Communication, Media, and Culture
Our two majors (Communication and Journalism & Sports Media) are perfect for students interested in human interaction, how and why messages are created, and what their impacts are. More than 500 Coastal Carolina University students are in our majors and over 100 students are in the Communication, Health Communication, or Journalism minors.
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Bachelor of Arts: Journalism & Sports Media
In the Journalism & Sports Media major, learn the knowledge, skills, and ethics you need to report the news or cover sports for social media, websites, print, radio, and television. You can also do play-by-play for Coastal Carolina athletics teams!
- With this major, you can minor in Communication or Health Communication or choose from any other minor from across campus.
- If you are in the Communication major's Interactive Journalism concentration below, you can easily switch to this new program.
Bachelor of Arts: Communication
Depending on your concentration in the Communication major, you can minor in Journalism or Health Communication or choose from any other minor from across campus. Choose from these concentrations:
- Communication Studies relates to persuasion, culture, gender, families, activism, rhetoric, organizations/groups, and many other areas. Study how people communicate with one another, one-to-one, in groups, to large audiences, etc.
- Health Communication teaches about health and popular media, relationships, and strategic campaigns. Learn about interacting with doctors, body image, helping others improve, and more related to health.
- Public Relations / Integrated Communication builds your knowledge and practice in public relations, advertising, persuasion, and brand strategy. Understand our relationships with organizations, being a spokesperson or storyteller, and/or how we are influenced by strategic media. You can also work in our Teal Nation student-run public relations firm.
- Sports Communication develops your ability to analyze and critique media messages, identities, and cultures related to sport. Examine how sport influences our culture and identities.
Master of Arts: Communication (Social Change & Leadership)
Our Master of Arts in Communication program offers a diverse, flexible curriculum that prepares students to lead and/or advocate for others in multiple career and academic fields.
You take 33 credits of flexible curriculum preparing to lead and/or advocate for others where you are needed. Learn to understand theoretical approaches in the field of communication, develop research skills, create and critique interpersonal and media messages, and explore ethical responsibility. The program prepares you for professional positions in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations or for continued study in a Ph.D. program.
Graduate Coordinator:
Dr. Linsay M. Cramer
Brittain Hall 305 | 843-349-4151 | lcramer@coastal.edu
Minors
In Department of Communication, Media, & Culture
- Communication examines communication as it relates to public speaking, culture, gender, families, activism, rhetoric, semiotics, and organizations/groups.
- Health Communication teaches you about health as it relates to popular media, relationships, and strategic campaigns.
In Other Departments
- Graphic Design is designed for non-art majors interested in studio art and design and can help lead to careers in social media research and marketing, web design, or advertising. In the Department of Visual Arts.
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Department Administration
Dr. Kyle J. Holody
Department Chair
Brittain Hall 312 | 843-349-2946 | kholody@coastal.edu
Dr. Christina Selby
Associate Chair
Brittain Hall 315 | 843-349-2954 | cselby@coastal.edu
Lisa Bair
Administrative Specialist
Brittain Hall 311 | 843-349-2450 | lbair@coastal.edu
Dr. Linsay M. Cramer
Graduate Coordinator
Brittain Hall 305 | 843-349-4151 | lcramer@coastal.edu
Dr. Jeffrey Ranta
Internship Coordinator
Brittain Hall 314 | 843-349-6662 | jranta@coastal.edu
Cole Davis
Professional Advisor
Brittain Hall 331 | 843-349-2904 | cadavis9@coastal.edu
Emily Schneider
Professional Advisor
Brittain Hall 328 | 843-349-2827 | eschneide@coastal.edu
The Department of Communication, Media, & Culture is committed to the pursuit of intentional, reflective, and systemic practices and praxes to mitigate and alleviate exclusion, inequity, hate, violence, and any forms of communication that sustain or reinforce such attitudes and behaviors. As members of the National Communication Association, we affirm the values expressed in its Credo for Free and Responsible Communication in a Democratic Society and its Resolution Condemning White Supremacy in Political Discourse. We are committed to working towards social justice and the condemnation of communication and actions that promote and/or express hatred, discrimination, intolerance, and violence.
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