Do you love to create videos, tweet, or post status updates? Are teachers routinely praising your writing style? Alverno's versatile and employable communication major focuses on how we communicate in a variety of settings, with new and emerging technologies, and while gaining real-world experience.
Whether you seek to inform, inspire, or drive social change, we'll help you to harness the power of your voice and speak up with confidence.
Students may choose to specialize in:
Health Communication
• Learn to educate, inform, and influence the public through a multidisciplinary field of study and practice.
• Apply communication evidence, strategy, theory, and creativity to promote behaviors, policies and practices.
• Strive to advance the health and well-being of people and populations.
Organizational Communication and Leadership
• Learn how to communicate strategically within an organization.
• Develop skills to relate policies, procedures, training, cultural norms and values.
• Understand how to counsel leaders in both internal and external communications to meet the needs of organizations, their key stakeholders, and publics.
Strategic Communication and Public Relations
• Learn how to conceptualize, develop, implement, and evaluate communication plans, strategies, and tactics
• Tailor messaging to best meet the needs of organizations, their key stakeholders, and the public
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| COMM-200 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| COMM-220 | Listening and Mindfulness | 3 |
| COMM-230 | Visual Communication | 3 |
| COMM-300 | Collaboration Strategies | 3 |
| COMM-320 | Media Studies | 3 |
| COMM-325 | Writing for Professions | 3 |
| COMM-330 | Emerging Technologies | 3 |
| COMM-340 | Persuasion and Advocacy | 3 |
| COMM-360 | Logic & Argumentation | 3 |
| COMM-380 | Business Practicum | 3 |
| COMM-371 | Advanced Audio & Podcasting Audio | 3 |
| or COMM-372 | Advanced Photography | |
| or COMM-374 | Digital Publishing | |
| or COMM-376 | Advanced Web Design | |
| COMM-490 | Communication Capstone | 3 |
| COMM Elective | Communication (COMM) Elective, 300 or 400 level | 6 |
| INTERN-383 | Internship Seminar | 2 |
| Total Credits | 44 | |