The Communication Program offers students a challenging curriculum that builds the writing, research, and creative foundation they’ll use in today’s wired and information-driven world. Traditional careers in publishing, journalism, public relations, and advertising, are now joined by new careers in digital writing, digital and web-based production, visual communication, and social media use. The opportunity to work in some form of communication – personal to mass – is unlimited in today’s real, virtual, and converged environments.
The curriculum is designed to expose students to courses about the communication environment and industry, basic writing, ethics, and research. Additional content emphasizes digital writing, digital marketing, social media campaigns, and crisis management.
Students can also choose a minor area to complement their major communication area of practice.
Students have many opportunities to put their coursework to use, including being a member of the Maryville Pawprint online reporting and editing staff. The program also has an active internship program, with undergraduate interns working at many of the top corporations, agencies, radio stations, and not-for-profit groups in the metropolitan area.
Students also have the opportunity to study Communication abroad during short semester break trips or on extended summer programs. Recent locations have included Florence, Italy, Oxford and London, England, and Dublin, Ireland. Credits earned in study aboard abroad apply directly to the student’s major and/or minor elective courses.
