Communication

If you are looking for a career as a social media manager, a content media specialist, a social media analyst, a freelance reporter, an author, a web writer, a webmaster, a blogger or a vlogger, the online media emphasis is for you. In addition to a core of communication classes required of all department majors, online media students study audio production, photography, social media, media writing I & II, writing and editing as well as marketing classes.

If you are looking for a career as a senior project manager, a production director, a producer, a runner, a radio station manager, radio announcer, a filmmaker, or a multimedia specialist, then the radio-TV-film emphasis is for you. In addition to a core of communication classes required for all department majors, radio-TV-film students study announcing, audio production, video production I & II, understanding film, and media management.

If you are looking for a career as an event planner, development director, art director, account executive, speech writer, media planner, lobbyist, copywriter, marketing manager, public relations director, press secretary, graphic designer or marketing coordinator, the advertising & PR emphasis is for you. In addition to a core of communication classes required of all department majors, advertising & PR students study photo & graphic editing, photography, media writing, and applied advertising and PR.

Students who are interested in communication but who are majoring in other areas are encouraged to pursue a minor in communication. Beyond a couple of core classes, this option gives students a chance to tailor their minor toward any of the three emphases, focusing on their interests and areas of strength.