You can also minor in any of these degrees, as well as major and minor within the department. The department also offers an Interdisciplinary Masters degree in which a student combines the advanced study of communication with various professional emphases. Journalism students study how to effectively communicate through print, the mass media and the Internet, with an emphasis on written and visual communication, communication through new media and the art of the interview. Public Relations is the study of communication management and corporate communication, with an emphasis on corporate, public and media relations and strategies, as well as effective use of various media to communicate a corporate message or image. Probably the biggest strength of a Communication degree is its flexibility and its versatility.
Communication is part of almost every professional field in the world.
For example, in the business world, they are constantly looking for people who have the ability to work with people and are great public speakers. There is always a need for people to find and report information that is vital to our lives. The ability to share ideas and promote human interaction is vital to success in business and life. We live in an information age and the gathering, dessimination and interpretation of information at all levels of an organization is what great communicators do. Communicators are bridge builders and facilitators, orators and politicians.