Specialized Courses, Cutting-Edge Mediums, Real-World Experience

Communication majors have a vital role to play in organizations across industries. At Queens, you’ll learn the foundational skills and cutting-edge strategies you need to succeed in the field. You’ll work with traditional and new forms of media while learning essential communications principles and strategies that will carry you forward no matter what future path you choose.

And you’ll benefit from the numerous opportunities available on campus and in the broader Charlotte community: The Queens News Service, for instance, allows students to create and distribute news content to multiple news organizations in the Queen City, and Charlotte is home to major media organizations, from ESPN to American City Business Journals, and Fortune 500 corporations, where communications is considered a vital skill.

Meet Caroline Willingham ’23

Caroline Willingham ’23 immersed herself fully in the Queens Communication experience during her time on campus. She was a major contributor to the Queens News Service and served as a researcher on an Emmy-winning documentary. Now, she is a producer-in-residence at TV news station WLTX in Columbia, SC. You can read a selection of her work from the Queens News Service.

Program Highlights

• At Queens, you’ll become an effective communicator who can work in a variety of roles, from social media to corporate and community organizations.
• You can explore specialized courses in interpersonal communication, organizational communication, and strategic communication.
• You’ll also get real-world experience, with senior projects that leverage your communication knowledge and skills to promote social change.
• Many students also choose to pursue the Knight School’s accelerated BA/MA program and complete both a bachelor’s and a master’s in communication in just 5 years.

Accelerated MA in Communication (MACom)

Queens offers an accelerated pathway for qualified Communication students who want a faster route to a graduate degree. Eligible students may receive an invitation after admission, complete an intent-to-enroll form, and receive personalized advising to stay on track. Students apply formally by the end of their sophomore year and complete the pathway in the 3.5 + 1 format.

Your Degree in Action

Every industry requires strong communicators to be successful, so our graduates end up in a variety of fields. Here are several areas in which our graduates have made their careers:

• Consulting
• Public relations
• Corporate Communication
• Digital and social communications
• Non-profit organizations

Selected Courses

• Integrated Strategic Communication (COM 306)
• Communication Research (COM 320)
• Interpersonal Communication (COM 322)
• Digital Media Production (MMS 210)

Program Contacts

Roseann Pluretti English, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Programs, Knight School of Communication
Assistant Professor, Communication
plurettir@queens.edu
704-688-2733

Nicole Hoerschelmann, Ph.D.
Dean, James L. Knight School of Communication
hoerschelmannn@queens.edu
704-337-2384

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