DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION
The Department of Communications recognizes the value of an education that integrates professional knowledge and critical understanding. Mass communication and computer-mediated communication are changing the ways that people generate, disseminate, receive, and use information. The mass communication program accounts for these changes by offering a curriculum that is focused, fundamental, and flexible. The mass communication curriculum is grounded in student participation and empowerment, and provides students with the skills necessary to communicate effectively and appropriately. Students also will critically examine their own experiences, recognize the complexities of living in the global village, and explore the ways that communication technologies infuse and impact their lives.

The program also is designed to prepare graduates to be intellectually resilient and prepared for inevitable change. Graduates have gone on to work in television, radio, film, advertising, public relations, news writing, sales, marketing, and other areas including graduate school. Capstone experiences include senior projects, seminars, and/or internships. Students may select the Washington Gateway program and intern in the Washington, D.C., area--an educational opportunity unique to colleges in the state.

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