Communication Studies
I Want to Do THAT!
Share Your Story in Our Global, Digital World
Express your creativity
You are creative and have a flair for expressing yourself. Now, you want to take it to the next level. You want a degree and a University that can build your skills to communicate effectively in a global, digital world. By majoring in Communication Studies, you will have the versatility to communicate across multiple platforms that are in high demand by today's employers.
Follow your passion
If you like public speaking or podcasting, writing and reporting, creating a documentary film, hosting your own radio show or learning how to be an indispensable public relations professional, your Communication Studies major can take you far. And your professional portfolio of print, broadcast and digital communication work will help cut through the clutter of the entry-level job market.
We are proud of our alumni
Whether you are planning to work in TV news, like Nina Carter (’13) at Fox 23 in Tulsa, working for a major daily newspaper, like Michael Martinez (’12) at the Detroit News, or working for an online news source, like Ian Thibodeau (’14) at MLive.com, you will develop strong communication skills that allow you to share your ideas across all of today’s media platforms. And even if you don’t want to work directly in these fields, the skills you learn with your degree in communication studies at University of Detroit Mercy are applicable to any business. Just ask people like Alice Arutoff (’11) at Ford Motor Company, Scheherazode Burton (’12) at Quicken Loans, or Cody Grant (’12) at Strategic Staffing Solutions.
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Major
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Communication Studies The communications studies curriculum deepens your understanding and effectivess of communication and communication channels through theory, ethics and direct learning opportunities.
You can tailor your major to fit your interests by choosing a concentration in electronic media, journalism, public relations/advertising or general speech. In each concentration, you will work on directed projects that enhance your skills and interests.
Degree Requirements
To obtain this undergraduate degree, the student must fulfill the requirements of the University core curriculum, the requirements for the program major and have completed a minimum of 126 credit hours.
Requirements of the Major
36 credit hoursRequired Courses CST 1110 Mass Communication 3 credits CST 1120 Visual Communication 3 credits CST 3000 Mass Media Ethics 3 credits CST 4990 Capstone Seminar: Media Social Responsibility 3 credits One Research Elective 3 credits One Theory Elective 3 credits One Writing Elective 3 credits Five electives 15 credits
Please view the University of Detroit Mercy catalog for more detailed information about requirements for a major in communication studies.
Jumpstart a career you're passionate about!
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Internships
While internships, externships and other opportunities vary each year, you will have plenty of opportunities to apply what you have learned in class in real-world settings.
Detroit is a great American city on the rise. Frequently projects include organizations involved with the rebirth of the city.
Our students have gained experience working at:The Detroit News
Crain's Detroit Business
Strategic Staffing Solutions
Local TV stations
and much more.
All of our alumni have the potential to do great things. You may have heard of a few of them:
- Michael Martinez '13, reporter, The Detroit News
- Nina Carter '13, reporter, Fox 23, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Ian Thibodeau '14, reporter, M.Live.com
- Curtis Pulliam'14, sports reporter, Ashland (Ohio) Times-Gazette.
- China Sellers Haley, reporter and anchor, Automotive News.
- Alice Riley, U.S. recruiting communication coordinator, Ford Motor Company
- Vito Chirco, social media moderator, Top Cat Sales, a for sports apparel company
- Elysia (Khalil) Christine,market research analyst, Oakland County government
- Joseph MacLean, owner, Click Getter (social media consulting firm)
- Demitrius Watts, program administrator, FirstMerit Bank
- Woody Payne, '10, Google Adwords consultant, Arvato, an international digital media support company/consulting firm
- Keontaye Harris '10, social media coordinator/marketing, Uvalle law firm, PLLC, Dallas, Texas
- Laura Hawatmeh, '13, student, UDM Law School
- ReShawn Wilder, '13, customer service agent, Spirit Airlines
- Michelle Renaud '13, assistant, John F. Martin Photography, Grosse Pointe, Michigan
- Felicia Safford '15, branch manager - Southgate, Huntington Bank
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Varsity News
Write for our award-winning student newspaper.UDM Radio
Host or produce your own radio show!
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