Degree
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- Bachelor of Arts https://www.stmarytx.edu/academics/programs/communication-studies/ https://www.stmarytx.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/communication-studies-st-marys.jpg
- Teacher Certification https://www.stmarytx.edu/academics/programs/communication-studies/ https://www.stmarytx.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/communication-studies-st-marys.jpg
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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.
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.
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:
- Foundations of Communication Studies
- Senior Capstone in Communication Studies
- Communication Research Methods
Find course descriptions and requirements:
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.

- — Lily Schow, junior Communications Studies and Political Science major
“It is dedicating yourself to others as a leader that sets St. Mary’s graduates apart.”
Where Our Alumni Have Worked and Interned
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Undergraduate Programs
English Communication
- Bachelor of Arts https://www.stmarytx.edu/academics/programs/communication-studies/ https://www.stmarytx.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/communication-studies-st-marys.jpg
Visual Communication Design
- Minor https://www.stmarytx.edu/academics/programs/communication-studies/ https://www.stmarytx.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/communication-studies-st-marys.jpg
English
- Minor https://www.stmarytx.edu/academics/programs/communication-studies/ https://www.stmarytx.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/communication-studies-st-marys.jpg
- Bachelor of Arts https://www.stmarytx.edu/academics/programs/communication-studies/ https://www.stmarytx.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/communication-studies-st-marys.jpg
- Teacher Certification https://www.stmarytx.edu/academics/programs/communication-studies/ https://www.stmarytx.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/communication-studies-st-marys.jpg
Graduate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Public Communication, Public Policy and Public Leadership
- Graduate Certificate https://www.stmarytx.edu/academics/programs/communication-studies/ https://www.stmarytx.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/communication-studies-st-marys.jpg
Online Master of Arts in Communication Studies
- Master of Arts https://www.stmarytx.edu/academics/programs/communication-studies/ https://www.stmarytx.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/communication-studies-st-marys.jpg
Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication
- Graduate Certificate https://www.stmarytx.edu/academics/programs/communication-studies/ https://www.stmarytx.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/communication-studies-st-marys.jpg
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