Welcome to Communication Studies
Communication Studies is an interdisciplinary minor designed to prepare students for a wide range of career options in the communications field. Each student in the minor will acquire solid grounding in fundamental knowledge and skills in communications (Core Courses are COM 2001 Communications Theory and Practice; COM 2011 Ethics in Communications; COM 2021 Communications Internship); minors will also have an opportunity to select courses distributed across several diverse disciplines in patterns that serve individual interest and ambition. Graduates who complete the Communication Studies minor will look for employment in public relations, advertising, print and broadcast journalism (TV and radio), convergent media, writing for organizations, writing for the World Wide Web, and digital media production.
The Communication Studies Minor reflects the Jesuit Mission through its grounding in ethical considerations. Beyond connecting with the Jesuit tradition in rhetorical theory and practice—which involves steady engagement with the world—the program will encourage students to use their communication knowledge and skills in promoting social justice.
Students interested in the Communication Studies minor program should contact Dr. Owen W. Gilman, Jr. (Director, Communication Studies), in Bellarmine 110, or by e-mail at ogilman@sju.edu. To get frequent announcements of interest in the broad field of communication, students can become fans at the program’s Facebook page.
