Engagement. Critique. Creativity.
Communication & Media Studies is dedicated to understanding how various forms of mediated communication create, sustain, and transform human relationships, communities, and institutions. The undergraduate BA in Communication and Media offered by the Department of Communication & Art at ONU engages students in an exploration of the creative and transformative power of communication. Along the way, it equips graduates with the tools they need to thrive in professions revolutionized by rapidly evolving mass and emerging media technologies.
The Communication and Media Studies major is designed to approach communication as a liberal art that blends theory, analysis, and practice. Courses in the major 1) explore how communication processes create our social worlds, 2) cultivate students’ abilities to analyze and critique those processes, and 3) deliver hands-on practice in communication skills essential for a variety of personal, professional, and civic contexts.
With the benefits of small class sizes, cutting-edge media resources, and a distinguished and dedicated team of faculty, CAMS majors learn to become knowledgeable and responsible producers and consumers of communication – vital skills that will pay dividends long after graduation, wherever the future takes them.
In the Classroom. The Communication & Media Studies major is designed to be a versatile framework, providing a comprehensive educational foundation and the flexibility to pursue your own interests and needs. In addition to a set of core courses, the CAMS major (and minor) can be tailored to prepare you for a particular profession, or to complement another major.
Each area of major concentration listed below demonstrates how your CAMS degree can be tailored to prepare you for a particular career or profession.
