About the College

The College of Communication and Information is home to approximately 70 tenured or tenure-track faculty members, and currently has nearly 2,000 enrolled students, more than 1,600 undergraduates and more than 300 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

The college includes four schools

• School of Advertising and Public Relations
• School of Communication Studies
• School of Information Sciences
• School of Journalism and Electronic Media

Accreditation

Programs for which accrediting is available are fully accredited. The advertising, journalism and electronic media, public relations, and graduate programs 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.

Majors and Degrees

Bachelor of Arts

• Communication Studies

Bachelor of Science

• Advertising
• 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