Communication Studies is the study of how people create and share messages in personal, professional, and public life. Our BA and BS programs prepare students with the skills employers demand most, including confidence, creativity, leadership, and adaptability for success in any career.
What is Communication Studies?
Your Goals, Your Degree
With the Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies or Bachelors of Science in Applied Communication, students can choose from four optional concentrations: Relationship Management and Well-being, Professional and Organizational Advancement, Persuasion, Advocacy, and Civic Engagement, and Teacher Certification.
Outstanding Master's Program
Texas State's Department of Communication Studies was awarded Outstanding Master's Degree Program (2018) by the National Communication Association. Our program demonstrates excellent quality in developing research and teaching practical real world skills.
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Future corporate and industry leaders will need to distinguish themselves by becoming top-notch communicators in every regard, able both to devise the right messages and to deliver them with empathy. In sum, as more tasks are entrusted to technology, workers with superior social skills will be in demand at all levels and will command a premium in the labor market.
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Organizations
The department proudly sponsors the Delta Beta Chapter of the Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society, the Communication Guild for all majors and minors, the Elton Abernathy Forensics Society, and the LBJ Debate Society.
Scholarships
Each year, several undergraduate and graduate scholarships are awarded to outstanding Communication Studies students. Visit our Scholarships page to see the requirements, deadlines, and apply.
Internships
Students who seek on-the-job experience may be interested in applying for an internship and enrolling in COMM 4390. Requirements for the course may be found in the Courses sections of the catolog.
Study Abroad & Study In America
The world is your new classroom. Enhance your knowledge of Communication Studies by experiencing a vast array of diverse environments both at home and abroad.