Communication

Overview

Communications majors strive to become literate and ethical communicators in specific professions, such as journalism, public relations, and multimedia. Internships through the Washington Center at the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Congress, and the White House, for instance, prepare you for career paths such as feature writer, editor, media planner, TV anchor, radio broadcaster, Web media specialist, market researcher, advertising executive, or film producer.

As a communications major, you will be a welcome member of a literary and writing community. Be a poet for the literary/arts publication The Fountain Spray, or a journalist for the campus newspaper. Devote yourself to the arts. Follow a different drummer.

Communication Major

The major is designed to provide students with a foundation in the theory and practice of communication in our everyday lives.
The mission of Communication is to prepare students to be effective, culturally literate, ethical communicators. To this end, the program emphasizes the mastery of applied skills grounded in communication theory and pursued within a framework of both traditional liberal arts and communication studies. Students have the opportunity to concentrate their interest in print, electronic and/or broadcast media, as well as public relations and organizational communication.     

Convergent Journalism - This concentration focuses on convergent journalism: a combination of writing skills, video and audio production, Web and multimedia formats.It is designed to give students the best of all worlds in terms of journalism, editing, production and Web design.

Public Relations - This concentration focuses on skills that foster communication between an organization and its publics.
It is designed to develop students' strengths in writing, public speaking, organizational skills and the establishment of working relationships. The major sequence requires 42 credits, including an internship-based senior seminar.

Undergraduate Degree

B.A. in Communications

Related Areas of Study

American Studies
English & Writing
Women's Studies

Where our students have interned…

Lakewood Blue Claws
Polo Ralph Lauren
The Living Room
Star News Group
Star 99.1 FM
Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Moxie Premiums
MTV Networks
Sports in the USA
WOBM 92.7 FM
The Courier Newspaper
Press Communications LLC
Strand Ventures Inc.
Seaside Heights Business Improvement District
Vogue Magazine
Ocean Medical Center
Howell Chamber of Commerce
wRat Radio 95.9 FM
Office of Congressman  Chris Smith

Details

The multidisciplinary communications major is designed to provide students with a foundation in the theory and practice of print, electronic, visual and/or broadcast media.

The mission of Communications is to prepare students to be effective, culturally literate, ethical communicators. To this end, the program will emphasize the mastery of applied skills grounded in communications theory and pursued within a framework of both traditional liberal arts and communication studies

The program will seek to graduate creative individuals who think critically, communicate effectively, and act responsibly in our society. Given the fundamental role of the communication arts in our diverse global society, students will have unlimited potential to make an impact in commerce, politics, education, health fields, or creative ventures.

The major in Communications seeks to:

• Expose students to the fundamental concepts of mass and personal communications;
• Build skills in writing, speaking, and critical thinking that are necessary to succeed in professions within and outside of the major field;
• Develop ethical and socially responsible understanding in communications;
• Provide students with theoretical foundations that will ground future practice;
• Provide students a variety of updated practices that model real-world experience;
• Prepare students to work in a variety of fields associated with the profession and for further study in the field;
• Promote interdisciplinary approaches to learning; and
• Increase our ties with outside local and state communities and provide a service to those whose needs for such a program are unmet at the present time