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===Communication studies===
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Communication studies deals with processes of human [[communication]], commonly defined as the sharing of symbols to create [[meaning (linguistics)|meaning]]. The discipline encompasses a range of topics, from face-to-face conversation to mass media outlets such as television broadcasting. Communication studies also examine how messages are interpreted through the political, cultural, economic, and social dimensions of their contexts. Communication is institutionalized under many different names at different universities, including ''communication'', ''communication studies'', ''speech communication'', ''rhetorical studies'', ''communication science'', ''media studies'', ''communication arts'', [[mass communication]], [[media ecology]], and ''communication and media science''.

Communication studies integrate aspects of both social sciences and the humanities. As a social science, the discipline often overlaps with sociology, psychology, anthropology, biology, political science, economics, and public policy, among others. From a humanities perspective, communication is concerned with rhetoric and persuasion (traditional graduate programs in communication studies trace their history to the rhetoricians of [[Ancient Greece]]). The field applies to outside disciplines as well, including engineering, architecture, mathematics, and information science.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}