Students may find the use of a concentration useful in customizing the major to meet diverse career goals. Students should consult with their faculty advisor about the use of concentrations.
Journalism and Writing
This option prepares students for all the careers in which writing is an essential ingredient, including print and electronic journalism, magazine publishing, corporate publications, editing, and trade publication.
Performance
Students are prepared for careers in theater or television performance.
Visual and Sound Communication
This option includes the digital creation of visual and sound products.
Marketing Communication
Professional communication encompasses the spectrum of internal and external communication that organizations employ in their management and marketing functions.
Digital Convergence
This option brings together all the media technologies available in the department and, through cross-media projects, prepares students for the integrated world of media that they will enter after graduation.
Secondary Education Certification
Students receive state certification as communication teachers.