Department of Communications (B.A.)
McFarland (Chair), Donovan, Gillis, Helb, Johnson, Wennberg
The Department of Communications offers a comprehensive preparation in the professional field of communications, firmly grounded in a well-rounded liberal arts education. In addition to developing written, spoken and performance skills, students learn communications theories, media design, management and production.
Advanced courses in oral presentation, media management, graphics, writing, audio and video production, new media, corporate communications and cultural communications, among others, permit majors to advance into this discipline. Students may select a concentration from the following: Corporate Communications (public relations and marketing), Mass Communications, or New Media Communications (digital media and web design).
Department facilities are located in the Steinman Center for Communications and Fine Arts. This Center contains modern equipment in audio and video studios, a photography lab, and graphics and multi-image laboratories. The student-operated media stations, WWEC 88.3 FM and ECTV Channel 40, are housed in the Center. Additionally, the student-run newspaper, The Etownian, is advised by the Department.
The curriculum is complemented by a number of Departmental organizations: WWEC-FM radio, Photography Club, Society for Collegiate Journalists (honorary society), International Association of Business Communicators (student chapter), ECTV-40 and others. The Etownian provides excellent journalism experiences for majors. These organizations sponsor speakers, workshops, contests and field trips to enhance campus life while making the student’s classroom experience more meaningful.
The curriculum, along with the many co-curricular activities, prepares majors for careers in corporate and institutional communications, public relations, marketing communications, broadcasting and media production related fields, newspaper and magazine writing and reporting, advertising, sales, law and many more fields.
Majors Offered
The Department offers a major in Communications with three concentrations.
Majors
Minors
Interships and Practica
