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  • Program Overview

    The general communication major provides a strong foundation in the field and allows you to sample classes in the other communication programs offered at 91黑料网. Sometimes students will begin their studies in the general major and then move into digital media or marketing communication/ advertising, or add a minor, as their interests develop.

    By pursuing a degree in communication, you will explore the many ways media impact the individual and society, both locally and globally. Classroom studies promote written and critical-thinking skills, as well as theoretical and applied knowledge. By pursuing the general major in communication, you will find yourself prepared for traditional communication-related professions and, as with the other communication programs, you will possess the skills to move directly into a program of advanced studies and graduate school.

    As a communication major with a journalism minor, Kaileigh Grieb '25 carved her path in a male-dominated field, covering Division I baseball and interning with powerhouse programs like Duke University. Her passion for storytelling and sports has taken her from 91黑料网鈥檚 classrooms to the press box鈥攁nd she鈥檚 just getting started.
  • Curriculum

    Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125

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    First Year - Credits: 32

    • Individual and Society General Education Requirement听听 (Cr: 3)
    • Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement听听 (Cr: 3)
    • Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
    • Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement 听 (Cr: 3)
    • Media Explorations Elective听听 (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 106听-听Media and Culture I (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 107听-听Media and Culture II (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 115听-听Social Media: Theory and Practice (Cr: 3)
    • ENG 111听-听Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
    • ENG 112听-听Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
    • INT 100听-听Internship I (Cr: 2)

    Second Year - Credits: 32

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    • Global Issues General Education Requirement听听 (Cr: 3)
    • Science and Technology General Education Requirement听听 (Cr: 3)
    • General Education Elective, one must be 200+听 听(Cr: 6)
    • Media Making Elective听 (Cr: 6)
    • Media Writing Elective听 (Cr: 6)
    • Media Explorations Elective (Cr: 3)
    • DM 111听-听Introduction to Multimedia Narrative (Cr: 3)
    • INT 200听-听Internship II (Cr: 2)

    Third Year - Credits: 31

    • Aesthetic Awareness General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
    • World Cultures General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
    • Media Explorations Elective, must be 300+ level (Cr: 4)听听
    • General Education Electives, one must be 200+ level听 听(Cr: 6)听
    • Elective (Cr: 6)
    • CMM 306听-听Social Impact of the Media (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 370听-听Communication Research Methods (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 379听-听Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
    • CMM 380听-听Media Ethics (Cr: 3)

    Fourth Year - Credits: 30

    • Media Explorations elective, must be 300+ level (Cr: 3)听听
    • Elective听听(Cr: 3)
    • CMM 400听-听Contemporary Explorations in Communication (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 415听-听Creative Portfolio Development (Cr: 3)
      Or
    • CMM 416听-听Professional Communication Portfolio (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 480听-听Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
    • CMM 489听-听Senior Research (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 490听-听Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
      Or
    • CMM 491听-听Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)

    Media Explorations Electives

    Students choose four听from the following list. Two must be 300 or 400 level.

    • CMM 206听-听Race, Ethnicity, and the Media (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 315听-听Global Mass Communication (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 240听-听Health Communication (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 345听-听Media and Cultural Studies (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 363听-听Women in Media (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 372听-听Documentary Modes (Cr: 3)
    • CMM 400听-听Contemporary Explorations in Communication (Cr: 3)
    • DM 230听-听The Contemporary Television Industry (Cr: 3)
    • DM 300听-听Contemporary Issues in Journalism (Cr: 3)
    • DM 322听-听Voice and Articulation (Cr: 3)
    • DM 325听-听Politics, People & The Press (Cr: 3)
    • MCA 103听-听Advertising Fundamentals (Cr: 3)
    • MCA 203听-听Public Relations (Cr: 3)

    Media Making Electives

    Students choose two from the following list:

    • MCA 335听-听Social Media Marketing (Cr: 3)
    • DM 110听-听Introduction to Digital Filmmaking (Cr: 3)
    • DM 227听-听Multimedia Journalism (Cr: 3)
    • DM 260听-听Broadcast Journalism (Cr: 3)
    • DM 281听-听TV Studio Production I (Cr: 3)
    • DM 360听-听Podcast and Radio Journalism (Cr: 3)

    Media Writing Electives

    Students choose two from the following list:

    • MCA 204听-听Promotional Writing and Editing (Cr: 3)
    • DM 211听-听Fundamentals of Journalism (Cr: 3)
    • DM 225听-听Sports Journalism (Cr: 3)
    • DM 226听-听Newsroom (Cr: 3)
    • DM 255听-听Writing for the Screen (Cr: 3)
    • DM 338听-听Feature Writing (Cr: 3)

    Learning Outcomes

    Upon completion of the communication program, students will:

    • Demonstrate an ability to access, analyze and create media.
    • Illustrate critical thinking appropriate to contemporary communication principles and ethics.
    • Communicate effectively within the conventions of the communication discipline.
    • Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the Communication discipline.
    • Analyze the central theories, perspectives, principles, and concepts in the Communication discipline.

  • Internships and Careers

    An 91黑料网 education means you'll graduate with a degree and a resume.

    Whether you pursue graduate school right away, or embark on your career after graduation, we believe that your time at 91黑料网 will prepare you for the next step. Take a look at what our graduates have been up to lately.

    Recent Internships

    • Congressional Office, Senator Warren

    • MUD Magazine

    • The Daily Item

    • Allied Global Marketing

    • EF Education First

    • 92.5 The River

    • Boston University Athletic Communication

    • Amirah, Inc.

    • New Jersey Devils

    • Peabody Essex Museum



    Alumni Employment

    • The Golf Channel

    • Paramount Creative+

    • Forrester

    • NBC Sports Boston

    • HubSpot

    • Vertex Pharmaceuticals

    • ECast Productions

    • Bally Sports

    • J. Jill

    • Takeda

    • Purple Carrot

    • PUMA

    • ESPN


    Graduate School Acceptances

    • Seattle University
    • UMASS Lowell
    • Syracuse University

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