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Communication Studies

The communication studies department at Central College offers a broad-based communication curriculum enabling students to adapt to ever-changing career demands, participate productively as citizens and engage in life-long learning. A focus on critical thinking, clear writing, articulate speaking and proficiency with technology helps prepare students for a range of professions. Graduates have secured jobs in public relations, advertising and marketing, print and broadcast journalism, human resources and other communication-related careers.

Faculty

Successful Careers

Internships
Internships are a great way to gain career experience. Past internship sites have included the San Diego Chargers, Harpo Productions, CBS Evening News, the Cable News Network and The White House, as well as various newspapers, radio and television stations. Internships are also available through Central’s study abroad program. Sites include 9-5 Magazine in London, a weekly entertainment and jobs market magazine; London at Large, an international news service; and Vitalink, a California-based supplier of telecommunications and data communications equipment with a distribution center in the Netherlands.

Learn more about internships at Central.

Courses

Get more details from the course catalog! (Note: this is a PDF file)

Sample Schedule
Freshman year

Sophomore year

Junior year

Senior Year

Facilities
Central College is one of the most beautiful college campuses you'll find. A perfect mix of old and new, our buildings reflect our history and our future. Central's distinctive library is spacious and a popular haven with more then 230,000 volumes, computer stations, a multimedia collection and an extensive online computerized catalog.

Departmental Web site
Central’s communication department maintains its own Web site with even more information about majoring in communication.

Organizations
No matter what your interests are, Central has a student group or organization that you’ll want to join! Student organizations include:

Study Abroad
Students are encouraged to study abroad with one of Central’s eight international programs to enhance their development as global citizens, or with Central’s Chicago program and the Washington, D.C., program. Learn more about about Central’s study abroad programs.

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