About the Department of Communication
Can you think of any well-paid, meaningful profession that does not require some sophisticated level of communication - written, spoken, interpersonal, or mediated? Can you imagine success in graduate school (regardless of discipline) that does not ask you to 
write, speak, and interact with others at a high level? We view communication as essential to personal development, interpersonal relationships, and the function of cultural, political, and social institutions. To this end, the Department offers challenging courses in three basic fields of communication: interpersonal communication, mass communication, and electronic media production. Students can specialize in one of these fields or, by combining courses from all three, can have more specific areas of study including global communication, media literacy, film, advertising and public relations, professional communication, and journalism. For further information about the Communication major, or if you have any questions, please contact the Department Chair at wsamter@bryant.edu or email any one of our full-time faculty.
Communication Career Opportunities
There are far too many careers in communication and communication-related fields to list them all. Here, then, are some examples of these careers to which Bryant students typically gravitate. Our faculty can help you choose what’s right for you.
Advertising, such as advertising or marketing specialist, media buyer, creative director, media sales representative, and public opinion researcher.- Electronic media/radio-television/broadcasting, such as broadcasting station manager, community relations director, news director, technical director, advertising sales coordinator, and news anchor.
- Journalism, such as reporter, editor, newscaster, copywriter, and technical writer.
- Public relations, such as publicity manager, advertising manager, marketing specialist, press agent, lobbyist, corporate public affairs specialist, fund raiser, and audience analyst.
- Business and communication, such as executive manager, personnel manager, industrial and labor relations representative, negotiator, director of corporate communication, newsletter editor, communication trainer, and human resources manager.
- Education, such as educational administrator, school/university information specialist, director of college news, director of a collegiate information center, college admissions director, and college recruiter.
- Government and politics, such as legislative assistant, campaign director, program coordinator, lobbyist, press secretary, legal researcher, and elected official.
- Technology and communication, such as trainer for communication technologies, systems analyst, technical copywriter, cognition researcher, audio an
d visual computer display specialist. - Health and communication, such as school health care administrator, hospital director of communication, clinic public relations director, medical training supervisor, and communications manager for federal health agencies.
- International relations and negotiations, such as corporate representative, student tour coordinator, foreign relations officer, and foreign correspondent.
- Social and human services, such as public administrator, social worker, human rights officer, and philanthropic representative.
For More Information
To learn more about the Bachelor of Arts in Communication or the minor, please contact:
Wendy Samter, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Communication
wsamter@bryant.edu