The Communication Major
Tomorrow’s brands depend on students that can communicate professionally and theoretically.
The Department of Communication
The multi-disciplinary program in communication provides theory, tools and techniques for analyzing and producing works of communication in many arenas of professional and personal interaction.
Bachelor of Arts
Major Requirements:
- Fundamentals of Communication
- Mass Communication
- Communication Theory
- Communication Research Methods
- Senior Seminar in Communication
No minor available
Choose 12 semester hours from:
- Integrated Marketing Communications
- Business Communication
- Advanced Journalism
- Sports Writing
- Professional Writing
- Multimedia Writing
- Writing and Rhetoric
- Writing for New Media
- 421 Supervised Internship in Communication
- Special Topics
- Argumentation and Advocacy
- Documentary and Social Change
- Psychology of Mass Communication
Choose 12 semester hours from:
- Journalism
- Editorial Techniques
- Oral Communication Methods
- Web Authoring and Publishing
- Principles of Marketing
- Research Topics
- Special Topics
- Writing about Pop Culture
- Film Analysis
Career Options:
- Copywriting
- Public Relations Personnel
- Internal Communications
- Advertising
- Event Planning
- Foreign Relations
- Social Media
Communication Department Faculty
Jason Buel, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Communication
Communication Program Coordinator
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Eean Grimshaw, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst