An ADPR World Perspective
Travel with Tombras School
Our focus on the real-world isn’t limited to one state or country, as advertising and public relations often have a global reach. Our global programs and domestic networking trips allow students to meet professionals in a variety of fields and to learn what a career can look like in agency settings, businesses, and organizations both at home and abroad.
Networking trips
We take students to locations such as New York City, Nashville, Atlanta, and Washington, DC, to tour journalism and media organizations, meet industry professionals, and network with alumni.
Study abroad
Our study abroad trips give students the chance to learn about other countries and cultures while gaining hands-on experience in the field.
I rarely say there are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, but there are a few out there and this is definitely one of them. You’re in a place where you can go before you enter a job and you can spend a month, a semester, a year in a new place and at the same time, and do it with your peers.”
Curry Wilson
CCI doctoral student, public relations concentration
Study abroad trips
Our programs abroad give students a unique opportunity to not only experience journalism and media in another country, but also ensures they get hands-on opportunities to create real-world work while they are there.
UTK Advertising in Rome
The program encourages students to develop an informed perspective on the role of advertising in our society and, in turn, the influence of society on the practice of advertising. Emphasis will be placed on encouraging student discourse both verbally and in writing. Taking advantage of the program’s location in Rome, there will be a particular focus on the ancient roots of propaganda and a comparison of European and American advertising issues. Students will have a minimum of three site visits and/or guest speakers that focus on course-related issues. The course will emphasize the articulation of logical and informed opinions rather than rote memorization of material.
UTK Public Relations in Siena
We won’t tell you that Siena is in a remote corner of the globe with no access to the modern world. But we will tell you that unlike larger cities in Italy, Siena, is a few steps off the foreign tourist highway. It is beautiful, historic, and accessible (hop the train to Florence!) but because travelers leave the city at night, Siena also feels pure. Authentic. Like a small town. And that’s what makes it perfect for study abroad.
Get to know the owner of a trattoria. See your neighbors at the open-air market. Go for a run in the countryside outside the city walls. It’s not just that Siena is beautiful, picturesque, and charming. It’s that it feels like home…from the moment you arrive.
Travel with CCI
All College of Communication and Information students can participate in college-wide trips through the Linda and David Bohan Center for Global Engagement such as Valencia, Spain, and Morocco.
Contact us about studying abroad
Laura Miller
Associate Professor and Director of the Linda and David Bohan Center for Global Engagement
865-974-1136
Our school trip to Memphis, Tennessee, gave us a glimpse of what our futures can hold. Looking back years from now, these trips will be looked at as the catalyst to our careers.”
Aaron Riede Stone (’23)
Alumnus
Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
