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The Communication Arts (CMAT) Department offers a diversified curriculum and helps prepare students for a wide range of careers and graduate study. The department offers a Bachelor of Arts with four tracks: Human Communication, Journalism/Public Relations, Media Studies and Media Production. We also offer a CMAT minor for students wanting to complement degrees with important communication skills such as interpersonal communication, managerial communication, intercultural communication, meeting management, media writing and production, and media analysis and criticism. In the Human Communication Studies Track, students learn oral and written communication skills much desired by employers in a wide variety of business contexts. By focusing on skills in one-on-one, small group, public and media environments, students are prepared to develop effective relationships necessary to succeed in today’s workforce. Our instruction also addresses the ever-increasing impact of new technologies and cultural diversity that shapes our interaction. This Track’s focus on organizational, interpersonal and intercultural communication uniquely prepares students for graduate study and careers in: Human Resources (personnel manager, training specialist, technical writing specialist), Education (guidance counselor, teacher, special programs planner, team leader), Event Planning (meeting manager, conference planner, special events coordinator, marketing associate), Government (communication specialist, speech writer, lobbyist, facilities coordinator), and Healthcare (training specialist, wellness manager, community relations). Students in the Journalism/Public Relations Track learn the principles of journalism and public relations, including the traditions, issues and theories underlying both fields. Students in this track are prepared for graduate study and careers in newspapers and online publications (reporter, copy editor, editorial writer, photographer, researcher), Public Relations in the Government sector (lobbyist, public information officer) and in Business/Industry (account writer, corporate communications, speech writer, media relations, crisis specialist, grant writer, researcher, community relations professional, event and meeting management, publishing, copywriter, internal publications editor) as well as Social Media (blogging, citizen journalism, online social networks management). The Media Production Track meshes the theoretical with the practical and helps prepare students for a wide range of careers in the electronic media industry or for graduate study. Upon completion, students are ready to enter the industry as content creators in both traditional media outlets and Internet-based organizations. Graduates of the Media Production Track are now: producers and writers for prime time television shows (Criminal Minds), producers and writers for national networks (National Geographic Channel, ESPN, Comcast Sports Net), on-air meteorologists, news photographers, multimedia engineers, movie critics, entrepreneurs, college professors, and owners of production companies. The Media Studies Track’s focus on mass communication helps prepare students for a wide range of careers and graduate study through diverse courses in media management, analysis and creative writing. Students who pursue the Media Studies Track could go on to careers in: Broadcasting/Cable/Corporate Video (producer, script writer, station manager, broadcast journalism), New Media (Internet writing, blog design, social marketing), Advertising/Marketing (media buyer, publicity director, copy writer), Business/Industry (research analyst, sales representative, information specialist), Education (education writer, teacher, media specialist) and the Government (lobbyist, telecommunications specialist).
Program overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
Other
Study Level
Undergraduate
The Communication Arts (CMAT) Department offers a diversified curriculum and helps prepare students for a wide range of careers and graduate study. The department offers a Bachelor of Arts with four tracks: Human Communication, Journalism/Public Relations, Media Studies and Media Production. We also offer a CMAT minor for students wanting to complement degrees with important communication skills such as interpersonal communication, managerial communication, intercultural communication, meeting management, media writing and production, and media analysis and criticism. In the Human Communication Studies Track, students learn oral and written communication skills much desired by employers in a wide variety of business contexts. By focusing on skills in one-on-one, small group, public and media environments, students are prepared to develop effective relationships necessary to succeed in today’s workforce. Our instruction also addresses the ever-increasing impact of new technologies and cultural diversity that shapes our interaction. This Track’s focus on organizational, interpersonal and intercultural communication uniquely prepares students for graduate study and careers in: Human Resources (personnel manager, training specialist, technical writing specialist), Education (guidance counselor, teacher, special programs planner, team leader), Event Planning (meeting manager, conference planner, special events coordinator, marketing associate), Government (communication specialist, speech writer, lobbyist, facilities coordinator), and Healthcare (training specialist, wellness manager, community relations). Students in the Journalism/Public Relations Track learn the principles of journalism and public relations, including the traditions, issues and theories underlying both fields. Students in this track are prepared for graduate study and careers in newspapers and online publications (reporter, copy editor, editorial writer, photographer, researcher), Public Relations in the Government sector (lobbyist, public information officer) and in Business/Industry (account writer, corporate communications, speech writer, media relations, crisis specialist, grant writer, researcher, community relations professional, event and meeting management, publishing, copywriter, internal publications editor) as well as Social Media (blogging, citizen journalism, online social networks management). The Media Production Track meshes the theoretical with the practical and helps prepare students for a wide range of careers in the electronic media industry or for graduate study. Upon completion, students are ready to enter the industry as content creators in both traditional media outlets and Internet-based organizations. Graduates of the Media Production Track are now: producers and writers for prime time television shows (Criminal Minds), producers and writers for national networks (National Geographic Channel, ESPN, Comcast Sports Net), on-air meteorologists, news photographers, multimedia engineers, movie critics, entrepreneurs, college professors, and owners of production companies. The Media Studies Track’s focus on mass communication helps prepare students for a wide range of careers and graduate study through diverse courses in media management, analysis and creative writing. Students who pursue the Media Studies Track could go on to careers in: Broadcasting/Cable/Corporate Video (producer, script writer, station manager, broadcast journalism), New Media (Internet writing, blog design, social marketing), Advertising/Marketing (media buyer, publicity director, copy writer), Business/Industry (research analyst, sales representative, information specialist), Education (education writer, teacher, media specialist) and the Government (lobbyist, telecommunications specialist).
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Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts
48 monthsProgram duration
Communication and Media StudiesMain Subject Area
Program overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
Other
Study Level
Undergraduate
Program overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
Other
Study Level
Undergraduate
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Scholarships
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