As a major in the Communication Studies program at Alfred University, you'll develop an awareness of the communication principles applicable to so many careers in the broad and dynamic media arena. The program places emphasis on individual attention, curricular flexibility, and intellectual challenges, as well as providing a solid grounding in the economic structures that shape contemporary media industries.
School/Division
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Campus Locations
Main Campus - Alfred, NY
Major
Communication Studies (BA)
Double Major
Double Major option(s) offered.
Minor
Communication Studies
Perfect your on-camera skills by working at AUTV, our on-campus video production club.
Go on-air by volunteering at WALF, Alfred University's FM radio station
Exercise your journalism skills. Join AU's newspaper staff and write for Fiat Lux.
The Prunty-Russo Student Media Lab supports the Alfred University Communication Studies program by creating a hands-on, experiential learning facility to enhance three student-run media organizations: AUTV, WALF and Fiat Lux. Located in a suite of studios and meeting spaces in Powell Campus Center, the Media Lab provides opportunities for collaboration between students interested in various forms of media regardless of major!
Visit the Prunty-Russo Media LabCourses for the Communication Studies Major are listed in our digital Undergraduate Catalog.
Communication Studies as a double major is available to any AU student. Courses for the Communication Studies Double Major are listed in our digital Undergraduate Catalog.
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Courses for the Communication Studies Minor are listed in our digital undergraduate Catalog.
In addition to fulfilling the requirements of the major in Communication Studies, as well as the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences general education requirements, you'll be required to complete the College's First Year Experience Program or Transfer Student Program.
As a supplement to your classroom work, students are encouraged to work with the University’s FM stereo radio station, WALF, the student newspaper, Fiat Lux, or the campus television station, AUTV, as well as complete an internship.
The communications industry includes jobs in journalism, public relations, advertising, mass media, publishing, and marketing. The Communication Studies major provides broad exposure to any of these industries, and is also a great basis for many related careers in business or industry and related disciplines such as law.
Examples of recent graduates include:
Interested in Alfred University's Communication Studies program? Consider adding a double major or minor to your plan of study in the following areas for additional career opportunities following graduation:
