Communication
The line between academics and hands-on learning experiences blur for communication majors at Berry College. Our program integrates a strong academic program led by highly qualified professors with first-rate co-curricular activities that include a nationally recognized yearbook, an award-winning student newspaper, an on-campus television station and a competitive speech team that consistently ranks among our nation’s best. Additionally, students have the option to earn while they learn through a variety of internship opportunities and on-campus major-related jobs. As a result, our students graduate with excellent preparation for a career or graduate work in communication. We stress breadth over specialization. Thus, our communication program is designed to cross-train you in writing, editing, design, speaking and video production. The aim of our convergent curriculum is to prepare you to cope with the digital communication demands of the 21st century.
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Areas of concentration
- Journalism
- Public relations
- Visual communication
Co-curricular activities
- Campus Carrier, a weekly student-run newspaper that is consistently ranked among the best in Georgia
- Cabin Log, a nationally recognized college yearbook
- Ramifications, the college literary magazine
- Viking Fusion, a student-run on-campus web-based multimedia outlet
- Forensics Union, a competitive speech team that has produced several national champions
Departmental strengths
- Internships: The communication department sponsors a significant number of internships, including local, regional, national and international opportunities. Many are paid internships! Recent students have interned in Washington, D.C., New York City, Ireland, Hong Kong, Australia and Spain as well as in Atlanta and other regional sites
- Scholarships: Work-study scholarships range from $500 to $1,500 for qualified students who choose to work with our exceptional student publications, Viking Fusion or forensics. Entering freshmen may qualify
- Earn while you learn: Paid editorial/ supervisory jobs with student publications and Viking Fusion are available through the college’s work program. In fact, some students can acquire both work-study scholarship money and paid editorial staff positions. Just think about the experience you can get!
- Networking: We track more than 600 of our graduates. And we have e-mail address banks for Northwest Georgia grads through which they alert each other about job openings
- Sound preparation for graduate study
Department website
Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences- Communication
Whom may I contact for more information?
Dr. Bob Frank
bfrank@berry.edu
706-233-4073 |
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