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We focus on communication technologies and media, including legacy, digital, and AI-driven. The Department of Communication offers courses that cover mass media and popular culture, social media and society, interpersonal communication and relationships, politics and the media, as well as topics that include digital influencers, gaming studies, journalism, advertising, public relations, and digital storytelling. Our curated pathways focus on:
- Digital Journalism
- Public relations, Advertising, Digital marketing
- Media, Entertainment, Culture
- Data Analytics + Media Literacy
Our students get internships and jobs in journalism, human resources, marketing, public relations, consulting, law, business, and many similar fields. We prepare our students for a rapidly changing world and a marketplace always evolving. Explore our pathways and the careers they lead to below!
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My time at the Communication Department was life-changing. I completed my doctoral degree there and now work as Research Director at Meta. My courses really set me up to understand the values behind platform design. I studied user privacy, and now work on augmented, virtual, and hybrid reality environments, including wearable technologies. The professors were fantastic and always there for me. The courses were cutting-edge and anticipated the future.
Stacy Blasiola, PhD, Research Director at Meta.
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