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Communication AT A GLANCE
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Faculty also serve as mentors to the students, making connections with alumni and local organizations to create internship and job opportunities. Our alumni have a strong success rate in landing their first jobs in the field. Recent graduates have moved into rewarding careers -- locally and nationally -- covering every facet of the Communication industry.
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We are one of the few programs in the area that requires three separate field experiences or internships before graduation. Internships provide invaluable networking opportunities with area professionals and often lead to job offers after graduation.
Career Opportunities
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Each fall, the Communication Department holds “Media Day,” which brings over 30 communication specialists to campus to network with students through workshops and discussion sessions. And in the spring, the Media Awards Luncheon honors broadcast, print and marketing professionals with awards of excellence, and serves as another networking opportunity.
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If you’re interested in journalism, look no further than the Perspective, the award-winning student-run newspaper. For those with a talent for telling a story through radio or television, stop by the WMCB radio station, or the Television Studio, with industry-standard broadcast and production equipment, a few doors down.
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A degree in Communication will prepare you for a careers in broadcasting, advertising, public relations and journalism. Learn to write effectively, to speak confidently, and to communicate through traditional and emerging media.
Learn to communicate through print, web, radio and TV
Please RSVP by Friday, October 5, 2007. Please check the events you will attend
Can you imagine learning about the history of broadcast news in the fall, and working for a television network in the spring? At Medaille, you might just call that your junior year. With an emphasis on career-intensive internship opportunities, students in the Communication program gain hands-on experience before entering the workforce.
Friday, October 12, 2007
� Student for a Day � Environmental Sustainability; Bringing the “Academic” to Life!
Saturday, October 13, 2007
� Breakfast, Sullivan Campus Center � International Festival Dinner � Hypnotist Joshua Seth
Sunday, October 14, 2007
� Brunch, Sullivan Campus Center � Women’s Soccer vs. Penn State-Altoona � Men’s Soccer vs. Penn State-Altoona
Bachelor of Science
Medaille College
Communication Bachelor of Science Degree Credit Distribution Bachelor of Science Major Requirements General Education Component ENG 110 College Writing II (3) ENG 200 Analytical Writing (3) *GEN 110 Introduction to Critical Thought (3) GEN 220 A Global Perspective on Colonial North America (3) GEN 230 Creative Expression (3) GEN 240 Scientific Discovery (3) GEN 410 Baccalaureate Capstone I (3) GEN 411 Baccalaureate Capstone II (3) **MAT 114 Intermediate Algebra (3) MAT 201 Statistics and Society (3) SPE 130 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3) General Education Credit Hours 33 Coursework (40 Credit Hours) COM 101 Introduction to Mass Communications (3) COM 110 Journalism: Organization and Practice (3) COM 130 Broadcasting: Principles and Practice (3) COM 150 Media Promotion: Organization and Practice (3) COM 210 Computer Assisted Reporting (3) COM 211 Writing for Media (3) COM 300 Mass Communication Theory (3) COM 355 The Theory of Media Criticism (3) COM 400 Media Communications Law and Ethics (3) COM 475 Media and Society Seminar (3) COM (Any) Communication Elective (3) COM (300/400 level) Communication Elective (3) MMS 200 Fundamentals of Multimedia (4)
Field Experience (11 Credit Hours) COM 277 Field Experience I (3) COM 377 Field Experience II (3) COM 477 Field Experience III (5) Minimum Career Credit Hours 51 Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses (24 Credit Hours) Liberal Arts and Science elective (3) PHI 200 Logic (3) PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (3) SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology (3) SPE 315 Advanced Public Speaking (3) Electives (9 Credit Hours) ECO (any) (3) ENG 205 or ENG 215 (3) HIS (Any) History Elective (3) Free Elective Component (12) (May include any College course) Total 120 credit hours *Required of first-year students; all other students must substitute a 300/400 level Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective. **Students who meet the math competency must substitute a Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective.
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