As a graduate in the Mass Communication program, you’ll leave with all the skills to communicate effectively through a variety of channels. You’ll be able to use different media technologies to communicate messages effectively to your audience. You’ll analyze mass media messages to understand their intended and actual effects on people. You’ll be ready to work with diverse groups of people having studied topics like interpersonal communication and cross-cultural communication. What’s more, you’ll be leaders in student media by publishing and broadcasting through the university’s newspaper and radio station. You’ll be ready to handle challenges in the field, stand out in the workforce, and lead a life full of Christian service.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• Develop and present cogent, coherent, and accurate writing for general and specialized audiences;
• Communicate effectively to audiences by listening actively and responding constructively as Scripture instructs within various contexts;
• Draw from various disciplines to describe orally and in writing how existing knowledge or practice is advanced, tested, and revised in each core field studied;
• Distinguish and examine communication-related problems from a Christian perspective to better serve society;
• Cultivate appropriate organizational skills related to professionalism, work ethic, and attitude;
• Examine the role and impact of visual communication, mass media in society, and communication media.

Curriculum

Major Requirements 

Course options and schedule are subject to change.