Students interested in working in the communications industry at a professional level need verbal and oral communication skills and a knowledge of print, electronic and cyber media. Such well developed fundamental skills allow students to enter organizations or institutions in need of creative people who can produce media messages consistent with that organization's objectives. The professors in the department work very closely with the students, getting to know them as individuals and giving them great hands on experience.
Students combine media production skills with communications theory.
In the topsy turvy job market that today's students face, a degree in communications from Wesley make them better able to market their talents to a variety of employers. Wesley's communications department is headed by Dr. Mike Nielsen . Dr. Nielsen earned his Ph.D from the University of Illinois in 1985 and has been teaching communications at Wesley since 1989. His focus is using electronic media to inform, entertain, and persuade people. His goal is to show students how to put communication theory into practice.