Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Communication] From University of North Dakota

The online Communication degree will help you to understand:

• how language and communication processes create diverse communities
• the role of community in how individuals see the world and how others see them
• the interactions of individuals, organizations, groups, social movements and public officials
• how to ethically analyze and address communication problems and opportunities for individuals and groups.the ways humans acquire, produce and share knowledge about the world
• the role of interpretation in how humans respond to messages
• how to create and edit socially responsible oral, written and visual communication
• how to use communication technologies ethically in conventional, as well as imaginative, ways

Facilities and Special Programs

The program has state of the art computerized writing, graphics, and editing laboratories, as well as its own reading room that houses a wide selection of daily and weekly newspapers, magazines and professional journals. The University’s Television Center facility is available for student training. The Communication Program also administers the Northern Interscholastic Press Association, which serves high school journalism programs in North Dakota and northern Minnesota.

Student Opportunities

Students are encouraged to supplement classroom instruction through work on campus publications, a national award-winning television program, and supervised, professional internships. The strong support of alumni allows the program to award a number of scholarships to our admitted Communication majors.