Value of a Master's Degree in Communication..

The department offers four majors that explore the history, aesthetics critical and production or performative aspects of both mediated and immediate (face-to-face, real-time) communication.  SHU Communication graduates are prepared for creative careers in a range of fields including television, radio, film, journalism, public relations, advertising, graphics, theater, politics, business, and the professions.

The department maintains fully-equipped, professional-quality labs, studios and performance spaces.  Key facilities for communication students include:

• State-of-the-art television studio
• Full-digitized editing suites
• 18-station multimedia laboratory
• 20-station Macintosh laboratory
• New WSOU studios
• Seton Hall Theatre and South Orange Performing Arts Center
  

The department faculty consists of communication scholars and experienced media professionals.  Each preprofessional program in the department's curriculum is fully supported by up-to-date production facilities.

The Department of Communication offers two Master of Arts degrees: an on-site program in Strategic Communication and an online program in Strategic Communication and Leadership.  These programs of study are designed to serve the needs of the manager, executive or professional on-site communicator working in the public or private sectors.  In addition, students have the opportunity to apply for a dual master's degree option with the Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations.

Our faculty conduct internationally recognized research and innovative, technologically-enhanced instruction. Grounded in practical experience but exploring the frontiers of their disciplines, they are models of academic excellence.

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Fahy Hall. Opened in 1968, this building houses many departments of the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as the dean of this College. In addition to classrooms and faculty offices, it contains communication and language laboratories, and a television studio.

The University Libraries have notable resources, including extensive holdings of almost 600,000 book volumes, and 1,127 current periodical subscriptions, back-files of more than 6,500 serial titles, electronic access to full text articles in more than 25,000 journals, a broad selection of indexing and abstracting services in both digital and print formats, various microform collections, music CDs, and audiovisual aids.  A complete listing of database resources can be found at library.shu.edu