Curriculum

Students may choose to focus on a specific field right from the start. Track options are:

• Communication and the Law
• Communication Leadership

All majors must take six core courses, including Writing for Communication, G/S/P Skill Set, Logical and Rhetorical Analysis, Introduction to Communication Theory and Communication Ethics. In the final year of study, each student takes a Senior Seminar.

Each track has several required courses and a number of elective courses to complete the major. Click here to see the curriculum.

A student may choose to stay at Scranton for one additional year to earn an MBA through the University’s Kania School of Management. More information can be found here.

Communication Minor

A student who chooses a communication minor must take three prescribed courses and three additional communication electives. Click here for specific information. 

Every job requires solid communication skills. The value and importance of this proficiency is undeniable. Professionals who are expert communicators are in positions to lead and create change in society. Whether this means reporting the news to keep people informed in an emergency, covering local political races, uncovering scandal, providing materials for marketing and sales, or negotiating agreements between neighbors and corporations—effective communication makes a difference.

Some graduates will bring their skills to important causes and nonprofit organizations. Others will pursue research to help mankind better understand how we communicate and utilize media.

Communication majors contribute work and energy to local organizations through internships and class projects. While the students gain practical experience, they also contribute to society.  

Students and faculty often participate in University-sponsored service trips to other countries, such as a recent mission to Uganda. This supports our Jesuit educational philosophy of developing global citizens of and for the world.