Ashford University
Extend your reach with your Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Ashford University. Stretch your skills while enhancing your understanding of modern communications. A Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies makes a good fit if you are pursuing a professional career in human resources, business and communications management, public policy and administration, journalism, or the media. Your Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies degree will demonstrate your proficiency and competence as a professional in today’s business world. Upon graduation, you will be well acquainted with modern communications, be highly trained in multicultural communications and conflict resolution, and exhibit advanced persuasion skills. In addition, you can transfer up to 99 approved credits toward your Bachelor's degree and accelerate your degree completion.
Westwood College
Visual Communications:
Visual communications blends marketing research and planning with a wide range of design topics to create an exciting, innovative and creative field in print and media.
With 70 percent of your core contact hours spent in hands-on lab sessions, you'll receive intensive training from working professionals in the all-important Adobe® Creative Suite®, the industry-standard software for visual communications.
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Colorado Technical University
Visual Communications Graphic Design:
The Visual Communication program is designed to educate and develop the talents and technical abilities of artistic and imaginative students. Students are educated with a comprehensive working knowledge of visual expression as a means of communicating ideas. Emphasis is placed on developing the student’s creative problem solving abilities by developing concepts and content that is based upon the principles, practical applications and methodologies used in developing creative design. Using the tools of industry-current technology along with traditional methods students can develop into professionals that are able to use their skills for a rewarding career in the disciplines of advertising design, website design, graphic design, illustration, animation, digital design and multimedia. Students will create a portfolio that will showcase the various techniques they have learned over the course of their degree program. Students will gain experience using Macromedia and Adobe products along with many other popular software programs. Students will gain experience using a variety of hardware.
Visual Communications: Digital Design:
The Visual Communication program is designed to educate and develop the talents and technical abilities of artistic and imaginative students. Students are educated with a comprehensive working knowledge of visual expression as a means of communicating ideas. Emphasis is placed on developing the student’s creative problem solving abilities by developing concepts and content that is based upon the principles, practical applications and methodologies used in developing creative design. Using the tools of industry-current technology along with traditional methods students can develop into professionals that are able to use their skills for a rewarding career in the disciplines of advertising design, website design, graphic design, illustration, animation, digital design and multimedia. Students will create a portfolio that will showcase the various techniques they have learned over the course of their degree program. Students will gain experience using Macromedia and Adobe products along with many other popular software programs. Students will gain experience using a variety of hardware.
Walden University
Marketing Communications:
In this concentration, you can explore ways to improve your ability to support the marketing initiatives and strategies of any organization through integrated communications. In this concentration, you will explore the challenges of communicating in a globally diverse market with different regulations and media requirements and learn how to use media planning and modeling tools to develop a media strategy and plan with the widest reach and impact.
New Media:
In this concentration, you will explore new media tools such as blogs, podcasts, social networks, wikis, and Web conferencing. You will assess the usefulness of new media tools in increasing organizational effectiveness and reaching global markets. By the end of your program, you will be able to apply your understanding of new media as you design and create a prototyp
Online Work and Communities:
In this concentration, you will explore the application of online communications in the virtual work world and discover strategies to overcome geographic challenges. You’ll be challenged to select the best computer-mediated communication tools and approaches to improve online collaboration capabilities. Deepen your understanding of Web 2.0 and its utility in social networks, special-interest communities, volunteer efforts, and incentive systems.
Organizational Communications:
In this concentration, you will assess how communication occurs among individuals and between organizations, as well as the related ethical, cultural, and management issues. You’ll discover strategies for managing communications in times of crisis, including contingency planning, transparency, stakeholder analysis, and ethics.
Public Relations:
In this concentration, you can expand your understanding of the principles and practices of public relations, and directly apply them to real-world scenarios. These practices include identifying the best ways to build awareness or generate attention for individuals, organizations, products, and places. By the end of your program, you will have explored ways to build a consistent image and the messaging that can be carried through varied channels, including advertising, client relations and management, and crisis communication.
Self-Designed:
The field of communication encompasses many areas and applications. In this concentration, you can customize your learning experience by selecting courses from other B.S. in Communication concentrations that best match your specific interests