Communication Studies

  • Major
  • Minor

Currently, this program is not accepting applications.

This Bachelor of Science program allows you to create your own major. There are a core of classes that you take from Communication Studies, but you complement those with courses from two or more other departments. Be as creative as you like to put together a powerful program to jumpstart your future.  

University Catalog Program Requirements Department Judy C. Pearson Department of Communication Studies Scholarships Communication Studies Scholarships

Program Highlights

  • Flexible degree allows you to select courses from many departments to meet your career goal.
  • One of few “interdepartmental” majors on campus.
  • Can be combined with the sales certificate offered by the Department of Marketing.
  • Diversity in internship experiences through a variety of businesses, nonprofits and charitable organizations.

Program Distinctions

  • Core classes occur in smart classrooms in Riverview, the only campus building on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • An award is given each year to a student for an “outstanding internship.”
  • Ten scholarship funds focus on communication studies.

Student Organizations

Popular Careers

  • Sales
  • Mediator
  • Speech Writer
  • Press Secretary
  • Social Media Promoter
  • Foreign Correspondent
  • Community Relations Coordinator