The Media Studies Track seeks to broadly educate students in communications media by encouraging them to develop their communication skills, written, oral, and visual. Courses include components to develop critical thinking, collaboration, and research skills. The flexibility of the program allows students to explore a range of courses in media theory, criticism, culture, and current media issues. Beginning level production courses introduce concepts of producing media messages.
With 21 credits of required out of department electives, Communications Media students in the Media Studies and Media Production Tracks are highly encouraged to pursue a minor in another program that complements their degree in Communications Media.
The department faculty offers a wide variety of experience in all areas of Communications Media. With the combination of classroom work and the required internship program, departmental graduates are competitive candidates for positions in various areas. Students graduating from this program have obtained positions in areas such as radio, television, cable television, public relations, advertising media, media relations, and corporate media relations.
Students changing majors from other academic departments within the university are required to be in academic good standing before the transfer will be approved.
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