Communication Department
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The Communication Department comprises the Media and Communication and Speech Communication programs. Faculty provide excellent instruction and facilitate hands-on experience to prepare students for a future in communication-related industries.
Degrees Offered
The Communication Department offers the following programs.
- Bachelor of Science, Media and Communication – major/minor
- Bachelor of Science, Media and Communication – major
- Bachelor of Arts, Speech and Theatre – partial requirements for combined major
- Minor coursework, Media and Communication
- Minor coursework, Speech Communication
For course requirements and descriptions, as well as other details, please see the Undergraduate Catalog.
Department Information
Degree Planning Resources
Scholarships
Scholarship opportunities are available for students of the Communication Department. Students who are active in our mass communication program may apply for program-specific scholarships. In addition, honor and memorial scholarships are awarded to the program’s outstanding students each academic year.
Use the Mass Communication Program Scholarship Application Form to apply for foundation/departmental scholarships by February 15.
Departmental scholarships available in this area and more can be found here, including numerous miscellaneous unspecified scholarships.
Current students have until March 15 for academic scholarships using the Continuing Student Scholarship Application.
All incoming freshmen or transfers are encouraged to fill out their respective scholarship forms: Freshman Scholarship or Transfer Scholarship, which should be submitted along with the Application for Admission to the University. The incoming freshman deadline is May 15, while the transfer student deadline is July 15.
Students also should complete the FAFSA form at www.studentaid.gov.
For more information, please visit Scholarships.
NWOSU Media and Communication Program
Media and Communication students may choose to complete the combined major/minor degree program, allowing completion of additional coursework in specific area(s) of interest.
Speech & Theatre Collaboration
Speech Communication comprises half of the Speech and Theatre degree program. Theatre is housed in the Fine Arts Department. The faculty of these two areas work closely together to offer this combined degree.
NWOSU Media and Communication Program
Speech & Theatre Collaboration
Department of Communication Faculty
Communication Information Request
Contact:
Tamara Brown, Chair
Assistant Professor of Speech
Vinson Hall 110
Northwestern-Alva
(580) 327-8429
tlbrown@nwosu.edu