Communication and New Media Studies

Communication and New Media majors become effective, confident and ethical communicators, honing critical and creative thinking skills.

Students majoring in Communication and New Media Studies are people persons. They develop as effective, confident and ethical communicators, honing their capacity for critical and creative thinking as well as their understanding of diverse perspectives. The experience they gain in speaking, writing, collaborating and creating visual messages prepares them for success in their careers, communities and personal lives.

Communication Studies is an interdisciplinary, liberal arts program designed to help students develop fundamental communication skills including:

• Information gathering and processing
• Problem solving
• Audience analysis
• Written, oral and visual mastery

 Featured Courses:

 The program consists of 45-47 credit hours in courses such as:

• Co-Op Experience
• Digital Video Production
• Gender and Communication
• New Media Law and Ethics
• New Media Campaign and Blogfolio Design
• New Media, Culture, and Society
• Public Engagement in the Digital Age
• Writing for New Media.

In this major, you'll learn to persuade, influence, negotiate, generate and adapt ideas. Through project work, you'll plan, organize, evaluate and solve problems. There is ample opportunity for practical experience in a variety of communication fields, including journalism, advertising and public relations. The program also offers several course sequences to complement work done in other liberal arts and professional majors.

According to the National Association of Colleges and Employer's Job Outlook Survey, employers list verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills as the most important skills they look for in potential employees. Graduates in Communication and

New Media Studies are prepared for graduate school or can become a/an:

• Broadcast Journalist
• College recruiter/admissions counselor
• Corporate or hospital event planner
• Health communications director
• Multimedia marketing
• Human resources management
• Public relations practitioner
• Marketing or advertising specialist
• Social media specialist.