Dominican College Announces Program in Communication Studies

Dominican College is pleased to announce the BA in Communication Studies Program. Communication Studies at Dominican College is a broad based liberal arts program balancing theory and practice. It prepares students to be effective communicators, ethical leaders, and innovative media practitioners. Communication Studies course work assists students in developing competencies of critical thinking, problem solving, media and message design, oral performance, relational interaction, and cultural communication.

The Communication Studies program has a direct connection to other programs at Dominican College including the Business, English, Criminal Justice, and Political Science programs.

This 120 credit program includes a choice of one of two tracks:

• Media Communication – including Introduction to New Media, Communication Technology, Visual Communication, and Mass Communication

• Organizational Communication and Leadership – including Business and Global Communication, Public Relations, Communicating Change, Crisis Communication, and Leadership

Upon graduation, communication majors are strong candidates in areas of administration, public relations, human resources, advertising, sales, marketing, media production and design, public affairs, video production, corporate media production, training and development, special events planning, and journalism. Semester-long internships will be available to support learning and provide practical experience in the primary area of interest.

This program will begin in the Fall of 2009 and will be available both in the traditional day format and as part of evening College. Applications are being accepted for the fall semester. For more information about Dominican College’s Communication Studies Program please call (866) 4DC-INFO or email admissions@dc.edu.