Undergraduate Programs

*Note: SCMS comprises three major tracks within two studies divisions

Communication Studies

The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Studies emphasizes all forms of civic engagement in a unified curriculum that includes course work in rhetoric, intercultural communication, and media and cultural studies. Reflecting current conceptual shifts in the field, these subject areas are integrated under the general heading: Communication Studies.

 

Multimedia Studies

The Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies is a comprehensive curriculum that includes courses in film studies, television studies, journalism, video production, computer animation, and studies and practices in multimedia, interactive media, and new technologies. The program is arranged into two sequences: 1) Film and Media, and 2) Multimedia Journalism.

 

Honors Program

The Honors Program in Communication is open to qualified students who wish to pursue a course of study organized around a specific topic, area of interest, or creative project. It is open to all students regardless of their orientation, whether creative, scholarly, or practical. Students take a special sequence of courses both within and outside the Department and, in their last semester, complete a Senior Honors Thesis or a Senior Honors Project under the direction of a Department faculty advisor.