Digital Communications Degree at Albertus Magnus College

The accelerated bachelor’s degree program of study in Communications affords students the opportunity to prepare for careers in what may be the most rapidly expanding field in modern education and society-at-large. Blending traditional liberal arts with specific career-oriented coursework, students are given the foundations, skills, and ethical perspectives to be successful in their mass media careers and to be productive members of society. The combination of scholarly search for knowledge, development of essential skills, and the application of these in society guide the major in keeping with the Mission of the College.

The accelerated bachelor’s degree program in Communications as offered by the School of Professional and Graduate Studies specifically prepares students for careers in the promotional aspects of the discipline, as practiced in business and the not-for-profit sectors. Thus, each accelerated degree student majoring in the Program in Communications must complete the Promotional Communications Sequence. However, course selections span broadcasting, film and video production, performance media, advertising, public relations, sports media, film studies, organizational communications, writing and journalism.

In order to demonstrate a student’s total accumulation of experience, skill, and integrative abilities in the major, each Communications student must submit a final portfolio of print and/or non-print materials; or research and write a final thesis. Thus, graduates of Albertus’ Communications Program are in the position to present potential employers with an actual portfolio or thesis paper that demonstrates their experiential base of knowledge and skills that will set them apart.

The emphasis in Albertus’ Program in Communications is upon preparing students for positions in mass media and their related fields that are “above the line.” Above the line” positions are executive-oriented, gatekeeping positions. These decision-makers and gatekeepers are professionals, who actually create and influence media, who have both technical and broad integrative skills in the field, and who can work with and manage many different types of people.

Communications is a rapidly evolving field in society. Thus, the Department of Communications is constantly adapting to the changes that this exciting field presents.

Students who complete the Communications Major enjoy many graduate school options that include broadcasting, media, journalism, digital and social media, business, and law.

What can you do with this degree?

What will your Albertus experience be?

Accelerated degree programs at Albertus Magnus offer you the flexibility to earn the degree you seek in the format that best fits your busy schedule and lifestyle. All programs are accelerated. At Albertus, you customize your learning experience - while we support your success! Your enrollment advisor will guide you through your options, which include:

• An Accelerated Degree Program format that allows you to choose up to two courses to complete during each 8-week module.

Programs also feature these delivery options:

• A blended format (combination of on-ground and online delivery)
• Face-to-face at a location near you

Program Of Study (45 Credits, including 36 credits in core courses, sequence courses, practical applications, capstone seminar and portfolio or thesis. The final 9 credits are taken in required correlatives.)