with extracurricular and interpersonal activities during your time in the major.

Enrollment Priority REF-FA25 Required for and limited to: first-year Communication majors.

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Outcomes REF-FA25

• Describe what you can learn and experience in your major and explore possible career paths associated with the Communication Major.
• Identify your academic goals and the opportunities, resources, and services that are available to help you meet these goals.
• Identify and acknowledge your social identity, cultural rules and biases, and the inherent value of being open to diverse perspectives.
• Develop a learning community and a support network.
• Engage in self-reflection about how you think and learn, how you interact with others, and how you respond to new information.

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