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University of Delaware communication majors participate in a department-sponsored trip to New York City, which included a visit to 30 Rockefeller Plaza - the headquarters of NBC, the New York facilities of NBC Studios and NBCUniversal Cable. While there, students had the opportunity to meet with a panel of UD alumni working at NBCUniversal.

During a department-sponsored trip to New York City, University of Delaware communication majors had the opportunity to visit Paradigm Talent Agency, where UD alum Marty Diamond serves as Paradigm's Head of Global Music. While visiting Paradigm, students met two panels of UD alumni to talk about their experiences and get career advice.

During a department-sponsored visit to New York City, University of Delaware communication majors had the opportunity to visit Paradigm Talent Agency, where UD alum Marty Diamond serves as Paradigm's Head of Global Music. While visiting Paradigm, students met two panels of UD alumni to talk about their experiences and get career advice.

Experience hands-on learning: Kayla William and Quinn Kirkpatrick, 2021 graduates of the UD communication program, produced a documentary about the stories, history and people of the state of Delaware for their senior research project in the Department of Communication.

UD communication students share a three-minute presentation on a topic of their choice during class

Put learning into practice: UD communication students share a three-minute presentation on a topic of their choice during COMM212: Public Speaking & Professional Presentation

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Department of Communication

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CREATING AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS

Communication offers a strong theory- and research-based program coupled with skills training in oral communication, video production, broadcast journalism and public relations. Students also study intercultural communication, principles in advertising, media and children, politics and entertainment, advertising, persuasion, strategic communication, social media management, relationship skills and conflict management. This well-rounded curriculum prepares our graduates for a successful and dynamic career.

CONCENTRATION AREAS

Interpersonal Communication
Public Relations
Media Communication

CAREER OPTIONS

Higher Education
Human Relations
News and Media Industry/Journalism
Public Policy or Political Communication
Public Relations
Research and Marketing

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Communication
Strategic Communication

What’s special about this program?

Our major is designed around two central goals: increasing knowledge about communication processes and their impact on society and developing communication skills and competencies. In pursuing these goals, the Department of Communication has adopted a social and behavioral science orientation toward the study of human communication. All majors study communication in a wide variety of contexts, including interpersonal and mass communication in both mediated and face-to-face settings. A broad spectrum of classes enables students to analyze communication critically as well as recognize their own ethical responsibility to self and community. The communication faculty is also committed to turning theory into effective skills in speaking, critical thinking and writing so that academic knowledge and experience extend beyond the classroom into future opportunities for students.

Get Involved

Student Television Network

WVUD 91.3 Radio

Public Relations Student Society of America

Lambda Pi Eta Honors Society

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Sample curriculum

FRESHMAN

COMM100 Foundations of Communication
COMM212 Public Speaking & Professional Presentation
Based on interests discovered in COMM100 and the concentration within the major they choose, students can select from: COMM209 Introduction to Public Relations, COMM230 Interpersonal Skills for Professional and Personal Success, COMM245 Media Industries and Society
ENGL110 First-Year Writing
College Breadth Courses
Foreign Language Courses
Approved Mathematics Course
First Year Experience

SOPHOMORE

COMM301 Introduction to Communication Research
Based on interests discovered in COMM100 and the concentration within the major they choose, students can select from: COMM209 Introduction to Public Relations, COMM230 Interpersonal Skills for Professional and Personal Success, COMM245 Media Industries and Society
Also based on declared major concentration, students select from: COMM311 Public Relations Writing, COMM341 Theories of Interpersonal Communication, COMM370 Media Theory: The Why and How of Media Dynamics
College Breadth Courses including a Science with a Lab
Foreign Language Course
University Multicultural Course

JUNIOR

Multiple tracks for juniors and seniors depending upon which concentration they chose: Interpersonal, Media, or Public Relations. Contact the department for detailed sample curriculums
Discovery Learning Experience
College Approved Second Writing Course
College Breadth Courses
Elective Courses

SENIOR

Multiple tracks for juniors and seniors depending upon which concentration they chose: Interpersonal, Media, or Public Relations. Contact the department for detailed sample curriculums
College Breadth Courses
Elective Courses
Capstone Course