The College of Communication and Information is home to approximately 70 tenured or tenure-track faculty members, and currently has 1,500 enrolled students (1,250 undergraduates and 250 graduate students). The college fosters among students a sense of the legal and ethical responsibilities of access to information and the exercise of expression in a democratic society. Additionally, the college serves the professional goals of preparing students for careers in communication and information.
Schools and Programs
School of Advertising and Public Relations
School of Communication Studiess
School of Information Sciences
School of Journalism and Electronic Media
Majors and Degrees
Bachelor of Arts
- Communication Studies
Bachelor of Science
- Advertising
- Information Sciences
- Journalism and Electronic Media
- Public Relations
Master of Science
- Communication and Information: MS Concentrations: Advertising, Communication Studies, Journalism and Electronic Media, Public Relations
- Information Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy
- Communication and Information: PhD Concentrations: Advertising, Communication Studies, Information Sciences, Journalism and Electronic Media, Public Relations
Accreditation
Programs for which accrediting is available are fully accredited. The college’s undergraduate programs in advertising, journalism and electronic media, and public relations are accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. Information Sciences is accredited by the American Library Association and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.