沟通

• 多用途和跨学科: The 沟通 program invites students to combine their major coursework with other areas of personal interest. Chatham’s liberal arts focus allows students to explore multiple disciplines or even pursue a double major or minor. 传媒专业的学生也学习商科, 市场营销, 摄影, 政治科学, 妇女与性别研究, 以及社会公正. The interdisciplinary nature of 沟通 prepares students to be well-rounded, 有社会意识的故事讲述者和媒体制造者.
• 实践经验学生将通过课程为从事媒体工作做准备, 课余活动, 和实习. 新闻系学生学习如何计划, 生产, 并通过为《足球波胆平台》工作来推广一个多平台的新闻媒体, Chatham’s student-run media outlet that’s modeled after a professional newsroom. 通过查塔姆的学生公关, 市场营销, 设计公司, students get to create campaigns for real-world clients 和 explore the roles 和 responsibilities of working in an agency setting. Students also have the opportunity to work extensively with audio-visual equipment, including camcorders; DSLRs; studio 和 location lighting systems; tripods; dollies; microphones; audio mixers; 和 recorders. Students also have access to editing labs, a designated studio space, 和 an audio booth.
• 顶点学位和综合学位机会: All undergraduate students complete a capstone seminar that channels the knowledge they’ve accumulated into a discipline-specific project under close faculty guidance. Chatham is one of the few universities across the country that offers such an independent 和 student-driven program. +, qualified students from the communications program can be admitted early to Chatham's 传播学硕士 和 Master of Professional Writing programs, 既省钱又能加快拿到两个学位的毕业时间.

公报编辑部

This professional development course is designed to give students h和s-on training in the various roles that work together to make a multiplatform newsroom function by fulfilling a staff position with the Communiqué. 学生将发展与发展/推销故事想法相关的技能, 打报告, 故事的预算, 平面报纸设计, 数字新闻.

实用公共关系

学生学习理论, 实用的写作技巧, 和 strategies involved in planning 和 implementing 公共关系 campaigns. The course is an exploration in how to influence public opinion/behavior 和 build connections with legacy 和 new media outlets through effective, 道德, 对社会负责的沟通.

说服

This course introduces students to sociopsychological theories that measure 和 quantify communication. Students will focus on attitudes, behaviors, 和 values to identify cause-和-effect relationships. 作为一门写作密集型课程, students will develop a term-long project that demonstrates interaction 和 influence.