Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Communication Arts - Communication Studies] From University of Incarnate Word

Communication Arts - Communication Studies program from University of the Incarnate Word helps to create an environment which fosters the exploration of diverse perspectives and encourages students to use their skills and resources to serve their community and society, so they are prepared to participate confidently, ethically, and competently as concerned and enlightened citizens.

Career Opportunities

Communication professionals aim to educate, to inform, to entertain and to persuade using mass media such as radio, TV, film, Internet, newspapers, magazines, public relations, advertising and other forms of new media.

Communication graduates can seek career opportunities in a wide variety of industries to include business, education, not-for-profit agencies and the government. Graduates may also seek opportunities in different branches of communication-journalism, visual arts and design, and performance arts. Former students have become writers, producers, directors, editors, public relations specialists, videographers, filmmakers, broadcast journalists, advertising specialists, event planners, social media specialists, teachers, web specialists, bilingual journalists and convergent media specialists.

Communication Studies

The Communication Studies concentration prepares students for success in and beyond the classroom by emphasizing how cultural, social, and personal experiences are improved through more effective understanding and practice of human communication. Courses focus on presentational effectiveness, interpersonal relationships, communication in small groups and in large organizations, communication across communities, the nature of language and symbols, and the nature of argument and persuasion in political settings and in social movements.

Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's Degree

Students who qualify may participate in an Accelerated Bachelor?s to Master?s program (ABM). This program enables student to complete an undergraduate and graduate degree in less time (minimum five years). The ABM program for Bilingual Communications, Convergent Media and Media Studies allows UIW students to finish their two degrees in 150 hours rather than 158 required of a traditional undergraduate and graduate program combined.

An accelerated program results in a lower cost and a time-saving for students because they are allowed to take up to nine hours of graduate courses in their fourth year as part of the banded tuition. Students must apply for the ABM program in the beginning of their junior year and have the necessary GPA and GRE scores to enter the program.