Communication Studies

Degree Options

Credit Hour Minor

Degree

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School

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Department

Department of Communication Studies

Contact

Amanda Hill, Ph.D.

Communication Studies at St. Mary’s

The Communication Studies major prepares students in the range of principles and practices of human interaction.

After successful completion of their studies, during required internships and after graduation, students find themselves gaining careers and pursuing graduate study in fields that range as widely as the communication discipline: intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, mass, public, organizational, gender, visual, corporate/industrial and political communications.

All majors learn the basics of effective, ethical and persuasive leadership, which research identifies as the first foundations of success in all endeavors — public and private.

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Teacher Certification

Share your passion for communication with the next generation. The Communication Studies program at St. Mary’s includes a 27-credit-hour teacher certification option.

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Degree Plans

Students may customize their experiences to follow tracks focused on pre-law advocacy and leadership, organizational and corporate communication, media production and writing and teaching through specific courses, such as media law, advocacy and persuasion, rhetorical criticism, and persuasive writing.
Course Highlights

Our degree plans allow students to gain general skills and knowledge desired by the communications industry.

Sample courses:
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Co-curricular Activities

Students are encouraged to participate in a variety of co-curricular activities, such as:

Academic research and publishing

Broadcasting opportunities

Campus newspaper, The Rattler

Video production

Service learning

Lambda Pi Eta honor society

Law School-Ready

Many students who earn a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies go on to pursue a degree in law.

The Pre-law Program increases your chance of gaining admission to law school.

The Nelson Wolff Law Early Admission Program helps motivated students graduate in less time. This program is available to those studying Communication Studies.

The Guaranteed Law School Admission Program guarantees St. Mary’s graduates admission to the School of Law, if they meet certain criteria.

School of Law Admission

90+

Student Organizations

Academic Programs at St. Mary’s

11-to-1

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

“It is dedicating yourself to others as a leader that sets St. Mary’s graduates apart.”

— Lily Schow, junior Communications Studies and Political Science major