BA/BS in Communication and Media Studies

This bachelor of arts program at Southern Adventist University studies how people exchange meaning, persuade one another and work together. Coursework spans interpersonal and small-group interaction, rhetoric, behavioral science, intercultural settings, and both theory and research methods. Students choose between a Communication Studies emphasis and a Writing Publication emphasis. The page points to roles such as corporate or nonprofit communication consultant, human relations specialist, public speaker and entrepreneur, and it suits curious students who enjoy research and want to understand why people respond to messages as they do. The program is taught at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee, within a Seventh-day Adventist Christian setting. Prospective students begin by applying to the university and can speak with a faculty adviser to plan their studies and compare the available options.