Communication Studies

• Degree Plans

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  Our degree plans allow students to gain general skills and knowledge desired by the communications industry. 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, persuasive writing, health communication, gender communication, public relations, crisis and disaster communication, social media, business writing, technical writing, media writing and reporting, video production, graphic design, and media production.

  Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
  Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies with Teacher Certification (Secondary)
  Minor in Communication Studies
  Bachelor of Arts in English Communication
  Minor in Visual Communication Design
  Minor in English Communication

  Advanced Communication Studies juniors and seniors may pursue a 12-hour certificate of graduate study, as a part of their undergraduate degree plan, focused on the traditions and strengths of St. Mary’s University in policy, public service, communication, and community leadership to advance the public interest in the 21st century.

  Certificate in Public Communication, Public Policy and Public Leadership

  Communication Studies students interested in attending graduate school may also be interested in:

  Nelson Wolff Law Early Admission
  Certificate in Public Communication, Public Policy and Public Leadership

• Communication Studies Courses

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  Students study business and professional communication, interpersonal communication, group communication, organizational communication, mass communication and intercultural communication.

  The program curriculum is grounded in the theory and application of communication, including organizational, rhetorical, interpersonal, and mediated approaches.

  Sample courses:

  Graphic Design
  Media Production
  Persuasion and Advocacy
  Media Law and Ethics

  Find all course descriptions and requirements:

  course catalog

• Career Opportunities

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  Students whom have majored in Communication Studies have launched a variety of extraordinary careers with organizations such as:

  San Antonio Spurs
  Rackspace
  USAA
  Bromley Communications
  San Antonio Express-News

  Some of the professions that our graduates have gone on to pursue include:

  Strategic communicator
  Web designers
  Public relations officers
  Event planners
  Journalists

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Faculty

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  Brother Dennis R. Bautista, S.M., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Communication Studies
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  Katherine Hampsten, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Communication Studies
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  Amanda Hill, Ph.D. Interim Chair of Communication Studies
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  Camille Langston, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Studies
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  Kathe Lehman-Meyer Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice