Communication

University at Albany

United States of America, Albany

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University at Albany

United States of America , Albany

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Application Fee

USD 75

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines19-Aug-2023

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

USD 31,145 / year

Next Intake 19-Aug-2023

Communication

About

Convey Effective Messages to Diverse Audiences

Develop the oral, written and analytical skills needed to improve communication practices central to all industries. You will gain crucial insight into media, organizations, individuals and society as you study to become a communication professional.

Through coursework and internships you will be prepared to pursue a career in areas including public relations, marketing and media with the bachelor's in communication program at the University at Albany.

Student Learning Objectives

Learning objectives that UAlbany students are expected to attain through their course of study within their academic program.

Bachelor of Arts

Students will be able to describe the communication process; that is, identify and define components of fundamental approaches to interpersonal, public, and organizational communication that bear on how individuals make themselves understood and enable them to achieve their purposes through interaction that takes place in various contexts.
Students will discern a multiplicity of intellectual perspectives constituting communication theory and research in various contexts and their relationship to communication practices.
Students will be able to analyze communication problems effectively, and propose potentially effective responses in interpersonal/intercultural, organizational, political, and/or health contexts.
Students will be able to describe principles of effective audience-based strategies for public speaking; critique speeches on the basis of audience, argument and presentation; develop and perform effective persuasive, informative, and ceremonial speeches.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

All applicants must arrange for their official school and/or college transcripts to be sent to us.

First-year (freshmen) applicants: You must submit an official transcript from your secondary school for admissions purposes.
Transfer applicants: You must submit official transcripts of all college and/or university work, even if you don't expect to receive transfer credit. If you've completed fewer than 24 transferable college credits, you'll also need to submit an official transcript from your secondary school for admissions purposes.

If you are admitted, you will also need to submit an official final transcript from your secondary school showing your date of graduation.

Academic transcripts in languages other than English must be accompanied by an official, certified English translation.

All transcripts should be sent to:

Office of International Admissions & Recruitment
University at Albany Science Library G 40
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222 USA

Transcript Evaluation

A transcript evaluation allows the review committee to correctly compare the quality of your school, coursework and grades with all other applicants.

Although not required, we accept SpanTran or WES evaluations sent from the organization directly to the University at Albany.

Other evaluation services can only be used if they require official documents directly from the institution of higher education, not the student, to evaluate coursework. The organization must also be accredited by NACES.

Career

With a Bachelor of Arts in Communication degree you will have the strategic and analytical skills for jobs in a diverse range of fields, working in areas like media, health care, government, finance, manufacturing, senior management or energy.

Potential job titles for a BA in Communication include: