There's more to JMU Communication Studies than meets the eye. We are a community engaged in teaching, researching, and practicing communication as central to cultivating ethical, productive, and meaningful lives and relationships. The JMU School of Communication Studies, one of the largest departments on campus with close to 800 majors and minors, features six unique thematic concentrations and a generalist option for students who want to take a wider range of classes. We also offer many engaged learning opportunities, ranging from service learning to undergraduate research, internships, and several exciting study abroad options.

Graduates with a strategic communication degree from Florida Tech enter the workforce with an array of skills that prepare them for a career in a variety of communication disciplines. Strategic communication expertise opens the door to jobs in public relations, marketing, publishing, media, organizational communication, intercultural communication, and more.

Digital Media Design offers students a unique degree in Visual Communication Design,  combining many aspects of art and digital media with technical training in video, photography, graphic design, audio production, web design, new media, and animation. Students develop a broad range of communication skills in visualization, communication, presentation, writing, and technology and grow as creative storytellers over a broad range of media.

Trevecca’s social media & digital marketing program is a concentration track available to you if you are pursuing your Bachelor of Science in information technology, information systems, or graphic design. This program teaches you to implement marketing automation solutions, helps you develop skills in digital advertising, and shows you how to leverage search engine optimization (SEO) for business growth.

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 Bachelor of Science in New Media, Art, & Technology is for the student who wants to be more focused on new media topics within their degree. The major consists of 45 credit hours of courses in New Media, Art, & Technology, divided between a required core and courses within a chosen concentration, including electives.

The Media Production major is designed to prepare students not only for careers in traditional media such as radio, television, journalism, and film, but also in employment opportunities like churches, ministries, production houses, and small business. As students pursue Christ, they pursue the creative craft of audio and video production, visual story-telling, writing, editing, producing, and on-air performance.

Agricultural communicators are important in society because they provide essential information to consumers and producers. The agricultural communication major provides students the opportunity to study journalism, marketing, public relations and graphic design within the applied context of the agricultural industry.

The art of advertising has been a part of the selling process for as long as people and organizations have exchanged desired products and services. In our globally connected marketplace today, the demand for advertising experts who can meet consumer needs is ever-increasing.

From digital editing, web design, and desktop publishing to advertising/PR, social media, and blogging: you will touch it all in the SFU Communications Program through the Shields School of Business.

The newly-launched Information Technology Management (B.A.C.)/Communication: Journalism of Technology and Business (B.S.) dual degree helps students hone expertise in two complementary fields of study, leading to expanded career possibilities. Graduates of this program will possess both a strong knowledge of information technologies and the skills needed to effectively communicate that proficiency.

Interested in thinking and writing about media but don’t want to be a journalist? The new Media Studies concentration in Journalism is designed for students who enjoy discussing, analyzing, and writing about film, TV, advertising, and other media.

Nyack’s multifaceted Communications discipline enables students to identify and evaluate multiple principles of the arts and media from historic, contemporary, and practical perspectives. Our communications students are passionate about the arts and are motivated to become relevant in the world around them through a number of twenty-first century, technologically-driven, and globally-engaged media outlets. Why Study Communications at Nyack? The study of Communications at Nyack College affords students the opportunity to actively engage in an enriching undergraduate experience that presents a rigorous core curriculum enhanced by a myriad of engaging and essential concentration courses ranging from screenwriting to acting. Additional advantages to studying Communications at Nyack include: Small class sizes and seminar-structured daily class activities that give students the opportunity to become an indispensable part of a close-knit department family. Essential preparation for prospective careers and graduate studies in the fields of journalism, dramatic art, film studies, film production, rhetoric, and mass media. The Communications Department of Nyack College boasts a robust presence on both the Rockland County and New York City campuses. This affords students the opportunity to be in or near New York City and have access to major broadcast media organizations, journalism outlets, and Broadway-caliber theatre companies for internships and future employment. At a Glance Specialized Accreditation: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Communications Annual Program Report 2020-21 (PDF) What Will I Study? Communications majors are exposed to in-depth critical thinking relative to the role of the discipline in a twenty-first century, globalized world. Students in the department develop the ability to analyze, assess, and evaluate the media’s influence on society, and are encouraged to apply their Christian perspectives to a range of discipline-specific concepts as future prospects within communication industries. All Communications students enroll in the following core department courses during their matriculation: Communication, Culture, and Technology Interpersonal Communication Introduction to Communications Mass Media and Society Public Speaking Senior Seminar in Communications Media Ethics Storytelling for Communications Career Opportunities Nyack’s Communications graduates are prepared for careers in areas that actively engage public speaking, writing, and dramatic skills, such as broadcast production, public relations, sales and advertising, acting, producing, directing, and more. Additionally, the major provides excellent preparatory skills for graduate studies in theatre, film, education, ministry, law, business, and all areas of the communication arts. Our Graduates A number of Nyack College Communications graduates continue their academic success with enrollment in a range of graduate studies programs. Others are propelled into careers with the support of internship experience gained during their studies. Here are some of the companies we have sent our students to for internships: ABC American Express Bravo CNN American Morning CNNMoney.com HARPO Networks MSNBC MTV NBC Universal SONY Records Telemundo WNYK 88.7 FM – Warrior Radio

The emerging field of computer imaging and animation is impacting virtually every industry and profession.

Today, every organization needs an expert who knows how to pair the right messaging with the right technology. That’s why jobs using digital communications skills are in high demand – and well paid.