Communication Studies

Curriculum

The Communication Studies Program is designed to help you become an effective communicator and critical consumer of messages, preparing you for life as an educated citizen and professional. This major will provide you with a general approach to the study of communication as a wide range of subjects and theoretical perspectives are studied, including public speaking, group, organizational and interpersonal communication, public relations, print production and design, and writing for the media just to name a few.

Whether you aspire to become a journalist, carry out social media campaigns, or produce film, the communication studies major will allow you to test out all that the field of communications has to offer.

Experiential Learning

Students who choose to major in communication studies at Mount Union have ample opportunities to get involved outside of the classroom. By getting involved in these extracurricular opportunities and student organizations, you can strengthen your skills in communication and get valuable hands-on experience, both of which are critical to finding a job after graduation.

INTERNSHIPS

Internships provide valuable and practical experience for students, and they help to fill the gap between the academic and professional worlds. The primary reasons for a student to participate in an internship is to learn more about the career the student wishes to pursue as well as to apply theory learned in the classroom to an actual work situation.

Mount Union students have interned with the following organizations:

• Akron Beacon Journal
• Aultman Hospital
• Canton Repository
• KDKA
• MTV
• Smithsonian Institute
• Washington Week in Review
• Cleveland Cavaliers
• Cleveland Indians
• Cleveland television channels: 5, 8, 19/43 and FOX Sports NET OHIO
• Country Music Television
• House of Blues
• WHBC-FM
• Walt Disney World 
  
  

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 

Raider Student Media is a student-led organization comprised of students working together to produce and maintain both WRMU and The Dynamo.

WRMU 91.1 FM is Mount Union’s student-led radio station. Located in the Hoover-Price Campus Center, the studio includes an on-air studio, three production studios, and a student manager's office. Students have the opportunity to host their own radio show and hold leadership positions at the station.

The Dynamo is Mount Union’s student-led newspaper, and it is staffed and operated entirely by students under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Students have the opportunity to get involved by serving as a reporter, editor, designer, photographer, videographer, or advertising executive.

Lambda Pi Eta Honorary is an undergraduate honor society for communication students in four-year colleges and universities.

Careers

Mount Union’s Communication Studies Program is robust in its offerings and provides students with a solid foundation in the field of communication and concentrations in interpersonal/organizational communication, peace communication, and public relations as well as media studies. Since these courses are interdisciplinary in nature, students can easily link them to other areas of study including law, business, politics, theatre, and the ministry. Our graduates find challenging careers in a variety of fields.