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Connect with Communication.

Learn to combine your natural creativity and imagination with critical thinking and analytical skills—all while keeping pace with emerging technology. If your goal is to work in journalism, audio/video production, campaigning, photojournalism, editing, social media etc., we can help make it a reality. Or you can enter graduate school or many other professional fields equipped with vital skills learned in general communication studies.

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Experience Learning.

Graduates in communication-related disciplines are prepared for a large variety of career paths that the U.S. Department of Labor predicts will experience increasing employment opportunities. In addition, communication and media studies graduates possess skills that provide great professional flexibility in rapidly changing industries.

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Keep up with the News.

Every summer, the CAMS department releases a free newsletter detailing the goings-on in the department, stories from alumni, award recognition, and much more. The 2022 release is now available for you to read! Click the button below to get started.

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Recognizing Excellence.

Students in the Communication and Media Studies Department have been recognized at regional and national levels for their achievements television and radio broadcasting, and formerly in in public relations, and theatre. Click on the button below to view award recipients.

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Communication Studies

Build your face-to-face communication skills, understand conversational complexities, and develop effective arguments. Through our varied concentrations, take this degree where it means most to you.

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Multimedia Journalism

Improve your writing, create stronger messages, and learn about the communicative culture and law. Several campus organizations give you the ability to put your knowledge into practice as soon as you step on campus.

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Multimedia Production

Learn how to shape your messaging, develop great audio and video, and take part in real productions at our state of the art multimedia facilities. Utilize our wide collection of software and hardware to gain industry-standard experience.

Minors

Looking to dip your toes into the field? Look no further. Each of our major programs has an accompanying minor program. We also offer a minor in Media Studies for a well-rounded look into communication and media messaging.

Courses

Communication courses build valuable skills that can accompany any degree. Take a look at our expansive catalog of offerings and see what might be right for you. (Hint: most of them probably are!)

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To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.

Tony Robbins

Life and Business Strategist

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Majors

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Minors

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Faculty

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Student to Faculty Ratio

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State of the Art Facilities

Contact Information

Email: caps@nmu.edu

Phone: 906-227-2045

Facebook: www.facebook.com/NMUCommAndMediaStudies

If you have college credit and want to find out what will transfer to NMU, please visit www.nmu.edu/transfercredit.