Prepare for Careers of Great Meaning in a Variety of High-impact Professions

As a student in Dominican University’s communication major, you’ll gain strong oral, written, and visual communication skills that will prepare you to enter the job market in many roles, industries, and work settings. 

Here, you’ll learn how to be both critical consumers and strategic producers of media, while improving your interpersonal skills in a variety of real-life contexts, from engaging interculturally to expressing your personal stance on global issues.

Communication students depart Dominican with a well-rounded education that combines theory and practice, the face-to-face and the mediated, the quantitative and the qualitative to provide the understanding, knowledge, training, and expertise on specific and multiple aspects of modern communication theory and practice.

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One of the best things about my experience at Dominican was networking with great communications professionals. You have professors who have connections outside the classroom and have done real work on the outside. They put us in the right room with different kinds of people, which could lead to internships or volunteer opportunities.”

John Robinson
Dominican University Graduate

Take on Leadership Roles in a Remarkable Range of Rewarding Fields

Communication majors prepare for in-demand careers by choosing an area of academic concentration.

Write Your Next Chapter

Chelsea Zhao cherishes the diversity of opportunities she uncovered at Dominican, including her time leading the student-run newspaper

Get Ready to Succeed in Fast-moving Fields

A survey of U.S. employers by Hart Research Associates found that 93% of managers say that “a job candidate’s demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly and solve complex problems” is the most important factor in hiring decisions. 

Those abilities are the essential skill set of our communication graduates. Our curriculum is designed to prepare you for lifelong intellectual and professional competence and fluency.

Dominican has phenomenal career readiness resources. I have found the support is strong and the network is wide. I can reach out to people on campus when preparing for interviews or needing help touching up my résumé. And if I see an opportunity I want to pursue, I am able to connect with the right campus partners and utilize the wide Dominican network.”

Jada Coleman
Dominican University Graduate

More Ways to Learn, On Campus and Beyond

Practical, hands-on experience is built into our communication curriculum. Our internships draw on Chicago’s great media, communications and corporate resources. You’ll test-drive your dream job and gain invaluable real-world experience. Through our Community-based Learning Program, you’ll combine academic study with compassionate service to people in need, in the Chicago area and beyond. 

What’s more, you won’t have to wait until graduate school to work side-by-side with a talented scholar. Student-faculty research is a department trademark; the topics range from interpersonal communication to mass media in the digital age. To add a global perspective to your learning experience, we recommend that you take courses in international studies or a modern language. Finally, consider a semester of study abroad. 

For more information,
please contact:

John Jenks
Professor
Communication Arts and Sciences
jjenks@dom.edu(link sends email)

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