The School of Communication provides students with an education in the powerful, transformative role that communication plays in contemporary society. The curriculum of the School is designed to prepare students for communication careers in the fields of public relations, journalism, health communication, organizational communication, mediation, relational communication, film, and digital media. Students will take courses from professors who are nationally known for their academic scholarship and professional credentials. Our students receive an outstanding education in the art, science, and digital technology of contemporary communication so they are competently prepared for the work world.

Our mission is to:

1. Educate students in the art and science of communication so that they may become critical, thoughtful, and ethical communicators in their professional and personal lives.
2. Provide career-related competence in different fields of communication, including communication management, journalism and promotional media, and film and digital media.
3. Offer state-of-the-art education in communication research so that students can apply research principles to real-world problems.
4. Make significant contributions to academic knowledge that facilitate solutions to everyday relational, regional, and global communication issues.
5. Constructively contribute to the enhancement of the metropolitan region by developing innovative ideas to improve communication and aid problem solving.
6. Produce a generation of graduates who apply the art and science of communication with conviction and compassion in their professional and personal endeavors.