Massachusetts Institute of Technology's innovative Comparative Media Studies program professes its goal of seeking to prepare students for "jobs that don't yet exist" by remaining at the forefront of industrial and technological developments.
Comparative Media Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave., Building E15-331
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
e-mail: [email protected]
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst has a Department of Communications which is part of the larger College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Bachelor's through doctorate degrees are offered. Potential tracks include media effects and mass communication, social interaction, intercultural and global communication, film studies, critical/cultural studies, rhetoric and performance studies, technology studies, and media policy institutions.
Communication Department, Machmer Hall
University of Massachusetts
240 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9278
M-F 9:00am-5:00pm
California State University at Northridge's Department of Communications focuses on five specialties: communication theory, rhetorical studies, cultural studies, language behavior, and performance studies. Unique aspects include a diverse service-learning program.
Department of Communication Studies
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8257
Manzanita Hall Rm 220
Continuing the trend of strong state schools, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Department of Communications also has five main focuses: organizational communication, health communication, mass media, and public relations/public advocacy. The school offers several competitive scholarships and assistant opportunities.
Department of Communication Studies
Colvard 5055
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
The Department of Communications studies at the University of Kansas is one of the world's largest media-based programs, and is one of Kansas' hallmark departments. The program is based in a traditional understanding of communications as a crucial part of liberal arts study.
Communication Studies
Bailey Hall
1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7574
The Seaver College Communication Division at Pepperdine is known for its academic, historical-context approach to communications, forging a degree program with a theoretical understanding of the subject.
Communication Division
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4211
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor's Communication Studies identifies its studies as unique for their focus on the shaping abilities of media, in everyday life and in global politics and justice as well.
Department Office
1225 S. University Ave.,
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2523
The largest and most notable of the University of North Carolina's campuses, Chapel Hill's Communications Department focuses on the role of communications in creating the world as it is today, and seeks to create professionals dedicated to intelligent and thoughtful consideration of modern issues.
CB# 3285, 115 Bingham Hall
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3285
Syracuse's Newhouse School of Communications is one of the most diverse media programs in the nation. Primary focuses include advertising and public relations, visual communications, television and film production, online journalism, print media, and broadcast journalism.
215 University Place
Syracuse NY 13244-2100
The University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School of Communication is at the forefront of media education. Its program maintains a highly academic focus on research, policy, and theoretical understanding. The department's five centers are the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research, the Institute for Public Service, and the Center for Global Communication Studies.
3620 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104