Undergraduate Programs
Welcome to the Department of Communication
This is a dynamic major that the U.S. Department of Labor ranks as the number one major for jobs — when employment opportunities are considered across the entire spectrum of communication specialties.
Our faculty members are here to help you pursue a course of study that will enable you to succeed and to be fulfilled in life. A job is part of that equation, but so is the ability to communicate with people, to analyze situations, and to grow your knowledge and your understanding of the world—all of which majoring in Communication will help you to do.
Mission Statement
The Department of Communication at East Stroudsburg University provides education for students to make positive contributions in the world while at university and while leading in their professional lives as part of their larger communities. We prepare graduates to practice communication in diverse fields including social media, public relations, advocacy, and broadcasting. Students will be equipped with practical, technical, critical and theoretical understandings of human communication and will be able to apply their knowledge in a variety of professional and civic settings. We study communication from its roots in Ancient Greece and Rome to all the current contemporary discussions in local and global contexts, small and large communities, through all channels of communication: broadcast and print media, social media, interpersonal conversations, small groups, discussions, public debates, and intercultural encounters. We teach communication as a reflective practice and an applied art—the practice of communicating with and alongside others.
Graduates of our B.A. program go on to work in public relations, media development, strategic communication, global communication, health communication, broadcasting, human resources, sales, marketing, advertising, advocacy, and journalism. Our M.A. in Communication empowers students to take the knowledge and in-depth understanding communication and honed skills to the next level of professional competence in strategic management and leadership positions or to academically pursue a doctoral degree and further post graduate work. Through highly interactive classes, clubs, and internships students have multiple opportunities to learn leadership skills and civic participation and professionally and publicly get ready to take an active role in society.
Vision Statement
The Department of Communication is committed to creating and protecting a diverse and inclusive environment for our students, staff and faculty members. In pursuing these goals, we collaborate with students to engage communities as active citizens who attend to, include, and advocate for the rights of all persons and communities. We believe in the importance of promoting freedom of expression in respectful dialogues in our classrooms, clubs, and interactions. We commit ourselves in our undergraduate and graduate classes to cultivate environments that include, empower and encourage all experiences and voices in our research, study, and practices of communication.
Concentrations
Students who major in Communication will select one or more of the following concentrations:
Students also can join one of our two student clubs: The PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America), or WESS Radio (90.3 FM), winner of the 2014 MTVU Woodie award presented to the "best college radio station in the country."
If you have any questions about the major, please contact the Department Chair, Andi McClanahan, Ph.D., at amcclanahan@esu.edu
Contact Us
Contact Information
- Campus Address
- Monroe Hall
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3812
- Fax:
- (570) 422-3402 (Fax)
- Title of Department Leader
- Department Chair
- Name
- Andrea McClanahan
- E:
- amcclanahan@esu.edu
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3697
