Bachelorf of Arts - Communication

The Communication major prepares you for corporate communication, print and broadcast journalism, social media management, advertising, public relations, and media production.

If you enjoy working with people, presenting creative ideas across multiple platforms, and welcome the challenge of working with new technology, consider majoring in Communication.

You’ll develop effective written and oral communication skills and have frequent opportunity to practice them. Students can develop videography, video editing, and visual composition skills in state-of-the-art digital editing suites and get hands-on experience in television and radio broadcasting and production in our on-campus studios. Writing, editing, photography, production, and talent positions are available on the staffs of The Behrend Beacon newspaper, BVZ Radio, and PSB-TV (and their respective online and social media presences), or you can pursue an internship at a local corporation, media outlet, advertising agency, or nonprofit organization.

Penn State Behrend has a history and future of developing thinkers, creators, and innovators who build opportunities out of challenges, competence out of curiosity, and proficiency out of potential.

We produce graduates who are prepared for success in their professions, passionate about their work, committed to lifelong learning, open to new experiences and diverse perspectives, and possess interdisciplinary knowledge and a global and ethical outlook—all critical to thriving in an ever-changing world.

We empower our students through highly engaged instruction, research, and out-of-class opportunities, combined with a distinctive Open Laboratory model of learning and discovery that connects students to business, industry, alumni, and community partners—giving them real-world experiences while benefitting these partners.

With purpose, we develop graduates who are widely recognized for the contributions they make to their professions, their communities, and the world around them.