College of Communication
640 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
617-353-3450
E-mail: com@bu.edu
Administration
Tobe Berkovitz, BFA, MA, PhD, Dean ad interim; Associate Professor of Communication
Christopher Cakebread, BA, MS, EdD, Acting Associate Dean
Micha L. Sabovik, BS, MS, Assistant Dean
Lou Ureneck, BA, Chairman, Department of Journalism; Professor of Journalism
Charles Merzbacher, BA, MFA, Chairman, Department of Film and Television; Associate Professor of Film
T. Barton Carter, BA, MS, JD, Chairman, Department of Mass Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations; Professor of Communication and Law
Thomas O. McLaughlin, BA, MEd, Assistant Director, Student Services
William Taylor, BBA, MEd, Assistant Director, Graduate Services and Financial Aid
Robyn Neeley, BS, Development Officer
Lauren Knoll, BA, Academic Advisor
Robert C. Grimes Jr., BA, Alumni Officer
Maureen Clark, BS, MUA, Director, Administration and Finance
Joyce Rogers, Career Services Specialist
Stephanie Trodello, BA, BS, MBA, Director, Development and Alumni Relations
Cecilia Lalama, BA, Academic Advisor
Ryan Thurston, BS, Manager, Student Services
The College includes three departments: Film and Television, Journalism, and Mass Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations. Each department offers professionally oriented undergraduate and graduate programs.
The undergraduate program, leading to the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, offers majors in film and television, journalism, and communication.
Graduate programs leading to the Master of Science (MS) degree are available in television, television management, broadcast journalism, business and economics journalism, journalism, photo journalism, science journalism, advertising, mass communication, and public relations. A Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree is offered in film. Two dual degree programs are also available. The master’s program in international relations and international communication is a joint degree program offered in cooperation with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. For information, see the “Graduate Programs” section following the undergraduate course descriptions.
The Mission of the College of Communication
The Boston University College of Communication (COM) is dedicated to the proposition that the free flow of ideas and accurate information is vital to the development and improvement of democratic societies. The College mission is to provide an educational center of excellence focused on teaching, research, and service in the study and professional practice of communication.
To accomplish its mission, the faculty and students maintain high standards of scholastic achievement and establish rigorous professional communication skill training to prepare students for successful careers. The College stresses:
- A core liberal arts education that enables students to understand societies’ diverse cultural foundations and stimulates a strong sense of social responsibility
- Critical thinking, creativity, and personal integrity
- Detailed research, lucid writing, oral presentation skills, and mastery of various mass communication media
- An understanding that learning is a lifelong pursuit.
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Published by Trustees of Boston University
One Sherborn Street
Boston, MA 02215
28 September 2007
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