Program Highlights

Goals

When you choose this program, you will develop competencies in five areas needed for a successful career in the communication field:

1. Communicate effectively in a Christ-like manner.
2. Employ communication theory and research across a variety of media platforms.
3. Create and analyze strategic communications competently and critically.
4. Engage in social discourse in order to communicate effectively with diverse cultures.
5. Integrate a biblical worldview into communication that is personal, practical, and transformational.

Concentrations

• Marketing and Social Media

  • Possible Jobs:
    • Marketing Executive
    • Digital Media Strategist
    • Social Media Coordinator

• Digital Media and Journalism

  • Possible Jobs:
    • Multimedia Journalist or Photographer
    • Content Creator and Editor
    • Organizational Media Director
    • Documentarian

Distinctives

Gain real-world experience with a Media & Communication internship.
We don’t want you to just graduate, we want you to graduate employable. Every student will get real-world work experience through an internship in the field. Your program chair and the Office of Calling & Vocation will help you secure an internship that’s right for you.

Approach Media & Communication from a Christian perspective.
You will learn and grow in a Christ-Centered Community where every student, staff, and faculty member is committed to a Christian faith. Your degree will include a Biblical Studies minor and faith integration weaved throughout each course, so you are equipped to be a professional that advances God’s kingdom wherever you go.

Learn from expert faculty and benefit from small class sizes.
Classes are taught by highly qualified faculty with education and experience in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1, meaning you won’t be in large lecture halls, but small classes where you get personal interaction with your professors and peers.