Communication students learn through hands-on experience at Hanover. Small class sizes mean you will put communication theory into action right from the start and acquire an impressive amount of real-world experience by the time you graduate. With on-campus radio and T.V. stations, you may be in front of the camera for large sporting events, reporting for a news program or producing a comedy show in front of a live studio audience. You will become a scholar who can readily discuss the social messages of pop music lyrics, the latest political campaign... or the rhetorical style from other periods in history.
With a strong foundation of theory, mass media and public speaking courses, your degree in communication can lead to many types of careers, including:
Business
Government
Journalism
Broadcasting
Public relations
Health communications
Focusing on your interests
Communication skills will help you improve your social and career relationships, no matter where your career takes you. At Hanover, you will further concentrate your studies by selecting an area of focus:
Mass media - the study of communicating to large populations, especially through print, broadcast and digital means
Rhetoric - the study of using language effectively, especially in public speaking
Business communication - the study of how organizations communicate internally and to external audiences
What do communication majors study?
Mass media
Visual communication
Organizational communication
Presidential rhetoric and campaigns
Communication research and methodology
Other topics that interest you, from American journalism to personal communication to cross-cultural communication
Graduates’ career and professional placements have included:
News Anchor, WGPH Fox 8 (Chapel Hill, NC)
Promotions Director, WGLD 104.5 FM (Indianapolis)
President, Hoosier On-Line Systems (Indianapolis)
Public Relations Executive, USA Networks (Weston, CT)
Event Planner, Minor League Baseball Team
Deputy Press Secretaries for several U.S. Senators
