BA Communication Studies

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

West Virginia University

Program Overview

The Department of Communication Studies offers a curriculum to meet the needs of liberal arts and pre-professional students oriented toward communication-related careers such as marketing, sales, recruiting, public relations, strategic communication and market research, among many others. The undergraduate curriculum focuses on the application of theory and research in human communication to a variety of personal social and organizational settings. Majors may elect to follow one of five areas of emphasis (health, integrated, interpersonal, social and media and communication technology, or strategic and communication organizational communication). All majors complete a capstone sequence that integrates academic course work and applies course material to real-world experience.

Program Key Stats

$24774 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Career Options

  • Reporter
  • Copy editor
  • Correspondent
  • Travel writer
  • Photojournalist
  • Reviewer or critic
  • SportS
  • News announcer
  • Newscaster
  • Narrator
  • Writer (film
  • documentaries
  • news
  • web)
  • Film editor
  • Audio
  • Visual technician
  • Advertising copywriter

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