School of Communication
Location: Building 14D, Room 2002
Phone: (904) 620-2651
Web Address:
Dr. John H. Parmelee, Director
Director's e-mail: jparmele@unf.edu
Undergraduate Major Degree Programs
The School of Communication offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Communication. The B.S. in Communication is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. Our majors select one of four professionally oriented concentrations:
- Advertising
- Digital Video Production
- Multimedia Journalism
- Public Relations
The B.S. in Communication prepares students for mass media jobs in journalism, advertising, public relations, and production.
The school also offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies. The B.A. in Communication Studies focuses on interpersonal, mediated, and organizational communication. The B.A. in Communication Studies prepares students for positions in the public, private, nonprofit, and governmental sectors in which critical thinking, research methods and effective communication skills are required.
Additional information can be found on the School of Communication's Undergraduate Programs website.
Undergraduate Minor Degree Programs
The school offers four minor programs:
- Communication Studies
- Mass Communication
- Political Campaigns
- Social Media
Graduate Program
The School of Communication also offers a Master of Science degree in Communication Management.
Students learn about ethical and legal issues in business and communication, metrics, media management and strategy. Graduates can apply the degree to jobs within public relations firms, advertising agencies, news outlets, production companies, healthcare companies, government agencies and corporate communication departments. The 36-credit degree is an innovative collaboration in which the School of Communication provides the core courses, while students customize their degree by choosing from one of five outside concentrations: Business, Leadership, Nonprofit Management, Public Management, and Public Health. Additional information about this program can be found on the School of Communication's Graduate Program website.
Transformational Learning
成人AV视频 Communication students engage in community-based learning in all of our concentrations. Multimedia Journalism students research and write stories for local and national news outlets, and also produce "Inside Jacksonville," a news show, and other TV programming. Digital Video Production students make documentaries that are screened locally and internationally. Every semester Advertising and Public Relations students create fully planned campaigns for First Coast area non-profit organizations. In addition, during every term nearly 100 Communication majors complete professional internships