Bachelor of Arts [B.A] (Communication)
Field of Study:
$34,400/Yr
The Communication discipline routinely prepares students to enter any number of diverse professions from event planner to sales, college recruiter to business management, training and development specialist to a career in politics.
Program Overview
As an Undergraduate Communication Major you must complete WIU's General Education requirements, as well as the following:
- 42 credit hours of required and elective Communication courses, choosing 2 sequences from among the following 4 areas of study:
- Rhetoric
- Persuasion
- Interpersonal communication
- Organizational communication
- An approved minor, available from over 35 different departments.
Possible Careers
- Management
- Training & Development
- Law
- Public Relations
- Human Resources
- Political Campaign Manager
- Sales
- Advertising
- Human Services
- Education
Why Choose Communication at Western Illinois University?
The communication major offered at Western Illinois University prepares you for a variety of career opportunities as well as preparing you for graduate work. The skills you can develop with a communication major, such as critical reading, thinking, writing and expression, appeal to employers. Recent surveys of employers and organizations report that these are the skill sets that they are seeking when they hire new employees.
The Department of Communication at Western Illinois University offers incoming students a variety of advantages over other institutions, including:
- A well-qualified faculty who have an impressive mix of both academic and applied experience in their areas of expertise;
- Small class sizes that maximize student learning and networking opportunities;
- Dedicated department activities such as Career Preparation Day, an annual event just for Communication majors and minors to learn how to more effectively market their degrees in a competitive economy;
- The Thompson Lectureship Series, where a top national scholar in the field of Communication is brought in every year to present a timely public lecture and to teach selected undergraduate classes
Tuition Fees
Year | 1st Year Fees |
---|---|
Tuition Fees | $34400 (USD 34400) |
Eligibility & Entry Requirement
Academic Requirements:
- Applicants should have completed an US high school equivalent
- Submit high school transcripts and diploma
- Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 or equivalent
- Submitting SAT/ACT score is optional
- Submit English Language Proficiency test scores
English Language Requirements:
- TOEFL: minimum 73 in ibt;
- IELTS: minimum 6.0
- Duolingo: minimum 105
- PTE: minimum 49
Scores Required
Scholarship Grants & Financial Aids
Name | Scholarship Per Student | Level of Study | Type | |
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Innovation in Education Scholarship - La Tutors 123 | Scholarship per student$ 500/Yr$500 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
(ISC)² Women’s Cybersecurity Scholarships | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
Comindware Scholarship | Scholarship per student$ 4,000/Yr$4,000 | Level Of StudyApprenticeship | TypeMerit-Based | |
R&D Systems Scholarship | Scholarship per student$ 1,500/Yr$1,500 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
Collegedunia $150 Scholarship Program | Scholarship per student$ 150/Yr$150 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
Go Clean Scholarship | Scholarship per student$ 3,500/Yr$3,500 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based |
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