Eastern Oregon University's bachelor's degree in communication studies can be directed toward careers in public relations, advertising, mass media, social media, law and more. Enjoy a collaborative, interdisciplinary curriculum that will improve your communication skills.

Northern's communication studies students learn to understand and practice communication, developing insight into and ability in effective expression and listening. In this compact, agile communications program, we'll help you tailor experiences and projects to your special needs and interests. Our communication studies degree also prepares you for professional schools in law, journalism, public relations, and organizational communication; or graduate studies in speech communication, rhetoric, public relations, mass media, and others.

Students engage with a versatile and marketable curriculum in mass communication. A Mass Communication B.A. major provides students with information and guidance to master the practical and theoretical applications of media. As a student in the mass communication program, you will develop skills in digital media, editing, presentation, content creation, production, data analysis, written communication, and more.

You’ll graduate as a qualified communication professional skilled in producing digital storytelling for client branding or news. Learn to effectively articulate your message and attract your audience’s attention. Create strategic content for clients, nonprofits, publishers, and agencies.

JMU School of Media Arts and Design graduates tell the best stories. We prepare students to serve as creative, reflective and highly skilled media producers and storytellers, sensitive to the personal and social impact of the messages they create and to the important role media can play in advancing the public interest. Graduates of the School of Media Arts and Design work in media or in media-related careers. Program concentrations allow students to pursue interests in journalism, digital video and cinema, creative advertising or interactive design. The major also prepares students for graduate study in mass communication, journalism, advertising, visual communication or digital production. SMAD’s 39-credit-hour requirement allows students to pursue minors and second majors, to strengthen their knowledge about the types of stories they want to tell.

The communication studies program offers a solid foundation of human communication in all its forms. From public speaking to journalism to theatre, this program allows students to build an individualized plan of study, tailoring their degrees to match their interests and goals. Students can earn either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree depending on their selected coursework.

You’re already a communicator. You text, photograph, stream, chat, talk, and listen. How can you do each more effectively? How can you turn them into marketable skills? Employers in every sector say the top skills they are looking for in new employees are: competent and confident speaking, skilled and detail-oriented writing, and excellent leadership in team environments. Communication skills and understanding are vital in every part of your personal and professional life. Advertising, journalism, and public relations are the more obvious careers associated with a communication degree, but the skills you’ll develop in this program will make you better at learning to create shared meaning, and that’s essential to success in every career imaginable. Whether you’re chasing down a story, managing a business, running for office, or heading off to graduate school, being a more effective communicator provides you with an edge.

Communication is the backbone of industry and employers increasingly list communication skills as the heart of advancement, promotion, and leadership opportunities. EKU’s 100% online communication studies degree provides students with the hands-on, practical learning needed to become creative, effective communicators and successfully navigate our complex global society. Graduates are prepared to take on key positions in business, sales, human service agencies, and nonprofit agencies, or to pursue law school or other graduate studies.

Take advantage of the opportunity to design a unique plan of study, with options ranging from public relations, social media and organizational, intercultural and leadership communication with a bachelor’s degree in communication. Optimize your opportunities in seeking a specific marketplace niche. You will collaborate with your faculty advisor to craft your course selection in line with your professional goals. Beyond this, you will have opportunities for hands-on learning, working with top employers in the area for internships. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to jump-start your career or begin graduate school.

The Journalism minor is designated as a “Pillar of Distinction” at West Liberty University. The program provides our students with the theory and practice for a rewarding career in journalism.

The Journalism program at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown will prepare you with real-world skills for highly in-demand positions in diverse journalistic fields, no matter the industry upon which you wish to focus.

A bachelor’s degree in communication equals endless opportunities. There is something unique and exciting that distinguishes us from other majors. The communication degree at Mason allows students to explore and learn about what the field of communication has to offer and combines a rich study of how humans understand one another and work together while providing immediately translatable skills and knowledge valued across industries.

Human communication is a transactional process in which persons share meaning. The communication studies major includes a variety of courses including public speaking, small group, and organizational communication, persuasion, rhetorical theory, and intercultural communication. As the world becomes more fractured and divided, understanding how communication works is becoming increasingly more important. The Thiel College communication studies major prepares students for a wide variety of jobs in which sound human communication skills are especially significant and necessary. It also prepares students for graduate study in communication.

Our Strategic Communication Degree is designed to equip students to apply communication strategies in a variety of organizational settings, to integrate multi-disciplinary communication tools and techniques, and to engage people with organizational messages in face-to-face conversations and through mediated platforms, both traditional and social.

Trevecca’s Bachelor of Science in organizational communication is a versatile and highly applicable degree that equips you to use strong communication skills to evaluate issues within any organization and apply effective solutions. Through relevant and engaging coursework, you will strengthen your relational communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.