{"id":18,"date":"2010-05-26T12:29:07","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T16:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2023-03-27T12:30:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T16:30:40","slug":"com","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/com\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Contact<\/h3>\n

For contact information, please visit the College of Communication website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The College of Communication (COM) includes three departments: Film & Television; Journalism; and Mass Communication, Advertising & Public Relations. Each department offers professionally oriented undergraduate and graduate programs.<\/p>\n

The undergraduate program, leading to the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, offers majors in Film & Television, Journalism, Advertising, Media Science, and Public Relations.<\/p>\n

Graduate programs leading to the Master of Science (MS) degree are available in Television, Media Ventures, Journalism, Advertising, Media Science, and Public Relations. A Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree is offered in Film & Television Studies or Screenwriting. We also offer a Master of Arts (MA) and a PhD in Emerging Media Studies, a division within COM that caters to interests within all three departments and beyond.<\/p>\n

Vision and Mission for COM<\/h3>\n

We build understanding through communication education, practice, and discovery.<\/p>\n

We prepare students to lead, to adapt, and to share their voices in a transformational media world.<\/p>\n

We generate knowledge through research and theory building.<\/p>\n

We integrate professional and academic experiences across communication disciplines.<\/p>\n

We nurture a culture rich in diversity, critical thinking, and creative expression.<\/p>\n

We champion communication grounded in truth, authenticity, effectiveness, and purpose.<\/p>\n

Dean\u2019s Message<\/h3>\n

Think for a moment of all that you might do today. You could go to Twitter or Facebook to see what your friends are up to or to update your page with the digital photos you took last weekend. At some time you\u2019d probably check on the latest news to keep up with world events, track the progress of a favorite sports team, or even to sneak a peek at the fortunes and misfortunes of a Hollywood celebrity. You know you can find all that and more in the newspaper, on TV, or by visiting a trusted website or blog. And if there\u2019s still some time in your day, you could check the ads for a new film to see or book to read or vacation to plan.<\/p>\n

Now think for another moment about how all those possibilities came to be. Think of the process you followed to take those photos and post them online. Think of how those news reports, sports scores, and celebrity sightings were gathered and packaged for you to view or to read. Think of what it took to create the ad that caught your attention. And think of all the people\u2014all the professionals\u2014behind each of those things.<\/p>\n

Now think of Boston University\u2019s College of Communication.<\/p>\n

Nothing more defines the human experience than communication, the ability that each of us has\u2014in fact, the need that each of us has\u2014to convey our thoughts to others and to receive theirs. That\u2019s what drives our interest in Facebook, in the news media, in watching films, broadcasts, or video vignettes on YouTube. It\u2019s also what you\u2019ll learn at COM from some of the smartest, most dedicated, and\u2014yes\u2014most famous teachers you\u2019ll find at any university in the world.<\/p>\n

Among many other things, you could learn how to build an interactive website, how to produce a documentary film, how to direct a TV program, how to craft a news story, how to photograph a historic event, how to design an advertisement, or how to orchestrate a public-relations campaign. You will definitely learn how to communicate effectively and clearly.<\/p>\n

But Boston University teaches more than just the \u201chow\u201d of communicating. It teaches the \u201cwhat\u201d to communicate. The BU graduate knows that it is the quality of the content that matters, not the method of delivery. It\u2019s the kind of quality that comes only from having had a world-class education in the liberal arts at a world-class university. For example, our journalism graduates understand that it isn\u2019t enough to know how to construct a news story, it\u2019s also important to know what goes into one. The same is true for the filmmaker and the advertising creative director. We don\u2019t just train professional communicators; we educate them by requiring that they take 70 percent of their courses in other disciplines given by some of the best teachers\u2014many of them current practitioners\u2014anywhere.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s no accident. \u202fBoston not only is the nation\u2019s birthplace of higher education, but it remains a center of creativity, of learning, of intellectual energy and, last but not least, of fun. Our alumni are among the most successful leaders in the professions that COM serves. You could be among them someday. We hope to welcome you.<\/p>\n

Mariette DiChristina
\nDean and Professor of the Practice in Journalism
\nCollege of Communication<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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