Communications - Georgian Court University

Communications from Georgian Court University is a Campus Bachelor Media Studies degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Overview Communications majors strive to become literate and ethical communicators in specific professions, such as journalism, public relations, and multimedia. Internships through the Washington Center at the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Congress, and the White House, for instance, prepare you for career paths such as feature writer, editor, media planner, TV anchor, radio broadcaster, Web media specialist, market researcher, advertising executive, or film producer. As a communications major, you will be a welcome member of a literary and writing community. Be a poet for the literary/arts publication The Fountain Spray, or a journalist for the campus newspaper. Devote yourself to the arts. Follow a different drummer. Details The multidisciplinary communications major is designed to provide students with a foundation in the theory and practice of print, electronic, visual and/or broadcast media . The mission of Communications is to prepare students to be effective, culturally literate, ethical communicators. To this end, the program will emphasize the mastery of applied skills grounded in communications theory and pursued within a framework of both traditional liberal arts and communication studies The program will seek to graduate creative individuals who think critically, communicate effectively, and act responsibly in our society. Given the fundamental role of the communication arts in our diverse global society, students will have unlimited potential to make an impact in commerce, politics, education, health fields, or creative ventures. The major in Communications seeks to Expose students to the fundamental concepts of mass and personal communications; Build skills in writing, speaking, and critical thinking that are necessary to succeed in professions within and outside of the major field; Develop ethical and socially responsible understanding in communications; Provide students with theoretical foundations that will ground future practice; Provide students a variety of updated practices that model real-world experience; Prepare students to work in a variety of fields associated with the profession and for further study in the field; Promote interdisciplinary approaches to learning; and Increase our ties with outside local and state communities and provide a service to those whose needs for such a program are unmet at the present time. View more details on Georgian Court University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Media Studies courses.