These students acquire master's and doctoral degrees in film, radio and television, speech communication, law, theatre, and related areas. Program Options for Communication Majors Graduates need to be prepared for potential career changes that may occur throughout their professional lives. They need to be educated for change. A liberal arts education at St. Scholastica provides a rich diversity and variety of training in communication which aids graduates in facing the challenges of a constantly changing job market. Majors, as part of their college requirements, are required to take not only communication courses, but also a variety of courses in behavioral arts and sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, as well as humanities.
Majors also complete a minor in a second academic area.
Majors may choose from five career tracks within the communication major. These tracks include Speech Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, Visual Media, and Pre-Law. The internship may be done all at once at one location, or be taken in four-credit units in up to four different locations and spread throughout the junior and senior years. For example, a student might complete eight credits in radio news, four credits in TV production, and four in public relations. It allows a student to spend a day with a professional communicator and to observe the patterns of the practice.