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    Shape the Future

    We live in the age of electronic media. Social media, videoservices, podcasts, 24-hour news channels, and myriad instant update services online and on your cell phone now form the world of information sharing.

    But unless we can trust the people who choose which information is sent our way, we cannot be sure we are getting the information we really need.

    That’s where you come in.

    As a communication arts major at Franciscan University you will learn how to be part of the global information and entertainment industry. You’ll learn about the mass media in both theory and practice. 

    Focus Your Studies

    As a Communication Arts major you will choose among our four concentrations to focus your studies. Concentrations include traditional journalism, radio and television broadcasting, or multimedia—desktop publishing, digital interactive media, graphic design, post-production and special effects, and Web design.

    At Franciscan, you’ll learn about the many ways our culture produces and processes information and how to effectively convey stories, news, and messages. You’ll learn how the Catholic Church understands the role of the media in the new evangelization and discover new ways you can use the power of the written and spoken word to transform both the Church and the culture.

    Gain Valuable Experience

    While a student, you’ll be able to write for the Troubadour, our campus newspaper, or get on-air for our campus radio stations. Students also assist in the production of Franciscan University Presents, a monthly television program aired on EWTN, Franciscan University Connections, a radio program that airs internationally, as well as a variety of other television shows produced in our on-campus studio.

    However you focus your communications studies at Franciscan, you will graduate with the knowledge, experience, and skill needed to succeed in the communications field. But you will also have a clear understanding of how your work as a communicator can serve the Church and culture.

    For more information contact the Admissions Office.

     

    Sample Program | Course Descriptions

    FIRST YEAR
    First Semester Second Semester
    Introduction to Mass Media Media and Society
    Freshman English I Social Science Core
    Social Science Core Elementary Foreign Language or Elective

    Elementary Foreign Language or Elective

    		 Humanities Core (Literature)
    Humanities Core (History) Humanities Core (Philosophy)
    SECOND YEAR
    First Semester Second Semester
    News Reporting Public Affairs Reporting
    Intermediate Foreign Language Requirement Intermediate Foreign Language Requirement
    Natural Science Core Natural Science Core
    Theology Core Theology Core
    Elective Elective
    THIRD YEAR
    First Semester Second Semester
    Publication Design Radio/TV News
    News Editing Humanities Core
    Advanced Composition Elective
    Humanities Core Elective
    Elective Elective
    FOURTH YEAR
    First Semester Second Semester
    Publication Management Newspaper Production
    Radio/TV Elective

    Thesis
    Communication Arts Elective Communication Arts Elective
    Elective Elective
    Elective Elective
    Elective Elective

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Michelle Kafel
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Class of 2004
Major: English

Michelle Kafel had plans to study theatre in New York City when her parents made her an offer that redirected her to Franciscan University. “[They] basically said, ‘Listen, you can go anywhere you want, but we’ll only pay for Steubenville,’” the 26-year-old actress recalls.

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