Faculty: Wiebel (Chair), Bailey, Devries, Silva, Sinha Roy, Tompkins

The Communication and Media major is a program in the Values and Societies Area of Study.

Communication and Media Major Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete a major in Communication and Media are able to:

• Effectively situate works and ideas in historical, cultural, and political contexts;
• Critically analyze multiple forms of human expression;
• Create dynamic and meaningful original work;
• Participate productively in the public sphere

The Communication and Media Major

A major in Communication and Media consists of 46 credits and leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree. At graduation, Communication and Media majors must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in the major. All courses taken at Allegheny and applied to the major are included in the GPA calculation with the exception of repeated courses, for which only the most recent grade counts. All courses required for the major must be taken on a letter grade basis.. A maximum of 12 transfer credits may be counted towards the major. 

Please note: both COMM 125  and COMM 145  must be taken before a student’s senior year.