Communication Studies
Master This Human Art
Master the art of Communication. You'll sharpen your own communication skills and explore the principles and theories of effective expression to help you understand and motivate audiences.
Develop the wisdom of the ancients. Study Plato, Aristotle and modern rhetoricians to understand the theories and strategies of rhetoric. Develop your ability to understand and connect with others, at home, at work and in society.
Speak up. Sharpen your own communication skills, learning to listen, reason and speak more effectively. Become a more persuasive speaker, able to lead, negotiate and motivate.
Intern. Join other communication studies majors who have interned with places such as the American Lung Association, Banana Republic, Gap, Chamber Theatre of Milwaukee, Miller Brewing Co., and the Milwaukee district attorney's office, as well as a variety of offices on campus.
Work with the best. Learn from professors who are nationally recognized leaders in persuasive, organizational, corporate, family, cross-cultural and health communication. And through our structured internship program, you have access to Milwaukee’s Fortune 500 companies, newspaper and broadcast organizations and nonprofit organizations.
Capitalize on Opportunity. Marquette's location in the heart of Milwaukee and the major's structured internship program give you access to Fortune 500 companies, newspaper and broadcast organizations, and nonprofit organizations as a communication studies major.
Cover the Spectrum of Communication. Examine the theories, concepts and skills behind human interaction – one
to one, in a group, in an organization, in the world. You can focus
your expertise in areas such as organizational and managerial
communication, family and gender communication, interpersonal
communication and persuasion and rhetoric.
Internships
- American Lung Association
- Banana Republic
- Gap
- Chamber Theatre of Milwaukee
- MillerCoors
- Milwaukee district attorney’s office
Recent employers
Our communication studies graduates work in areas such as corporate consulting, special events planning, corporate training and development, nonprofit fund-raising, human resources and law. Recent employers include:
- Accenture
- Johnson Controls
- Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
- SBC Communications
- Schwarz Pharma
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