Communication, B.A.

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Degree Planning Sheet with Full-Time Sample Course Plan  

This sample plan represents a full-time pace. Part-time options are available; please connect with the recruitment team to learn more.

 

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.

 

Disclaimer: The program requirements outlined in this catalog are applicable only to students who enroll in this degree program at the university during the academic year specified in this catalog.  Please be aware that program requirements and offerings are subject to change in future academic years. Dual-enrolled students are not admitted to a degree program, but upon admission to a degree program, they will follow the degree requirements that align with their start term.