Communication is how we understand the world around us and interact with each other.
Rooted in social
science theory and research, communication is vital to our society and our world.
How communication works - or doesn’t - can be studied, evaluated and assessed. Knowing
how
individuals will react and interact with information can improve how people engage
with each other.
More broadly, communication can combat misinformation, disinformation and propaganda,
as well as
systemic inequity and discrimination. As a communication major, you’ll learn to analyze
and
synthesize information and how it’s presented.
Along the way, you’ll gain knowledge and skills employers everywhere want: communication
and critical
thinking. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to pursue graduate studies or a career
in business,
law, policy, corporate communications, marketing, or any number of other fields.
Mass Communication explores how messages are created and distributed across media
and the impact of
those messages. It also examines how messages work and why through social science
research.
Knowing how different groups and communities will react and interact with information
can help combat
misinformation, disinformation and propaganda, as well as systemic inequity and discrimination.
As a mass communication major, you will learn what makes messages work across different
forms of
media (including social media, advertising, websites and traditional outlets like
newspapers and
television). You’ll try your hand at creating messages. You’ll conduct research with
expert faculty
about why messages work and how they can be improved.
You’ll be prepared for a career in marketing, public or government relations, social
media or digital
content creation, writing or editing, among many others.
A degree in journalism prepares you to create multimedia content for traditional and
new media
outlets: television and online news, radio, newspapers and magazines.
You will learn how to track down sources, conduct interviews, and create accurate,
ethical reporting
alongside award-winning journalists and media professionals. The stories our student
journalists
tell often win national awards, thanks in part to the incredible hands-on learning
opportunities
you’ll have in our production studio, newsroom, and the one-on-one attention you’ll
receive from
your instructors. The journalism program is accredited by the Accrediting Council
on Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication, a recognition given to only the best journalism
programs in the
country.
