Mass Communications and Design

Mass Communications and Design is a career-focused program designed to provide students with a broad digital media education, which they need to get hired in today’s convergent media environment. Students use free major elective courses to pursue their individual interests and take multiple internships to grow their real-world experience.

What makes Misericordia’s Mass Communications and Design program stand out from the rest?

The Mass Communication and Design Program counts dozens of student media awards, including Pennsylvania News Media Association Keystone awards as well as Videographer and Communicator awards—a recent graduate even won an Emmy® Award in Sports Broadcasting.

The career-oriented program provides hands-on learning in all media disciplines, including graphic design, web design, marketing communication, videography, photography, social media, media production, public relations, journalism, and writing across platforms. In class, students work with state-of-the-art equipment to provide media products to non-profit clients—and this real-world experience is crucial for the portfolios they need to compete for employment in the media industry.

The program also offers a Specialization in Sport Communication, which combines hands-on media instruction with the study of Business and Sport Management.

Program degree options:

■ B.A. Mass Communications and Design
■ B.A. Mass Communications and Design/Sport Communication Specialization

Job Opportunities for a degree in Mass Communications and Design:

■ Social Media Strategist
■ Writer (Print/Broadcast)
■ Graphic Designer
■ Advertising Specialist
■ Marketing Communications Specialist
■ Videographer
■ Photographer
■ Television Producer
■ Development Specialist
■ University Sport Communication Specialist
■ Writer (Print/Broadcast)
■ Promotions Specialist
■ Public Relations Practitioner

Internship Sites Include:

■ LA Weekly, Los Angeles
■ Philadelphia Magazine
■ Cashman Associates, Philadelphia
■ News 12 New York
■ WBRE TV, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
■ WNEP TV, Moosic, Pa.
■ Coal Creative
■ Haynes
■ Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group

Mass Communications and Design Graduates have achieved employment at:

■ AccuWeather
■ Major League Baseball Network
■ The Guard Insurance
■ Benco Dental
■ NBC 29, Virginia
■ The Scranton Times-Tribune
■ World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
■ Nickelodeon

Mass Communications and Design Alumni have attended graduate school at:

■ Widener School of Law
■ William Paterson University of New Jersey

Basic Requirements and Application Information:

• Apply for first-time, full-time undergraduate admission at Misericordia University as a Mass Communications and Design major, for Fall 2019.
• Indicate that you entered the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Keystone Awards competition on the question box in the application for admission.
• GPA 3.0
• 1130 SAT or 23 ACT minimum (if applicable)
• Total scholarship award: $16,000.

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