Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies

The Department of Communication Studies seeks to engage students and members of the TCNJ community to study human communication in its many forms. Working within a framework of three departmental specializations—Public and Mass Communication, Radio/TV/Film, and Interpersonal/Organizational Communication— along with an interdisciplinary concentration in Health Communication and a close partnership with the Public Health major, the department excels in its dedication to undergraduate teaching and student scholarship. Core departmental and disciplinary values include inclusiveness, intellectual curiosity, written and oral fluency, visual literacy, technical mastery, and the appreciation of the transformative power of language, film and other media.

The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a highly selective institution that is consistently recognized as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation. Founded in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ maintains the seventh-highest four-year graduation rate among all public colleges and universities. It is ranked by Money as one of the top 15 public colleges “most likely to pay off financially,” and U.S. News & World Report rates it the No. 1 public institution among regional universities in the northeast.