Communication and Media Studies
Dr. Joseph Tabarlet, Chairperson
The Communication and Media Studies Department aims to educate students in all aspects of human communication. Our goal is to produce graduates who can think critically, reason morally, write and speak with precision and impact, and present performances in a variety of media to audiences of all types.
We offer majors in Speech Communication, and Mass Communication (with concentrations in Public Relations and Journalism). We offer minors in Communication and Mass Communication. Our Mass Communication degree is complemented by lab work on the Bells, the UMHB student newspaper, as well as journalism internships at a variety of local newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations. PR internships include on-campus opportunities and also range from PR firms to non-profits, to churches and various business.